Cannabis Business Times: FDA Says CBD Products Remain Illegal Post-Farm Bill

From https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/article/week-in-review-december-24/

• Federal: The hemp industry still has work ahead to win legal status for hemp-derived CBD as an ingredient in food or dietary supplements despite the Farm Bill that President Donald Trump signed, designating hemp as an agricultural crop. In a statement following the Dec. 20 bill signing in Washington, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb restated his agency’s stance that CBD is a drug ingredient and therefore illegal to add to food or health products without approval from his agency. Read more

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