Is this drug medicine? The cannabis conundrum
The debate over medical cannabis has been brewing in the region, with several countries around Singapore approving or looking to legalise it for treatment. But misconceptions over the plant and its benefits have created impressions of it being a miracle drug.
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When his mother calls his name from across the living room in their home in Seoul, six-year-old Ian's eyes turn in her direction.
This was thought impossible two years ago, says his mother, Dr Jenny Hwang, 43. The boy suffers from Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, a rare and severe form of childhood epilepsy that impairs cognitive and physical functions.
