Articles tagged with "cannabidiol"

Leafly spoke with VP Stephen Schultz about the significance of FDA approval, when Epidiolex might become available to patients, and what’s coming next from the drugmaker.

The FDA just approved the CBD drug Epidiolex. Here’s what that means for the legal status of CBD oil nationwide.

The Food and Drug Administration approved Epidiolex to treat two rare forms of epilepsy that begin in childhood. But it’s not quite medical marijuana.

Colorado’s governor rejected it as a medical marijuana condition, but a few states allow it. The science is promising, but not conclusive.

Shamed into action by the suffering of an epileptic child whose only relief came from cannabis oil, law enforcement and health authorities in the United Kingdom will begin an “unprecedented” review of the country’s cannabis policy.

Observers say law enforcement’s confiscation of CBD oil used to treat a boy’s epilepsy could prove to be a tipping point for legalization.

Applications for state licenses to grow hemp—marijuana’s non-intoxicating cousin—have increased more than twentyfold since 2015.

Lawyers for the hemp industry say they’re working to “carefully weigh” the available options, which includes a rehearing that must be requested within 45 days.

The confusion began in March, when the state Department of State Health Services announced a draft plan to yank CBD products from shelves — even if they contain no THC and aren’t marijuana derivatives.

Move over, blue spirulina. Cannabidiol is an emerging trend on Southern California’s stylish self-care scene.