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A top official for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the agency is concerned that developing a legal exception for supplements containing CBD could send the wrong message, both to companies interested in entering the market and consumers. Lowell Schiller, the FDA’s principal associate commissioner for policy who is leading a panel investigating […]
A new industry group launching in the U.K. on Friday aims to get a reprieve on European rules enforcement by working with food regulators when selling CBD products, a departure from hemp producers who instead are seeking to undo the rules. The new Association for the Cannabinoid Industry (ACI) is made up of some 25 […]
South Florida manufacturer Just CBD is being sued by a woman in the U.S. Virgin Islands who says she was sickened by one of its vape products. The woman alleges that CBD vape oil made by the Hollywood, Florida, company caused her pneumonia-like symptoms in August. She was ultimately transferred to a Miami hospital, where […]
New York police seized a shipment of what it believed to be 106 pounds of marijuana and arrested the buyer on criminal charges, but the Vermont farm that shipped the product said it’s legal hemp, not MJ. Fox Holler Farms, a hemp farm based in New Haven, Vermont, said every box of its product contained […]
Finally, Virginia has a path to implement evidence-based policies that reflect the attitudes of its constituents
Five southern Oregon hemp businesses have been fined $825,000 for allegedly making employees live and work in unsafe conditions. Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reported this week it has fined five businesses connected to a processing facility in Josephine County, including Eighteen New Hope LLC and Safe and Simple LLC. The facility operators […]
After spending years as a niche item in specialty stores, CBD-infused products have found their way onto the shelves of prominent retailers – and the ingredient’s presence and availability may yet increase. This week, CBD companies announced a number of new distribution deals. Consider: Southeastern Grocers joined the CBD category, announcing it will begin selling […]
Congresswoman Barbara Lee is one of the most cannabis-friendly politicians in US history, and she’s here to explain why legalization, going forward, needs to bring a parade of social justice right along with it.
A strong uptick in doctor prescriptions and coverage from health insurers is being credited for solid quarterly revenues for GW Pharmaceuticals. The London-based firm that makes cannabis-derived CBD medicines reported revenue of $91 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, up more than 3,500% from the same period a year ago. Despite the revenue […]
