Regulatory Oversight, Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), Plant Based Products

Frequently Asked Questions About Hemp Beverages: How Federal and State Laws Are Reshaping the THC Drink Market

Vicente LLP on 4/30/2025

What Are Hemp-Derived Beverages? There is no universal definition, but generally, a hemp beverage is any drink, typically a seltzer, soda, or mocktail, containing hemp-derived cannabinoids or terpenes. Common cannabinoids...more

Council for Responsible Nutrition Submits Citizen Petition Requesting FDA Rulemaking to Allow CBD and other Hemp-Derived...

Hogan Lovells on 6/26/2020

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) submitted a citizen petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting that FDA: FDA exercise its statutory authority to establish a regulation under which...more

Seyfarth on CBD – February 2020 Update

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/12/2020

CBD continues to flourish in the markets despite lack of federal regulations, and we’ve identified some significant events that indicate there’s no sign it’s stopping. ...more

Bipartisan Bill for Federal Regulation of CBD in Foods and Dietary Supplements

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis on 1/29/2020

A bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 13, 2020, that (1) would allow hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) to be regulated as a dietary supplement, if all of the other applicable...more

CBD Industry Experiences Wave of New Consumer Lawsuits

Stinson LLP on 1/7/2020

The cannabidiol (CBD) industry has been on the receiving end of over a half dozen new consumer class actions in recent weeks, which is likely only the beginning for the emerging industry....more

CBD is Everywhere – But Where Does the FDA Stand?

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/8/2019

Seyfarth Synopsis: CBD is “thriving” in the current regulatory environment, but is it doing so illegally? As former U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb opined last week, “the CBD craze is...more