Pharmaceutical Company Starts First Human Trials For Cannabis Treatment For Brain Cancer


The pharmaceutical industry taking over the marijuana industry has been something marijuana reform supporters have worried about for a long, long time. I personally don't want to see a marijuana monopoly by the pharmaceutical industry, and I'm sure you don't either. On the flip side of that, I do support sick patients getting the medicine they need to alleviate/cure their conditions. It looks like GW Pharmaceuticals is starting human trials to research how THC and CBD interacts with brain cancer cells. How do you feel about this? Below is a press release from the company explaining more:

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GW Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: GWPH, AIM: GWP, "GW") a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing novel therapeutics from its proprietary cannabinoid product platform, announced today it has commenced a Phase 1b/2a clinical trial for the treatment of Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM).




Source: PRNewswire