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# DeFloria’s advances cannabis-based autism drug through early trial

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- 12 December 2024

If successful in later trials, it could become one of the first FDA-approved botanical drugs derived from hemp for autism spectrum disorder.

 

DeFloria announced Thursday that its experimental cannabis-based drug for autism spectrum disorder showed positive early results, with patients tolerating the treatment well across multiple dose levels.

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