Last updated on: 9/24/2019 | Author: ProCon.org

1981-1985 – US Gov Sells Marinol Patent to Unimed and FDA Approves It for Treatment of Nausea

“In 1981, the government agreed to sell the Marinol patent to Unimed, and Unimed applied to the FDA for permission to market the pill as a treatment for nausea. In November 1984, the FDA rejected Unimed’s application because clinical tests that had been done on the drug were deficient. But Unimed hustled up some more data, and by June 1985, the FDA delivered its approval. A year later, the DEA gave it a green light.”