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Rite Aid Poised To Sell Its First Cannabis-Derived Drug

Rite Aid Poised To Sell Its First Cannabis-Derived Drug

WASHINGTON- Rite Aid and other US pharmacies could soon sell a drug derived from cannabis. The Food and Drug Administration on June 25 approved Epidiolex, a treatment for epilepsy created by British drugmaker GW Pharmaceuticals. The Drug Enforcement Administration has 90 days to schedule the medication, and it is widely expected to allow doctors to…Read more

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Rite Aid Poised To Sell Its First Cannabis-Derived Drug

Rite Aid Poised To Sell Its First Cannabis-Derived Drug

WASHINGTON- Rite Aid and other US pharmacies could soon sell a drug derived from cannabis. The Food and Drug Administration on June 25 approved Epidiolex, a treatment for epilepsy created by British drugmaker GW Pharmaceuticals. The Drug Enforcement Administration has 90 days to schedule the medication, and it is widely expected to allow doctors to…Continue Reading

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