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Medical marijuana

Mon, 03/23/2015 - 00:52

Hi my name is Monica I have epilepsy and have had it for over 28 years of my life. Have taken every medicine in the book no help, 3 surgeries  no help, and wanna no if the medical marijuana is OK or will it effect the medicines we are taking now like Tegretal, topamax, vimpat, folic acid, cause I wanna try it to see if it can help my seizures? 

 

Thank you and hope to here from you soon? 

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