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The Epidiolex Effect: Will Other CBD Drugs Receive FDA and DEA Approval?

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On September 28, the DEA designated Epidiolex —a plant-based CBD pharmaceutical manufactured by the UK-based GW Pharmaceuticals—a Schedule V drug in the government’s list of controlled substances. schedules were created by the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) in 1970 and are interpreted and enforced by the DEA.

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And Here We Go Again! NASDAQ Article: Forget Cannabis: Psychedelic Medicine Is the Better Investing Opportunity

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Breakthrough Therapy designation (BTD) to Compass Pathways ‘ psilocybin therapy for treatment-resistant depression. First up, cannabis has now been scientifically validated as a treatment for two severe forms of childhood epilepsy (more on this in a moment). In 2018, the U.S.

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CBD: Everything You Need to Know

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Drugs, substances, and certain chemicals used to make drugs are classified into five categories (known as schedules ) depending on the Department of Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)’s definition of the drug’s acceptable medical use and abuse/dependency potential. CBD Scheduling Rule Change. But the government is clear. What can CBD do?

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Scientists Think the Synthetic Cannabinoids in Sativex Can Beat Brain Cancer

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It’s the first cannabis-derived pharmaceutical to be legalized in many countries around the world, including the UK, Spain, United States, Canada, and New Zealand. . “It’s not just street cannabis put into a bottle,” GW Pharmaceutical CEO Justin Gover once told the Guardian. View original article.

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GW Pharmaceuticals Wins the Queens Prize for Innovation

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The British cannabis pharmaceutical company takes home an award that demonstrates how important cannabis has been to the British economy for over 20 years—but also how much it so far has been reserved, as an industry, and as a drug, for the elite. GW Pharmaceuticals was just awarded a so-called “ Queen’s Prize for Innovation.” .

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Veterans Try Cannabis To Treat PTSD

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It was also unique because it used whole-plant cannabis, rather than single-molecule extracts or synthetic pharmaceutical cannabinoids. . The good news is that all groups, including the placebo, showed improvement in PTSD symptoms during the treatment, with the THC group showing the largest response. View original article.

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New Frontiers in the Law of Psychedelics

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Not only are more and more jurisdictions decriminalizing the use of psychedelics for recreational purposes, but it appears that psychedelic substances are the new horizon for the treatment of severe psychological disorders and other ailments. Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”). Id ; 21 CFR 312.1-10; 10; 312.80-88; 88; 312.300 et seq.

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