Decades after Raphael Mechoulam linked CBD with treating epilepsy, his latest finding may help develop new drugs for psoriasis, arthritis and anxiety.
, treats seizures associated with two rare forms of epilepsy and was approved by the FDA only last year.
Raphael Mechoulam explaining the steps of the synthesis of stable CBD acid at his lab at Hebrew University in Israel. Mechoulam was the first to synthesize THC and discovered the endocannabinoid system, leading to the nickname "father of cannabis."The research is the product of a startup called EPM, in partnership with Mechoulam, six universities in Israel, the U.K. and Canada, the world’s largest topical cream company and a publicly traded laboratory company.
“It works like a steroid. If it doesn’t have adverse effects, then you have a replacement, which is great,” Peer said, discussing testing he did with cannabis acids and inflammatory bowel disease. Campbell said such anecdotal evidence is a “far cry” from being able to convince a research committee or shareholders about the efficacy of cannabis to treat a condition.
A Pfizer spokesperson, Sally Beatty, said the company “abandoned” its cannabis-related patents after it ended research into treating cancer and inflammatory pain.
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