The first CBD-based prescription drug in the US has finally been approved by FDA. This post from Business Insider India highlights why this welcome decision is worrying some marijuana startups. Summary: This week's historic decision by the Food and Drug Administration to approve Epidiolex, the first prescription drug derived from marijuana, has left cannabis startups in ... 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
DEA Thinks Synthetic THC Is Better Than Real Weed
According to the DEA, synthetic THC is safer than actual weed. This post from VICE News turns the spotlight on DEA’s recent announcement to this effect. The DEA has officially decided that a notorious fentanyl manufacturer’s synthetic marijuana product is safer and more medically valuable than actual weed. In an announcement posted Wednesday in the Federal Register, the ... Continue Reading
Cannabidiol Described as Beneficial by FDA
In a public notice FDA describes CBD as beneficial. This post from Colorado Springs Independent highlights how this puts the FDA at odds with DEA, which considers CBD to have no medical benefit. The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) wants to hear from you. In a notice published to the federal register this week, the agency, which regulates pretty much anything that ... Continue Reading