RE: Epidiolex - The next step for medical Cannabis
An extensive write up indeed!
It is a widely accepted belief here in my country that there are plant materials that has some level of therapeutic value against many if not all diseases.
Cannabis is one, over here bitter leaf is another.
However, I have always been of the opinion that nature as the answer to virtually all disease conditions. I believe phytochemicals has this high therapeutic potential but, real time care should be taken to study possible side effects just like you mentioned "I can’t think of a single drug, not even a single food that hasn’t some kind of adverse effects on people. That’s how nature is, nothing works in one way without influencing something else too. "
There are yet some plants out there, of great medical benefits not discovered yet.
Left to me, I want cannabis legalized at least for research purposes. Lets unlock nature's provided answers.
It's also important to keep in mind that, just because something has therapeutic potential doesn't mean the chemicals are in a concentration that's helpful - and not useless or even toxic.
That's something many people forget: Nature doesn't willingly give us something. Most phytochemicals are intended to protect the plant against being eaten.
Well, I only have basic botanical knowledge, as my degree focuses more on human - and molecular biology. But phytochemicals are generally produced to help the plant thrive, be it to avoid being eaten (most uses) or kill other plants nearby (that's not too rare either).