GW Pharmaceuticals also announced in November that it had begun human trials of a CBD-rich cannabis drug for the treatment of pediatric epilepsy.
Big Pharma company, GW Pharmaceuticals, has received approval on a patent giving them the exclusive rights to treat cancer patients with marijuana.
GW Pharmaceuticals has been issued a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent Office for a patent applications involving the use of THC and CBD – the two main chemicals in marijuana.
Leafscience.com reports: Once a patent application is deemed a genuine invention, the Patent Office sends a Notice of Allowance that outlines the fees involved with final approval.
Specifically, the company provides this description of the patent:
“The subject patent specifically covers a method for treating glioma in a human using a combination of cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) wherein the cannabinoids are in a ratio of from 1:1 to 1:20 (THC:CBD) with the intent to reduce cell viability, inhibit cell growth or reduce tumor volume.”
Filed in 2009, GW’s patent application lists Otsuka Pharmaceutical as a collaborator and…
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The Most Revolutionary Act 
Can “nature” be patented? Only if you are a god. LoL
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It’s more likely that the “processing” of the thc, cbd is what is being patented, and the thc amount will most definitely be controlled, like it is with everything else.
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And the small producers will be squeezed out, Kenneth, so the price can be jacked up.
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Good morning and Happy New Year dear Stuart. This is an interesting update on the major moves of Big Pharma to control the commercial development of cannabis-based medicines. The same company sponsored a study of the use of Epidiolex ( a nasal spray) in the treatment of Lenox-Gastaut syndrome, a very complicated and resilient epilepsy syndrome, and I am now precisely writing an article on the subject that will appear in May. Cheers!
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Good to hear from you, molaplume. I find it quite ironic to hear about major corporations beginning development of a product that is still illegal under federal law.
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