Iowa lawmakers want improved CBD labeling, regulations during 2020 lawmaking session

Meanwhile Senator Dawson of Iowa gives his opinion that while some CBD products are illegal in Iowa, some products are technically legal. From the Times-Republican last week:

Labeling CBD products in Iowa

Another portion of the bill would require more consumer-warning labeling in the sale of cannabidiol, better known as CBD.

Sellers with CBD on their shelves would be required to have a label that states their products “may or may not contain the ingredients stated on the label, that the efficacy and safety of the product have not been substantiated or approved by a state or federal agency based on competent and reliable scientific evidence, and that the consumer should use the product at the consumer’s own risk.”

“I think we should have labels for these CBD products that are all over the place,” Sen. Joe Bolkcom, D-Iowa City, said. “They’re not testing for what consumers are actually getting.”

The bill requires that sellers display the label with their products unless a state or federal agency substantiated their claims, but Iowa’s approved medical cannabidiol dispensaries would not require the same labeling, legislators said.

But the legalities of CBD itself are muddied in Iowa as different county attorneys and agencies interpret the 2018 Farm Bill and Iowa’s 2019 Hemp Bill differently.

While the Iowa Attorney General’s Office issued a news release in 2019 stating it believes the sale of CBD is illegal, (Senator) Dawson said he views some products as legal in the state. But he said the labeling is to let consumers know that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved or regulated CBD yet.