Medical pot activists fear new Epilepsy drug will undercut them

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G W Pharmaceuticals is the maker of Epidiolex, an almost pure extract of cannabidiol, or CBD. The drug contains very little tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, that gives marijuana users a high.
The CBD in medical pot products are what is fueling the current rage today, and activists are fearful that if the FDA does approve Epidiolex for use, the move will adversely affect the political momentum of the medical marijuana movement. The drug company says that if Epidiolex is approved, it will be the first drug in the U.S. containing CBD to get approval.
The Associated Press reports that Dr. Anup Patel, a pediatric neurologist who oversees Epidiolex clinical trials at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, points out the drug contains the optimal known amount of CBD for treating seizures. He also cited a study that found children can be hurt by using the whole plant.
Patel went on to say that the thing that upsets him the most is that children are being used to push for medical marijuana legalization in the U.S., even though Ohio knocked legalization down when it was on the ballot last year. "People are mixing terms, mixing ideas," the Herald Online quoted him as saying. "I’m not sure if that’s just because of confusion, lack of knowledge or on purpose."

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