US FDA Approves 1st Medical Marijuana Drug for Epilepsy

First cannabis made drug gets US FDA approval to treat epilepsy.

The first cannabis-based drug approved by the US FDA is now available in all states of the country.

Called Epidiolex, the oral solution is approved for use in patients above two years of age to treat 2 types of epileptic syndromes, a rare genetic type called Dravet syndrome that begins in the first year of birth, and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, that is usually spotted in kids aged 3 to 5, reports CNN.