At the end of June, we wrote about the FDA’s approval of GW Pharmaceutical’s drug Epidiolex (containing cannabidiol), an oral solution for treatment of seizures. On July 9, 2018, California Jerry Brown signed legislation approving Epidiolex for use under California law.
California, like many states, has its own version of the Controlled Substances Act. Similar to federal law, the California CSA classifies controlled substances into five schedules, the most restrictive being Schedule I and the least restrictive being Schedule V. Under existing California law, cannabidiol (CBD) is Schedule I because it is a compound contained in cannabis, also a Schedule I drug.
Under Assembly Bill 710, the California Legislature made the following findings:
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