Ah, so there's a prescription drug with a chemical taken right out of the marijuana plant. And, it might receive FDA approval. Doesn't this mean medicinal marijuana would be available in Utah, with or without the Utah Legislature making it legal? No, it is not like the whole plant is the commodity, but this could mark the beginning of the components from marijuana finding their way into pharmaceuticals.
In addition to this natural-component product, there are drugs with synthesized components.
Sativex, by name. That's the one with the natural marijuana ingredient. You can already get it in England, Germany, and Canada, among other nations. Sativex is said to treat neuropathic pain and spasticity in patients with multiple sclerosis. And, it is used as a pain treatment for those with advanced cancer. It was in Phase 3 testing in the United States in 2015. I don't know if that testing was completed.
Then, there's Dronabinol. That's got some synthetic THC in it. It is said that it stimulates appetite and treats nausea.
Nabilone is along the same lines. And, there are other synthetics in the pipeline, undergoing testing.
Here's the question: If marijuana is such a wonder drug, if the properties in it can do all the grand things that we hear about, then why have not more marijuana-type products passed FDA's testing requirements?
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