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GW’s Cannabis-Based Epilepsy Drug Set For European Approval

Cannabis Law Report

Following an encouraging initial US launch, GW Pharmaceuticals’s cannabidiol oral solution is also set to achieve European approval later in 2019. Knowledge, attitudes and policies regarding medical cannabis and cannabis-based drugs are changing. Source: [link].

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What is CBD? Everything you need to know

The Cannigma

Close behind it — in both regards — is CBD, which despite having been studied for decades, has only become the center of a billion dollar industry in recent years. Cannabidiol (CBD) belongs to a class of molecules called cannabinoids , which are produced almost exclusively in cannabis — hence the name. CBD vs THC.

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CBD is on a Roll, but the FDA is Hitting the Brakes

MJ Business Attorneys

market for CBD continues to skyrocket and companies competing in the cannabis space become more developed, they are being held back by the slow federal regulatory response at the Food and Drug Administration. ” Curaleaf is the first multistate CBD company to receive such a notice from the FDA. CBD sales by 2023.

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Cannabinoids for Tinnitus?

Project CBD

For the next couple days, she got extra sleep to aid recovery, and for good measure took an extra dose or two of CBD. The CBD she took may or may not have helped, but according to a recent survey of tinnitus patients, she wasn’t alone in trying — or at least in being interested in cannabis as a potential remedy.

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A Patient’s Guide to CBD and Drug Interactions

Healer

Studies have shown CBD to be a safe substance, but as with any new drug, you must make sure it doesn’t negatively interact with other medications. Numerous studies have shown that CBD is a safe, non-impairing, and non-habit-forming substance. Most often, CBD interacts with other drugs via liver metabolism. By Dr. Dustin Sulak.

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Insys Development Company, Inc. v. GW Pharma Limited Co., Case No. IPR2017-00503 – PTAB Only Partially Smokes Cannabis Patent

Cannabis Law Report

January 2019. Eleven of thirteen cannabis patent claims survive PTAB challenge. s patent directed to the use of cannabinoids, including cannabidiol (“CBD”), in the treatment of certain types of epilepsy. The prior art asserted was clinical literature involving administration of CBD or tetrahydrocannabinol (“THC”).

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Cannabis laws in Texas

The Cannigma

Texas is the largest state in the US without legal recreational cannabis or a large-scale medical cannabis program. In recent years, lawmakers have eased up on a number of cannabis-derived formulations, and since 2015, people with epilepsy can obtain cannabis oil that contains less than 0.5% Shutterstock).

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