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GW suffers major blow as US sinks bid to patent cannabinoids for epilepsy

Cannabis Law Report

British firm GW Pharmaceuticals is licking its wounds after US judges tossed out its attempt to patent multiple cannabinoids for epilepsy treatment following an eight-year battle. The patent, which has been embroiled in dispute since 2010, is for “the use of one or more cannabinoids in the treatment of epilepsy”.

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Medicinal properties of CBD

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An important point to highlight is the study recently published on the Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research website (June 2016) which shows that orally taken CBD may turn into THC due to the action of the digestive juices in the stomach. Devinsky’s study published in March 2014 in the Epilepsy journal. CBD against acne.

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10 of the Top US Cannabis Movers and Shakers

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So far, Arcview has raised at least $70 million for more than 100 companies since its 2010 inception. Nick has been suspended three times for blazing weed, and more recently, in 2016, Nate received a warning when he vaped at a UFC press conference after a fight. Wanda James. Whoopi and Maya. Dr. Joshua Kaplan.

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The Differences Between CBD, CBN, and CBG

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In 2010, a study conducted by M G Cascio et al. A study conducted in 2016 provides much insight into CBN’s potential to combat rheumatoid arthritis. CBD, the most studied of the three, will drastically improve difficulty to cure epilepsy syndromes and help you sleep better, and reduce your anxiety. What is CBN used for?

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Report: “Key pharmacological differences between side effects of refined, pharmaceutical CBD formulations and whole plant extracts:”

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This differs sharply from the conventional course of cannabis medicine, which is to use whole, clean plant extracts to treat epilepsy and to gradually discontinue use of conventional pharmaceuticals. An Israeli study of cannabis versus epilepsy, however, used natural extracts with a ratio of 20:1 CBD:THC. Lancet Neurol Dec 23 2015.

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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

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Medicinal cannabis has been legalised for use for a range of specified medical conditions in Australia since 2016. Chronic pain or pain were the conditions most frequently mentioned in articles about cannabis, followed by epilepsy, cancer or cancer pain, and nausea and chemotherapy. Legalisation occurred in Australia in 2016.

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Lighting Up Florida’s Medical Marijuana PEOPLE: The Front Lines

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I am a medical patient in Florida’s Medical Marijuana Use Registry due my qualifying condition: a 2010 diagnosis of aggressive Multiple Sclerosis. Stevens worked to legalize medical marijuana in Massachusetts before helping to lead the 2014 and 2016 efforts to legalize medical marijuana in Florida. Eric Stevens.