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British drugmaker GW Pharmaceuticals plc has won FDA approval for a pediatric epilepsy treatment, Epidiolex. What makes this noteworthy beyond the drug's promise in managing hard-to-treat seizures, is the fact that it is the first approved cannabis-based prescription drug. Cannabis, or marijuana, as it is more commonly known, remains illegal under federal law. That has not stopped the increasingly huge wave of approvals for both medicinal and recreational uses across the globe.
Industrial Info Resources took notice early on, as the numbers went from the odd scattered cultivation and processing plant into $2.4 billion of active facility project reports. This explosion of growth and need for processing development and equipment, is drawing the attention of many of the pharma-bio industry vendors serving the more traditional drug sectors.

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Industrial Info Resources took notice early on, as the numbers went from the odd scattered cultivation and processing plant into $2.4 billion of active facility project reports. This explosion of growth and need for processing development and equipment, is drawing the attention of many of the pharma-bio industry vendors serving the more traditional drug sectors.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn. For more information on our coverage, send inquiries to info@industrialinfo.com or visit us online at http://www.industrialinfo.com.