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FDA Sends Warning Letters to Multiple Companies for Illegally Marketing CBD Products

NORML

Representatives of the US Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters on Monday to multiple companies for marketing CBD-specific products in ways that violate federal law. The agency issued warning letters to 15 commercial entities. Seven additional companies received similar letters earlier this year.

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Washington Bans Hemp-CBD in Food

Canna Law Blog

The latest “drop” comes in the form of an August 1 memo from the Washington State Department of Agriculture (“WSDA”) titled Restrictions on the use of hemp CBD as a food ingredient. According to the WSDA, Hemp-CBD is not approved as a food ingredient. Last year, the FDA approved the drug Epidiolex.

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ICMYI: Cannabis Edibles, Extracts, and Topicals Are Now Legal in Canada

Canna Law Blog

A year after Canada’s national legalization of Cannabis, on October 17, 2019, the Government of Canada’s new regulations for edible cannabis, cannabis extracts, and cannabis topicals went into effect. It will likely be some time before a broad range of edible and extract products are actually available for purchase by consumers.

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Finnish Food Authority Puts An End To CBD On The Shelves

Cannabis Law Report

The Finnish Food Authority has instructed shops to pull a number of products containing CBD off the shelves as they did not have the proper authorisation to be sold as foodstuffs. Nutritional supplements containing CBD have been sold in health food stores across Finland, although Fimea has classified CBD oil as a medicine.

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Sephora Paves the Way in Regulating CBD Cosmetics

Canna Law Blog

Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) continues to drag its feet in forging a clear path for the sale and marketing of hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”) products, foreign agencies and industry players are leading the way by adopting their own sets of regulations. While the U.S. Be derived from hemp grown in the U.S.

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Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: Florida

Canna Law Blog

SB 1020 provides for the creation of a plan for regulating the cultivation of hemp, pursuant to the 2018 Farm Bill, and legalizes the retail sales of hemp extract. “Hemp Extract” means “a substance or compound intended for ingestion that is derived from or contains hemp and that does not contain other controlled substances.”

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CRN Denounces FDA Rejection of New Dietary Ingredient Notifications for Hemp Extract Containing CBD, Urges Congress to Act

Cannabis Law Report

The following is a statement from CRN President & CEO Steve Mister: “CRN is extremely disappointed to learn that FDA rejected NDI notifications for full-spectrum hemp extract containing CBD submitted earlier this year by supplement manufacturers Charlotte’s Web and Irwin Naturals. Congress must take action now.”. Kendall Ridley.