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First FDA approved cannabis-based drug now available by prescription
The first cannabis-derived medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration is now available by prescription in every state, according to its manufacturer.
Epidiolex, manufactured by GW Pharmaceuticals, is intended to treat seizures associated with two rare and severe forms of epilepsy that begin in childhood. The drug is made of cannabidiol (CBD), a component of marijuana that doesn't give users a high.
"Because these patients have historically not responded well to available seizure medications, there has been a dire need for new therapies that aim to reduce the frequency and impact of seizures," Justin Gover, CEO of GW Pharmaceuticals, said in a statement.
From the DEA website:
Schedule I drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Some examples of Schedule I drugs are: heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana (cannabis), 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy), methaqualone, and peyote
(Score: 2) by takyon on Thursday November 01 2018, @09:39PM (3 children)
True. Too bad.
It will be a fun two years with a Democratic House and Republican Senate.
Do the fresh plants themselves, grown indoors, have a strong smell? I seriously don't know. 😂🚬
Cannabis smoke smells a lot better than cigarette smoke to me. Or the ubiquitous car exhaust fumes (in (sub)urban areas) that are probably shaving down our lifespans. Definitely a petty reason to oppose cannabis.
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(Score: 1) by Sulla on Thursday November 01 2018, @10:46PM
I have absolutely no idea. Driving around town with your windows down you hit definite zones where it smells heavily of pot from people growing it in their backyards. Just because I don't like the smell of pot does not mean I prefer cigarettes. There seems to be a constant noticeable change in the ambient smell where I live.
I'm pretty libertarian so like do what you want, but I still find it annoying because I don't like the smell. I think that might be the issue for the older conservatives. The ad campaigns surrounding the whole thing were that nothing would change, everythings fine, you won't even notice it. These same people voted for it because why not its not hurting anyone and are now dealing with the smell everywhere. I can get why they are mad without wanting to ban it again.
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(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 01 2018, @11:06PM (1 child)
There isn't much of a smell until about half way into the flowering phase. Then it quickly becomes noticeable in the grow area. Flowering can take anywhere from 8 to 14 weeks depending on the strain and the grower's preference for THC/CBN ratio. (CBD tends to stay fairly constant I'm told once in the harvest window.)
I suppose that a commercial grow op would become noticeable from outside the building. I'm having trouble imagining personal use growers being a nuisance. Mostly it's just Cannabis Derangement Syndrome (see related illnesses like wifi allergies). I can think of a lot worse smells that are way more common. It's nothing compared to a farm that's spraying manure.
(Score: 2) by urza9814 on Friday November 02 2018, @06:44PM
...but that generally would not be allowed in residential areas, precisely because people don't want to have to smell it all the time.
I think the main issue here though is the dubious legality of all of this. People are still trying to hide it in their bedrooms or closets so they don't get raided by the feds. They can't put their money in the bank either, which makes it much harder to buy a big commercial warehouse on the outskirts of town. I'd imagine a lot of companies wouldn't want to rent to them either. Probably they need some better regulations about zoning for commercial or other larger grow ops, but if they did that right now it would just be giving the feds a big bullseye where to raid and thereby take away the state's income as well as pissing off the residents who voted for legalization...