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Marijuana use linked to shorter hospital stays for patients with epilepsy


LOS ANGELES — Individuals with epilepsy who used marijuana had a reduced length of hospitalization as well as a higher rate of epilepsy event capturability compared with those who did not use marijuana, data show. “We realized we needed to have a further understanding of how marijuana, specifically the THC component, affected patients admitted into the epilepsy monitoring

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