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

Canna Law Blog

We’ve been writing a lot on this blog about the regulation and sale of cannabidiol (“CBD”) products at the state and federal levels. The United States is not the only international actor, however, that is concerned with regulating the sale of CBD products, including CBD-infused foods. extracts of Cannabis sativa L.

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Senators Push for Updates to FDA Regulation of CBD Food Products and Dietary Supplements

Canna Law Blog

With the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill and the proliferation of food products containing CBD, we’ve been writing extensively about how the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and in particular, the United States Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) apply to the interstate sale of CBD products.

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Hemp bill could solve medical patient dilemma

Illinois News Joint

Although grow supply stores already have been openly selling seeds and clones, especially after the passing of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Farm Bill), by law, Illinois medical patients have to purchase seeds from Illinois dispensaries. Seeds may not be given or sold to any other person.”

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Are CBD-Infused Alcohol Beverages Legal?

Canna Law Blog

Alcohol and Tobacco and Trade Bureau (“TTB”) as well as by state liquor control agencies in states where the production and sale of hemp-infused drinks is allowed. As such, the FDA has refused to recognize hemp-CBD as a safe food additive, which means it would treat hemp-CBD infused alcoholic beverages as unlawful under the FD&CA.

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German courts confirm sales bans on CBD containing food

Cannabis Law Report

According to the latest version of the EU Novel Food Catalogue, EU regulators consider that CBD-containing foods and dietary supplements are classified as novel foods. As a result, CBD-containing foods require an authorisation to be legally placed on the EU market according to Article 6 (2) of the Novel Foods Regulation.

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Washington Cannabis: The Proposed Hemp Overhaul is Here

Canna Law Blog

Food and Hemp. Washington’s hemp law is also extremely confusing thanks to RCW 15.120.020 which prohibits the “production of any part of industrial hemp, except seed, as food, extract, oil, cake, concentrate, resin, or other preparation for topical use, oral consumption, or inhalation by humans[.]”

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Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: Massachusetts

Canna Law Blog

A smaller but growing number of states also regulate the sale of products derived from hemp. The 2018 Farm Bill gives the US Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) regulatory authority over hemp cultivation at the federal level. This federal and state interplay has resulted in many legislative and regulatory changes at the state level.

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