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Cannabis-derived epilepsy medication eliminated from controlled substances list by DEA

Cannabis-derived epilepsy medication eliminated from controlled substances list by DEA

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial April 14, 2020

A cannabis-derived pharmaceutical drug called Epidiolex has officially been banished from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) list of controlled substances. The medicine, which is FDA-approved,...

https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/06/25/1529165/0/en/GW-Pharmaceuticals-plc-and-its-U-S-Subsidiary-Greenwich-Biosciences-Announce-FDA-Approval-of-EPIDIOLEX-cannabidiol-oral-solution-the-First-Plant-derived-Cannabinoid-Prescription-Me.html

GW Pharmaceuticals turns over $108M in Q4 sales thanks to CBD-based medicine

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial January 27, 2020

Following the EU approval of a cannabis-derived epilepsy treatment called Epidiolex, British drugs company GW Pharmaceuticals is experiencing a major surge in sales. Headquartered in London, GW Pharma...

https://www.healtheuropa.eu/new-guidelines-approved-for-medical-cannabis-in-brazil/95639/

Brazil legalizes medical cannabis imports and domestic industrial hemp cultivation

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial December 20, 2019

A pharmaceutical regulator based in Brazil has given the go-ahead for medical cannabis products to be distributed across the South American country. Anvisa – which is essentially Brazil's version of...

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Germany’s pensioner-dominated medical cannabis market demanded 1,650 pounds of flower in Q1 2019

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial July 8, 2019

Older patients are steering Germany’s medical cannabis market, with the biggest patient group comprising residents aged between 50 and 59 years of age.  This is according to the latest data published...

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Alzheimer’s Research UK funds cannabis trial for dementia sufferers

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial February 28, 2019

People who suffer from dementia could soon be treated with a natural remedy, known as medical cannabis. Well, that's if the results of a forthcoming trial conducted by Alzheimer’s Research UK come...

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Big Pharma, Big Tobacco betting big on legal weed

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial February 28, 2019

Major pharmaceutical drug companies are getting involved in legal cannabis, albeit a bit discreetly. According to recent reports, patents are being snapped up left, right and center, while some pharmaceutical...

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Great Britain is the world’s biggest legal cannabis producer despite it being illegal in the country

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial March 14, 2018

The United Nations has recently reported on Great Britain’s involvement in the cannabis industry, exposing the country for producing more legal cannabis than anywhere else in the world. Based on...

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