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FDA Approves CBD-Containing Drug - Will the DEA Finally Step Up?

MJ Business Attorneys

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Epidiolex, a drug containing Cannabidiol (CBD). Moreover, the ball is in the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) court. As the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) currently stands, CBD is still a Schedule I substance, which classifies CBD as having no medicinal uses.

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FDA Suggests Congress Holds the Key to Legalizing CBD-Infused Foods

Canna Law Blog

During a recent interview with the Brookings Institution, Scott Gottlieb, the departing head of the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), explained it would take several years for the agency to come up with rules that would legalize the use of hemp-derived cannabidiol (Hemp-CBD) in food products, unless Congress steps in.

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The EU Debates If CBD Food Products Should Labeled as a Narcotic

Veriheal

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says that the word refers to opium and its derivatives. However, the DEA is an American agency, so it’s unlikely that the EU has consulted their definition. Can hemp-based CBD possibly be considered a narcotic? Food Classifications.

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The 2018 Farm Bill Does Not Support the DEA Interim Rule

Canna Law Blog

Until a few weeks ago, everyone in the hemp world thought the next big development would come from the federal Food and Drug Administration (after all, the FDA recently submitted proposed guidance to the White House, which has yet to be released). The DEA Just Passed a BAD Interim Rule Impacting Hemp CBD and Other Cannabinoids.

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The Key Differences Between CBD and THC You Need to Know

United Patients Group

CBD and THC are two natural substances found in the cannabis plant. Defining CBD and THC. CBD is derived from hemp or marijuana plants, both species of Cannabis Sativa. Hemp-derived CBD must have a THC concentration of 0.3 Hemp-derived CBD must have a THC concentration of 0.3 Psychoactive Effects of CBD and THC.

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Are CBD Food and Drinks Really Not Legal? Really?

Canna Law Blog

on hemp-derived cannabidiol (hemp-CBD) products. Most of them, however, have little or no familiarity with hemp-CBD, and that is why they reach out and hire us. The FDA has taken a “not legal” position on hemp-CBD in consumables through its oft-cited FAQ and elsewhere. We advise some of the largest companies in the U.S.

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The Epidiolex Effect: Will Other CBD Drugs Receive FDA and DEA Approval?

Freedom Leaf

Though it doesn’t get users high like THC-dominant products, CBD is all the rage these days due to its medical benefits and gray-area legality. On September 28, the DEA designated Epidiolex —a plant-based CBD pharmaceutical manufactured by the UK-based GW Pharmaceuticals—a Schedule V drug in the government’s list of controlled substances.

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