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Guest Post – Europe: How The Novel Food Authorisation Is Affecting the CBD Oil Industry

Cannabis Law Report

It was announced in January 2019 that the European Food Safety Association, EFSA is about to make a decision in order to classify CBD oil and other CBD products as a novel food. This decision was announced at the Novel Food Commission meeting which was held in Brussels in 2016.

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The Plant, the Whole Plant & Nothing But the Plant

Project CBD

” Seeds of Health In traditional Chinese medicine, protein-rich cannabis seeds figured prominently both as a food source and a remedy — apparently more so than resinous cannabis flower tops. Nor are aromatic essential oils (which give cannabis flower its lively fragrance) present in the roots.

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Exporting CBD Food Just Got Harder: The European Union Makes a Move

Canna Law Blog

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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The History of Cannabis in Medicine

Cannabis Law Report

Back then, hemp, a species of the cannabis sativa plant, was cultivated as an agricultural crop and reaped for its oils, fiber used fiber for ropes and clothes, and high-protein seeds. In other places such as China, hemp was cultivated for food and other numerous benefits. The history of cannabis in medicine.

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Austria: Cannabidiol In Food And Cosmetics

Cannabis Law Report

The marketing of cannabidiol (CBD) extracts as food supplements is a relatively new trend and CBD is increasingly common in the food and beverage sector (e.g., The ministry therefore considers a marketing of food products containing CBD as not permitted. in sweets, cakes and beer). In respect of the use of Cannabis sativa L.

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Cannabis, food, and healing with Chef Jordan Wagman

The Cannigma

EG: Today, Codi, we get to talk about two of our favorite topics, cannabis and food. EG: Do you consume cannabis or food? CP: I think what’s cool about cannabis and food is cannabis is food. He’s really a genuine person who is super excited to share his knowledge about cannabis and food with the world.

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Spain’s Agency for Consumer Affairs, Food Safety and Nutrition (AECOSAN) Follows EIHA’s Lead

Cannabis Law Report

The Spanish Agency for Consumer Affairs, Food Safety and Nutrition (AECOSAN) has struck a blow against hemp food producers in their ongoing efforts to clear a path for hemp extracts in food across Europe. That way of thinking makes extracts, derived from the hemp plant’s leaves and flowers, a “novel” food under EU rules.

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