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If you’ve been following the hemp scene in Washington state, you know it’s been a bit of a roller coaster. The latest “drop” comes in the form of an August 1 memo from the Washington State Department of Agriculture (“WSDA”) titled Restrictions on the use of hemp CBD as a food ingredient.
introduced legislation on May 21 to ensure hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) is regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) like other ingredients used in dietary supplements, foods, and beverages. Notably, this restriction only applies to dietary supplements and foods. US Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.),
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The United States is not the only international actor, however, that is concerned with regulating the sale of CBD products, including CBD-infused foods. The European Food Safety Authority (“ EFSA ”), the European equivalent of the U.S. Generally, it takes 3 years for an ingredient to gain novel food status.
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As FDA continues to drag its feet on regulating hemp-derived CBD, state legislatures are filling the vacuum with their own measures to provide access to safe and legal CBD products. To date, bureaucrats in Maine have misread state law to prohibit CBD products that were derived from out-of-state hemp. State Alert: Kentucky.
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More than a week after a Congressional deadline, FDA finally released its long-awaited report to Congress on the potential regulatory pathways for the sale of hemp-derived CBD products. FDA is re-opening the docket to obtain information on “full spectrum” and “broad spectrum” hemp extracts, and how they compare to CBD isolate products.
This week, the US Food and Drug Administration is taking in-person public testimony with regard to the “manufacturing, product quality, marketing, labeling, and sale” of CBD-infused retail products. Click here to email your governor in support of medical cannabis access. The bill now heads to the governor’s desk.
AB 45 is key California legislation, passed in early September 2021, that makes a clear legal path for the retail sale of hemp- derived CBD dietary supplements, foods, and cosmetics in the state of California. Hemp Roundtable, California Hemp Council, and other California stakeholders. California. Cecilia Aguiar-Curry.
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The research, published last week in the journal “ Scientific Advances ,” used the whole-genome resequencing of 110 different hemp and drug-type cannabis strains from around the world to study their genetic roots. That seems to be the most pressing problem for humans then: How to get food,” Purugganan said.
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