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CBD Toxicity Study Guiding FDA Regulation to Kick Off this July
With support from several CBD companies, the safety profile of CBD will be mapped out once and for all.
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Sephora Paves the Way in Regulating CBD Cosmetics
While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) continues to drag its feet in forging a clear path for the sale and marketing of hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”) products, foreign agencies and industry…
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The Ketamine Clinic Craze: Legalities and Possibilities
In recent years, the United States has seen a proliferation of ketamine clinics. From 2015 to 2018, the number of clinics increased from 60 to 300; that number is undoubtedly higher today. People are increasingly using ketamine for ailments…
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BREAKING NEWS: FDA and USDA Start Making Sense on Hemp CBD
According to Hemp Industry Daily reporter Laura Drotleff, it an eventful week for hemp regulation at the National Association of State Department of Agriculture (NASDA) meeting in Arlington, Virginia. Drotleff reported on two major…
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The Sale of CBD Foods Is Legal in the UK (For Now)
Last week, the Food Standard Agency (“FSA”), the agency responsible for protecting public health in relation to food in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (collectively, the “UK”), cleared a path for the sale of…
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The Psilocybin Movement is Like the Cannabis Movement (Except When It’s Not)
There is a bona fide movement underway with psilocybin. Decriminalization occurred last year in Denver, Oakland and Santa Cruz, and that was just a start: nearly 100 other cities are looking at decriminalizing psychedelics. At the state…
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Hemp CBD Across State Lines: Ohio
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“2018 Farm Bill”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a…
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The Four Basic Labeling Requirements for CBD Products
Last week, I attended Portland’s Hemp CBD Connex, an annual event that highlights the vast potential of hemp and CBD. Of interest to me–because my practice focuses on the regulatory framework of CBD products–was a panel…
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Hemp CBD Across State Lines: North Dakota
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“2018 Farm Bill”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a…
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Hemp CBD: Will Federal Courts Wait to Decide CBD Cases Until the FDA Issues Regulations?
Not long ago Hemp Industry Daily reported on a decision by U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro in the Southern District of Florida in which the Court stayed a putative class action lawsuit against a seller of CBD products until the FDA…
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