{"id":1634,"date":"2017-10-13T14:55:40","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T03:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/race-for-cbd-medication-breakthrough-is-pharmaceutical-firm-s-boon-the-hemp-industry-s-doom\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T21:00:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T10:00:37","slug":"race-for-cbd-medication-breakthrough-is-pharmaceutical-firm-s-boon-the-hemp-industry-s-doom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/race-for-cbd-medication-breakthrough-is-pharmaceutical-firm-s-boon-the-hemp-industry-s-doom\/","title":{"rendered":"Race for CBD medication breakthrough: Is pharmaceutical firm\u2019s boon the hemp industry\u2019s doom?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Alicia Wallace &#8211; The Denver Post<\/em><\/p>\n<p>October 6, 2017<\/p>\n<p>Cannabidiol is a non-psychoactive cannabis compound touted for its medicinal promise, but marijuana and hemp-derived extracts rich in CBD and low in intoxicating THC are facing a future yet to be determined.<\/p>\n<p>This time next year, an investigational drug hailed as a breakthrough in the science of cannabidiol could be prescribed to children suffering from treatment-resistant epilepsy.<\/p>\n<p>The prospect of its success, however, has caused some unease in the American hemp industry.<\/p>\n<p>London-based GW Pharmaceuticals is steering its proprietary Epidiolex oral solution through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration&#8217;s approval pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike other FDA-approved drugs that emulate the properties of THC, the psychoactive component of cannabis, Epidiolex utilizes another of the plant&#8217;s compounds: non-psychoactive cannabidiol. GW&#8217;s pharmaceutical formulation of purified CBD is targeted for treating rare, early onset seizure disorders including Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut syndromes, as well as Tuberous Sclerosis Complex and Infantile Spasms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greeleytribune.com\/news\/local\/race-for-cbd-medication-breakthrough-is-pharmaceutical-firms-boon-the-hemp-industrys-doom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"button\">For more<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greeleytribune.com\/news\/local\/race-for-cbd-medication-breakthrough-is-pharmaceutical-firms-boon-the-hemp-industrys-doom\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alicia Wallace &#8211; The Denver Post October 6, 2017 Cannabidiol is a non-psychoactive cannabis compound touted for its medicinal promise, but marijuana and hemp-derived extracts rich in CBD and low in intoxicating THC are facing a future yet to be determined. 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