Charlotte's Web is a high cannabidiol, low tetrahydrocannabinol cannabis product developed by the Stanley Brothers in Colorado by crossbreeding marijuana with industrial hemp. The strain contains less than 0.3 percent THC and was originally nicknamed Hippie's Disappointment because it produced no psychoactive high. It is named after Charlotte Figi, a child with Dravet syndrome whose seizures improved dramatically after using the extract, and it gained wide attention after a 2013 CNN documentary by Dr. Sanjay Gupta. The related pharmaceutical Epidiolex, a CBD based medicine, was approved by the FDA in 2018 for certain forms of epilepsy, though rigorous clinical evidence for Charlotte's Web itself remains limited.
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Drug ClassHigh-cannabidiol, low-tetrahydrocannabinol hemp product 1 Approved UseMarketed as a dietary supplement and cosmetic rather than an approved drug itself; the related medicine Epidiolex, which uses CBD as its therapeutic ingredient, was approved by the FDA in 2018 for two types of epilepsy 1 Significant RiskRegulators and reviewers found insufficient evidence to draw firm conclusions about its safety or efficacy 1 Classification
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1. Charlotte's Web (cannabis) (Wikipedia)
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a brand of high-cannabidiol (CBD), low-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products derived from industrial hemp
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In 2018, Epidiolex (cannabidiol as the therapeutic ingredient) oral solution was approved by the FDA for two types of epilepsy
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there was not enough evidence to draw conclusions with certainty about their safety or efficacy
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View the Source2. Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System (Wikipedia)
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Nervous system
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