Prescription Marijuana? FDA Rescheduling Memo Sets Stage To Test Whether There’s A Viable Market

Rise in state-legalized marijuana helped pushed FDA to recommend more lenient regulation of the substance, easing pathway to prescription drug approval, but those same state markets may pose a challenge for commercialization of an Rx botanical if DEA follows through on rescheduling.

marijuana spilling out of prescription pill bottle on prescription pad
FDA-approved marijuana could soon be a reality in the US. Will anyone want to buy it? • Source: Shutterstock

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