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Why child-resistant cannabis packaging is so important

The Cannigma

2 3 Why is packaging so important? An example of infused snacks available for purchase online in California In the US, thanks to prohibition , every legal state – medical or recreational or both – has its own packaging rules and regulations. 6 What about unregulated cannabis edibles?

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New Federal Bill Would Regulate CBD as a Food Ingredient… But What About the Other Cannabinoids?

Canna Law Blog

On December 2, Congress introduced the CBD Product Safety and Standardization Act (the Act ), a bipartisan bill that would establish federal standards for food and beverage products containing hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD). The post New Federal Bill Would Regulate CBD as a Food Ingredient… But What About the Other Cannabinoids?

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Alert: Attorney General Bonta: Cannabis-Infused Edibles Packaged as Popular Food and Candy Products Are Unsafe and Illegal

Cannabis Law Report

OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a consumer alert warning Californians of cannabis-infused edibles that are being packaged and sold as copycat versions of popular food and candy products. Illegal products made with synthetic cannabinoids may pose additional health risks.

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OCM Takes Over New York’s Hemp Cannabinoid Program. Now What?

Canna Law Blog

Although DOH launched the Program in November 2020 and began accepting licensing and permit applications for cannabinoid hemp processors, distributors, and retailers, the state agency didn’t initiate the formal rulemaking process until June 2 of this year. Ensuring cannabinoid hemp products meet specific concentration limits.

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Mailing Hemp Cannabinoid Products in the U.S.

Canna Law Blog

Now that the holiday season is upon us, hemp-derived cannabinoid (Hemp Cannabinoid) companies are getting busy selling and shipping their products to consumers throughout the country. It is the responsibility of the shipper to ensure compliance with all such laws, including the Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C.

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Cannabis Isn’t Food. Don’t Test It Like It Is.

Medicinal Genomics

The foundation for these misconceptions is the idea that cannabis testing regulations should mimic the food industry. We reject this idea because cannabis flower has two major departures from food: it contains high concentrations of antibiotics and it is dried and inhaled. Cannabis Flower Contains High Concentrations of Antibiotics.

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Feds Might Regulate CBD as a Food Ingredient

Canna Law Blog

The CBD Product Safety and Standardization Act (the Act ) indicates that the Feds might regulate CBD as a food ingredient, and that it may lead to regulation of other cannabinoids. If the Feds regulate CBD as a food ingredient, it could seriously change the game (in a good way) for hemp CBD companies. In a press release , U.S.

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