Tag: Food and Drug Administration
FDA, FTC Warn Six Companies for Illegally Selling Copycat Food Products Containing Delta-8 THC
SILVER SPRING, Md. --
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission issued warning letters to six companies for illegally selling...
EU Cannabis Industry Poised to Surpass U.S.
The global cannabis market continues to grow at a rapid pace, driven by factors including increased consumer demand for legal marijuana, eased government regulations,...
Proposed CBD Legislation Receives Criticism from Consumer Groups
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on February 4, the Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act...
Hemp Industry Members File Suit Over DEA Regulatory Overreach
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Hemp Industry Association (HIA) and RE Botanicals, Inc. on Monday filed a complaint in federal court against the Drug Enforcement...
FDA Planning for Large-Scale CBD Product Testing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published a "contract opportunity" advertisement to the Federal government's beta website for "people who...
FDA Approves Epidiolex to Treat Tuberous Sclerosis Seizures
CARLSBAD, Calif. – Greenwich Biosciences, Inc. and its parent company GW Pharmaceuticals, a British company involved in the development and manufacturing of plant-derived cannabinoid...
How the CBD Industry Can Earn Trust While Awaiting FDA Regulation
Over the past several years, CBD has surpassed every emerging health trend to become the hottest thing since sliced bread. According to a recent...
FDA Releases Guidelines on Research Related to Cannabis-Derived Compounds
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week released draft guidelines for the creation of cannabis research regulations. The guidance titled...
DOT Cautions Commercial Drivers: No Leeway for ‘Innocent Ingestion’ of THC
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the hemp industry matures, cannabidiol products such as oils and massage creams continue to gain mainstream success specifically because they...
Is CBD on the Cusp of FDA Approval?
Don’t believe everything you read. Despite the widespread misinformation campaign that cannabidiol (CBD), which is believed to provide medical benefits, is fully legal, that...