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

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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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Guardian Report: Inside one of the first licensed medical cannabis labs in Britain

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Celadon is one of the few firms that grow medical cannabis in the UK but, unlike others, uses an indoor lab rather than greenhouses. However, medical cannabis can only be prescribed by specialist doctors, patients often pay for it themselves, and it cannot be imported until a prescription has been issued, on a named-patient basis.

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

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In this, her first article for CLR, she highlights for us who’s who and what’s what with regard to medical cannabis in the state. I am a medical patient in Florida’s Medical Marijuana Use Registry due my qualifying condition: a 2010 diagnosis of aggressive Multiple Sclerosis. David Kotler. Dr. Michelle Weiner.

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Medicinal properties of CBD

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CBD is a cannabinoid present in cannabis plants with a very similar molecular structure to THC but without any kind of psychoactive effect. That could explain why kids using CBD to treat epilepsy may experience some of the side effects of THC, like sleepiness. What is CBD? CBD acts on several receptors of the human body.

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Article: Who is Impacted if Marijuana is Reclassified as a Schedule II Drug

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PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. She was the Presiding Judge 2009 and 2010 and the co-founder of the Denver County Court Sobriety Court. Epidiolex is manufactured solely by GW Pharmaceuticals; [vi] it is the first FDA-approved drug that contains a purified drug substance derived from marijuana. Author Biography. Judge Mary A.

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Cannabis With An Edge

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PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. On Feburary 14, 2020, Kristie Henderson of WEAR-TV 3 in Pensacola, Florida, reported on a New medical cannabis dispensary opening in Pensacola. On Feburary 14, 2020, Kristie Henderson of WEAR-TV 3 in Pensacola, Florida, reported on a New medical cannabis dispensary opening in Pensacola.

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CBD: Everything You Need to Know

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– because today’s post is a deep dive into everything you need to know about the most popular cannabis compound around. Let’s clear up one of the biggest sources of confusion right off the bat: CBD is a cannabis compound called cannabidiol. Researchers believe cannabis contains over 100 unique chemical compounds!

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