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Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

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This was notoriously reflected in the 2020 arrest of a Japanese man and woman for speaking positively about using cannabis in social media posts. In 2019, Japan approved clinical trials for Epidiolox — a cannabis derived medicine used to treat severe forms of childhood epilepsy such as Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut syndromes.

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CBD Market Report

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5 In June 2018, the FDA approved Epidiolex® (GW Pharmaceuticals; Cambridge, UK), the first FDA-approved pharmaceutical drug to contain a “purified drug substance [CBD] derived from marijuana,” for the treatment of seizures associated with two rare epilepsy disorders. Available at: www.fda.gov/media/131878/download. Epilepsy Behav.

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MyMD Pharmaceuticals Announces Fourth Quarter 2021 Initiation of Phase 2 Clinical Trial of MYMD-1 for Extending Healthy Lifespan

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(Nasdaq: MYMD) (“MyMD” or “the Company”), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company committed to extending healthy lifespan, today announced that it intends to initiate dosing for a Phase 2 trial of MYMD-1’s function in delaying aging early in the fourth quarter of 2021. Media: media@mymd.com. in the blood. 646) 421-9523.

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‘Too costly, not enough evidence it works’, says UK in blow to cannabis campaigners

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The watchdog refused to allow its national health service to prescribe medical cannabis for children with severe epilepsy because there is “not enough evidence it works”, a decision which angered campaigners and parents who said their children will suffer as a result. The final guideline is expected to be published in November 2019.

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Virpax Announces Clinical Trial Site in Canada for First in Human Study of Epoladerm™ for Pain Associated with Osteoarthritis of the Knee

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(“Virpax” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: VRPX), a company specializing in developing product candidates for pain management, CNS disorders and anti-viral indications, signed a clinical trial agreement with Altasciences Company, Inc., Media: Laura Radocaj. For more information, please visit www.virpaxpharma.com. About Altasciences.

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BBC Report: EU Approves , “Epidyolex” GW Pharmaceuticals

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T he EU has approved for the first time the use of a medicinal cannabis product aimed at patients with two rare, but severe, forms of childhood epilepsy. The medication, developed by GW Pharmaceuticals, will be used in combination with another epilepsy medication called clobazam. What about other medical cannabis products? PDF Version.

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MyMD Pharmaceuticals to Detail its Two Upcoming Phase 2 Trials at the Benzinga Rising Stars: Catalytic Small Cap Growth Conference on October 7

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The Company’s second drug platform, Supera-CBD , is being developed to treat chronic pain, addiction and epilepsy. Media: media@mymd.com. MYMD-1 is being developed to delay aging, increase longevity, and treat autoimmune diseases and COVID-19- associated depression. Investor: Robert Schatz. 646) 421-9523.