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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 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...