A laboratory analysis of GW Pharmaceuticals' cannabis samples of Sativex. Image: PA via   Telegraph.co.uk

Cannabis specialist GW Pharma ramps up capacity ahead of key drug approval – Marijuana News

GW Pharmaceuticals, which makes drugs derived from the cannabis plant, is scaling up its manufacturing capacity ahead of an expected approval of a new treatment for children with life-threatening epilepsy.

Chief executive Justin Gover said production in 2015 had already increased by 20 times and that this was expected to double further in 2016 to meet "significant" commercial demand for Epidiolex, if it is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

Some analysts believe the drug could get the green light in early 2017.

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Julia Bradshaw ~ Telegraph.co.uk ~


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