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Hemp Industry Submits Comments on Draft CAOA

Posted on August 18, 2021

On August 13, the U.S. Hemp Roundtable, a hemp industry trade association, filed a formal response to the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA), just over one month after the

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Senators Unveil Draft Bill with Pathway for CBD

Posted on July 16, 2021

Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) unveiled a lengthy discussion draft titled the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act on July 14. The draft language is

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New Bipartisan Senate Bill Seeks Movement on CBD

Posted on May 21, 2021

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Rand Paul (R-KY) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced S. 1698 on May 19, a bill to allow the use of cannabidiol (CBD) and other hemp

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Industry to Support Cannabis Testing Research

Posted on April 16, 2021

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), housed within the U.S. Department of Commerce, has partnered with industry to further its efforts for improved testing methodologies in cannabis as

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Texas Published Proposed Rule Regarding the Regulation of Consumable Hemp Products

Posted on May 13, 2020

On May 8, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) released the newest iteration of their proposed rule for consumable hemp products. Proposed Rule Title 25 was drafted to

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Virginia Governor Signs Bill Defining Industrial Hemp Extract as Food

Posted on April 22, 2020

On April 6, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed a bill that defines “industrial hemp extract” as a food. Senate Bill 918, which was introduced by David W. Marsden (D-Fairfax),

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FDA Provides Congressionally-Mandated Cannabidiol (CBD) Report but Reveals Little Progress

Posted on March 9, 2020

We have discussed a public hearing that FDA held on May 31, 2019 to obtain scientific data and safety information on the wide array of FDA-regulated products already on the

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Supplemental New Drug Application Submitted for FDA-Approved CBD Drug Epidiolex

Posted on February 11, 2020

As previously reported in this blog, the 2018 Farm Bill removed hemp – defined as Cannabis sativa L. with less than 0.3% THC on a dry weight basis –

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Bipartisan Group of Representatives Introduces Bill that Would Give FDA Authority to Regulate CBD as a Dietary Supplement (Law360 subscription required)

Posted on January 16, 2020

On January 13, 2020, the House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D- Minn.) introduced H.R. 5587, which would include hemp derived CBD in the definition of dietary supplements under

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California Finalizes the Listing of Cannabis (Marijuana) Smoke and Δ-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol as Reproductive Toxicants Under Proposition 65

Posted on January 10, 2020

As our readers may recall, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) tasked the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee (DARTIC) of OEHHA’s Science Advisory Board with

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