Tag: Food and Drug Administration
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....
U.S. Surgeon General Takes No Position on CBD Oil
INDIANAPOLIS–News channel WTHR 13 on Monday reported that U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams told them that neither Health and Human Services or the...
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...
First FDA Approved Cannabis Medication May Not be Available in Colorado
UPDATE: A representative from GW Pharmaceuticals clarified that Epidiolex is formulated to specifically treat Lennox Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome. Scheduled date for pending...
WH Commission Says Cannabis Increases Chance of Opioid Use
WASHINGTON D.C.–A report with than 50 recommendations was released on Wednesday by the White House Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis,...
