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MS patients may someday find relief in marijuana chewing gum

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 08/18/2015 - 08:45

Patients can smoke it, eat it and soon, they may be able to chew it.

Cannabis-focused biotech company AXIM Biotechnologies AXIM, -92.56% last week said it launched clinical trials on humans for medical cannabis chewing gum as a treatment for multiple sclerosis. The gum, MedChew RX, contains 5 milligrams of cannabidiol — a non-psychoactive component of cannabis — and 5 milligrams of THC — a psychoactive cannabinoid.

Medical marijuana chewing gum “should allow for predictable and controlled release of the active ingredients,” George Anastassov, chief executive of AXIM, said in a statement. It should not be socially stigmatizing, should have a pleasant taste and consistency and no undesirable side effects, he added. “Chewing gum meets all these criteria.”

AXIM already has a cannabinoid chewing gum product, known as CanChew, on the market, however it does not contain THC and does not offer any medical claims.

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