well it looks like big pharm is now in the mmj sector . I have put up a quote from the article. link for full article at bottom.

Utah hospital will use cannabis extract to treat kids with epilepsy

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"This is a federally approved study. I see no barriers other than bureaucracy," he said. "We’re very excited to be doing this. Our teams here recognized that this was an emerging need and started to put this study together in 2013."

It’s an open-label observational trial, which means everyone enrolled will receive Epidiolex, a liquid, purified form of cannabidiol (CBD), a nonpsychoactive chemical in marijuana. Epidiolex is manufactured by British drugmaker GW Pharmaceuticals.

GW Pharmaceuticals and the U.’s Institutional Review Board have approved Primary Children’s as a study site.

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there is more in the article.

reference source
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/58124187-78...y.html.csp