Tag: Epidiolex
Challenging and Enforcing Canna-Patents
With the continued growth and normalization of the cannabis industry, patent protection of cannabis innovations remains a key consideration for those working in the...
The Year in Review: Cannabis Industry Highlights for 2018
It was quite an eventful year for the cannabis industry. New markets came online, federal laws changed, and the industry became more mainstream than...
DEA Classifies CBD-based Epidiolex as Schedule V Controlled Substance
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration is expected to issue a final order placing Epidiolex on Schedule V of the Controlled...
Cost of Cannabis-Based Epilepsy Medication Revealed by Makers
LONDON,UK/CARLSBAD, Calif–GW Pharmaceuticals, makers of newly approved cannabis-based drug Epidiolex, have revealed the estimated annual cost of the medication, which treats two forms of...
U.K. Legalizes Medicinal Cannabis
London- Physicians in the United Kingdom will be able to prescribe medicinal cannabis later this year, officials announced earlier this week.
Home Secretary Sajid Javid stated...
Rite Aid Says It’s Ready to Sell Cannabis-based Epidiolex
ATLANTA–News outlet CNN reported today that a spokesperson for Rite Aid Drug Stores said the national pharmacy store chain is ready to sell cannabis-based...
Epidiolex Becomes First FDA Approved Cannabis-based Drug
LONDON – UK-based pharmaceutical company GW Pharmaceuticals on Monday announced that cannabis-based drug Epidiolex has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration....
Can America Catch Up to Cannabis?
Right now, U.S. federal prohibition on cannabis stands in the way of establishing any comprehensive nationwide policy or real legitimacy for the emerging American...
FDA Not Likely to Hand out Joints if Medicinal Cannabis Approved
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- With 29 states having already approved the medicinal use of cannabis and an overall rising acceptance of the plant among Americans and...
FDA Panel Recommends Approval for Cannabis-Derived Medication
WASHINGTON D.C. – An FDA advisory committee last Thursday gave an unanimous recommendation for cannabis-derived drug Epidiolex to be approved for use by the...
