Emerald Health Therapeutics Inc fka EMHTF

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Big News for the sector....and EMHTF has lots of CBD related products. I know this is an American bit of news but it should help the whole sector.

IMO GLTA

FDA panel unanimously backs GW Pharma's cannabis-based epilepsy drug

(Reuters) - GW Pharmaceuticals Plc’s cannabis-derived drug to treat a severe form of childhood epilepsy was unanimously backed on Thursday by an advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The 13-to-0 vote sets the stage for the approval of the first-ever cannabis-derived treatment in the United States.

The panel’s backing was widely expected, after FDA staff on Tuesday gave a favorable review citing findings from three clinical studies that showed the drug reduced frequency of seizures in patients with the disease when added to a current therapy.

The FDA does not have to act on the recommendations of its experts, but typically does.


A potential approval of the drug, Epidiolex, a final decision on which is due by June 27, would confirm the therapeutic benefits of cannabidiol (CBD) - an active ingredient found in marijuana from which the drug is derived.

Epidiolex is designed to treat Dravet syndrome (DS) and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), rare childhood-onset forms of epilepsy that are among the most resistant to treatment.

“There is little evidence that CBD has meaningful abuse potential,” an FDA staffer said during the meeting.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gw-fda/fda-panel-unanimously-backs-gw-pharmas-cannabis-based-epilepsy-drug-idUSKBN1HQ2CG