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Cannabis oil extract is often used to treat children who have epileptic seizures.

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cannabis: The plant that marijuana comes from. cannabidiol oil: A form of medicinal marijuana in which the THC may have been removed. Schedule I drug: The highest classification of controlled substances in the United States. This usually means that the drug is illegal. It suggests that a drug has no medicinal benefits. tetrahydrocannabinol (THC): The psychoactive chemical found in mari- juana. Psychoactive means that it has the potential to alter people’s mental state. This altered mental state can cause mental impairment.