Why Marijuana Stock GW Pharmaceuticals Skyrocketed 11% Today

After the company released updated clinical trial data showing efficacy of its marijuana drug as a monotherapy and improvement from baseline over long-term use, shares of GW Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: GWPH) jumped 11.1% today.

GW Pharmaceuticals recently completed filing for Food and Drug Administration approval of Epidiolex, a cannabidiol medicine that's being evaluated for use in patients with two rare forms of epilepsy: Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.

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