ved for use in the United Kingdom in 2010, and has been approved for use in at least 30 countries, but not in the United States.) If the FDA approves Epidiolex, such a precedent could be followed by similar approvals in the United States for other cannabis-derived drugs and result in a significant increase i

d before the drug can be prescribed legally. The FDA has not approved any drug derived from the cannabis plant. However, two such drugs, Sativex and Epidiolex (both manufactured by U.K.-based GW Pharmaceuticals), have advanced through certain stages of the FDA approval process. Sativex is a mouth spray used

cus on the U.S. While little science exists supporting medical efficacy of CBD (with the exception of seizures, which GWPharma was able to prove with Epidiolex for Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, as discussed in more detail herein), the popularity of CBD products seems to be growing exponentiall

anies willing to invest in research and manufacturing, the development of FDA- approved cannabinoid-based drugs provides another path to market. GW’s Epidiolex (highly potent, pure CBD) was approved by the FDA in 2018, and several other companies are dedicating resources to conducting the pre-clinical and cl