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Major Food and Beverage Companies Call Out Marijuana Copycats

Canna Law Blog

Last week, a coalition of major food and beverage companies (self-identified as “consumer packaged goods companies”) asked Congress to do more about the growing number of copycat THC edible products and counterfeit trademarks piggybacking off of their well-known items. Post Consumer Brands, and Kellogg Company. We urge your support.”.

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What’s the deal with cannabis consumption lounges?

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Cannabis consumption lounges may be coming to a country, state, or city near you. Much like MedMen’s glass-enclosed “ apple store of weed ” revolutionized the cannabis buying experience, consumption lounges will finally bring cannabis out of the shadows and into full sight. But the next wave in hospitality is coming. Related Stories.

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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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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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Oregon Cannabis Investigation Serves As a Reminder About Consumer Product Safety

Cannabis Law Report

Cannabis products are being produced and distributed in an increasing number of forms while a growing variety of cannabis-infused foods and beverages are being marketed in growing number of states with legal recreational cannabis. The investigation is a reminder to those in the cannabis product supply chain?such

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State AGs Call for Congressional Action on Copycat THC Edibles

Cannabis Law Report

More than 20 state attorneys general (AGs) authored an open letter to congressional leaders calling for legislation that would regulate tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) edibles that mimic the packaging and names of popular products. In May 2022, the U.S. Nearly 80 percent of these reports resulted in healthcare evaluation.

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California Breaks With the FDA, Poised to Legalize Hemp Cannabinoids in Food and Beverage Products

Cannabis Law Report

The California Legislature has passed a bill that will allow California consumers to purchase food, beverage, dietary supplements, and cosmetics manufactured with hemp-derived cannabinoids such as cannabidiol (CBD). Some background as to why there is no inter state market for industrial hemp CBD food and beverage products is in order.

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