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FDA approves first cannabis-based drug

June 26, 2018 in International

The US Food and Drug Administration approved a cannabis-based drug for the first time, the agency said Monday. Epidiolex was recommended for approval by an advisory committee in April, and the agency had until this week to make a decision. The twice-daily oral solution is approved for...

Canada to legalise marijuana on October 17

June 21, 2018 in International

[caption id="attachment_15637" align="alignleft" width="300"] An employee with medicinal marijuana plants in the flowering room at Tweed INC in Smith Falls, Ontario, on Monday[/caption] TORONTO, Canada (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said yesterday marijuana will be legal nationwide on October 17. Trudeau said in Parliament that...