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Food and Drug Administration, is no longer considered a controlled substance, providing a boost to its manufacturer’s stock price. Epidiolex is used to treat rare forms of epilepsy. The DEA’s announcement lowers physician barriers to prescribing Epidiolex because they won’t have to notify the agency when prescribing it.
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