FDA approves first prescription drug made from marijuana

U.S. health regulators on Monday, June 25, 2018, approved GW Pharmaceuticals’ Epidiolex, a medicine made from the marijuana plant but without THC. It is the first prescription drug made from marijuana, a milestone that could spur more research into a drug that remains illegal under federal law, despite growing legalization for recreational and medical use. (AP Photo/Kathy Young, File)
By MATTHEW PERRONE | AP Health Writer
WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators on Monday approved the fir