The FDA approval of a CBD prescription drug just opened the door to transforming the marijuana policy. This article from The Washington Post, written by John Hudak, discusses how this approval can start a new policy conversation. The Food and Drug Administration did something entirely routine and completely unprecedented Monday: It approved a drug called Epidiolex. What makes ... Continue Reading
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FDA Approved: First Cannabis Medicine for Epilepsy
The first cannabis medicine, approved by FDA, will target two severe forms of epilepsy. This article from The Washington Post discusses how this may be a step closer to CBD reclassification. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first drug derived from marijuana, which will be used to treat two rare and severe forms of childhood epilepsy. The drug, called ... Continue Reading
The First Cannabis Medicine Awaits FDA Approval
A cannabis-derived medicine may soon become the first to be approved by FDA. Then CBD would probably be reclassified by the DEA within 90 days. This article from The Washington Post sheds more light. At 3 months old, Marissa Parsons began having frequent seizures, some lasting a half-hour. For almost two decades, her desperate parents tried drug after drug to treat her rare ... Continue Reading
Did CBD Get A Quiet Go-Ahead From DEA?
DEA quietly approves CBD and other non-psychoactive cannabinoids. This post from Westword highlights how hemp still needs to be formally, federally removed as a Schedule I drug. The industrial-hemp industry may have gotten a nod of approval from the Drug Enforcement Administration in late May, when the agency clarified that not all compounds of cannabis fall under the ... Continue Reading
Is the End of Federal Ban on Marijuana in Sight?
President Trump says he will probably support ending the blanket federal ban on marijuana. In this post from Los Angeles Times, read about the major impact Trump’s support is likely to have on the marijuana industry. President Trump said he likely will support a congressional effort to end the federal ban on marijuana, a major step that would reshape the pot industry and end ... Continue Reading