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The First FDA-Approved Cannabis-Derived Drug Is Available for Prescription in the US

Summary by Dr. Joseph Mercola
  • November 02, 2018

It’s here. A legal cannabis prescription drug is now on the market in America. While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved it only for treating two forms of severe childhood epilepsy, Quartz noted that doctors most likely will also prescribe it “off label” for other conditions. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) gave the drug a Schedule V classification a couple months ago — meaning it’s a controlled substance with real medical uses...