Marijuana is known to help endless people with all kinds of conditions and ailments, epilepsy is just one chronic condition that medical cannabis can curb the symptoms of. People with epilepsy suffer from unpredictable seizures (which are caused by abnormal electrical misfirings or discharges of brain cells) which can cause muscle and body spasms and loss of consciousness and coordination. This can be a devastating and sometimes very serious event since the person can injure themselves while falling, or choke on food or even their own tongue.