FDA approves first ever marijuana-based drug to treat seizures

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Channel: Daily Mail World · 2018 · News & Politics

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The FDA approved the medication, called Epidiolex, to treat two rare forms of epilepsy that begin in childhood. It's not quite medical marijuana because it's a purified form of just CBD, with no THC.

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