Epidiolex

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) recently published collected data on CBD safety, placing the information under its Yellow Card alert system, which lists various adverse reactions to drugs in general. In the report, the agency notes that as many as 10 people...

The National Health Service England confirmed Tuesday that starting this week, doctors can prescribe Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: JAZZ) Epidiolex, a CBD-based medicine, to patients suffering from tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). This means that patients who use...

Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: JAZZ), a drug company behind the CBD-based medication Epidiolex, recently filed a lawsuit against Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (NYSE: TEVA), Apotex, Alkem and several other generic drugmakers alleging patent infringement on the cannabis-derived therapy...

Cannabis in Kansas is entirely illegal and penalties for possession are steep. A 69-year-old patient at Hays Medical Center who is in the final stages of terminal, inoperable cancer might face arrest for possessing a vaping device and edible THC paste earlier this month. That is if...

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (NASDAQ: JAZZ) announced its financial results late Wednesday for the third quarter of 2022 and raised the mid-point of 2022 total revenue guidance. "Our execution across our business continues to chart a clear path to delivering on Vision 2025. We have...

According to new market research published by Growth+Reports, a part of GRG Health, a global healthcare knowledge service company, the cannabis drugs market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 59% from 2021 to reach US$ 2013.42 billion by 2030. This is "owing to regulatory relaxation and...

A Japanese health ministry panel recommended that marijuana-derived medicines be treated the same as pharmaceuticals, reported Bloomberg. The expert panel, convened on Thursday, recommended a revision of the country's policy on drugs to enable the import, manufacture and use of...

The North Carolina House passed Senate Bill 448, legalizing FDA-approved THC medications in a 92-9 vote, reported The Carolina Journal. The move came on the heels of the Senate’s approval of a medical marijuana bill known as N.C. Compassionate Care Act, which would...

On June 2, Governor Laura Kelly (D) signed new legislation that would allow Kansans to obtain prescription drugs derived from cannabis-related products. Although medical marijuana is not yet legalized in the state, the bill will allow residents to obtain cannabis-derived medications, as long as...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent letters to four CBD companies warning them against selling unauthorized CBD products for use in food-producing animals. Companies being warned are Haniel Concepts (doing business as Free State Oils), Hope Botanicals, Plantacea LLC (doing...

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) and its subsidiary, GW Pharmaceuticals have begun construction of its new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Kent Science Park (KSP) in Sittingbourne, UK, with an investment of over $100 million.  The new facility, expected to be...

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas dismissed a lawsuit filed by Canadian cannabis giant Canopy Growth (NASDAQ: CGC) against GW Pharmaceuticals on Feb. 25th. The lawsuit was initially filed in 2020, and since then, Britain’s GW Pharma was...

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (NASDAQ: JAZZ), a global biopharmaceutical company and manufacturer of Epidolex, announced its financial results late Tuesday for the full year and fourth quarter of 2021 and provided financial guidance for 2022. "2021 was a transformative year for Jazz,...

Biopharmaceutical company Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (NASDAQ: JAZZ) reported its financial results on Tuesday for the second quarter of 2021 with total revenue of $751.81 million, up by 34% from $562.43 million in the comparative period of 2020. Financial...

Cannabis operators and executives tell Benzinga that the movement of private and public companies may serve as a better indicator of regulatory activity than the federal government. At the very least, they say that the industry has made advancements so far without the efforts of Capitol Hill....