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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first cannabis based epilepsy drug

On July 2, 2018 By: Erin Renee
Categories: Laws and Politics, News & Information, Press, Products, Rules & Regulations

In Maryland June 25th, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Epidiolex (cannabidiol) CBD oral solution for the treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome. Two rare and severe forms of epilepsy. This is the first FDA approved drug containing cannabidiol (CBD) a derivative of marijuana. Epidiolex is an oral solution for patients two […]

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DEA Expected To Reclassify Marijuana This Summer, Source Reveals

On June 21, 2016 By: WeedShops
Categories: Laws and Politics, News & Information, Rules & Regulations

The DEA plans to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule II drug on Aug. 1, 2016, stated a unnamed DEA lawyer, yesterday. The anonymous source from the DEA has been reported to have stated that the agency has made a final decision to reschedule medical cannabis from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule II. This would make medical marijuana […]

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Is The DEA Going To Reschedule Marijuana?

On April 8, 2016 By: WeedShops
Categories: Laws and Politics, News & Information, Rules & Regulations

The debate on whether or not marijuana should be reclassified under federal law from a Schedule I to a Schedule II drug continues. The Drug Enforcement Administration plans to make a decision in “the first half of 2016” as stated in a letter to United States senators. Out of the five schedules the United States […]