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Foster Garvey PC

Comply Before You Try: Washington’s Revamped Cannabis Sampling Rules

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Following years of stakeholder engagement, the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board has finalized significant changes to its cannabis sampling rule. The revised rule, which becomes effective April 29, 2025, specifies...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

FDA Increases Scrutiny of CBD Companies for Marketing and Labeling Practices

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As the market for hemp-based products booms, many investors are grappling with (and consumers unaware of) the grey area within which hemp products­­ are being commercialized across the country. Increasing demand for...more

Bilzin Sumberg

A Budding Opportunity—Why the CBD Industry Requires Regulation

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Manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers of CBD products should embrace and participate in reform to address public health concerns, write Bilzin Sumberg attorneys. Consumer groups like the Arthritis Foundation are stepping...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

FDA Stresses CBD Safety Concerns in 15 Warning Letters and Revised Consumer Update

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In its largest mass enforcement action involving cannabidiol (CBD) yet, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced on November 25 the issuance of 15 warning letters to various companies for illegally selling products...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l October 2019 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Warns Company Selling CBD Oil - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published a warning letter it sent in September 2019 to a company selling cannabidiol (CBD) oil as a...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Congress Looking to Streamline CBD Drug Research

We’ve previously blogged about the regulation of CBD by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and it appears that the dialogue around CBD isn’t slowing down as we continue through the second half of 2019. Recently, a...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

CBD is Everywhere – But Where Does the FDA Stand?

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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

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

CBD Industry Must Prepare For FDA Regulation

On May 31, 2019, the Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) held its first public hearing on regulating the processing, dispensing, and ingesting of Cannabidiol (“CBD”). The FDA’s Deputy Commissioner, Dr. Amy Abernethy, noted...more

Mintz - Consumer Product Safety Viewpoints

Cannabis-Derived Ingredients in FDA-Regulated Products: More Questions than Answers at FDA’s May 2019 Public Hearing

As most folks with any interest in the burgeoning cannabidiol (CBD) industry likely know, on May 31, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration held a public hearing “to obtain scientific data and information about the safety,...more

Knobbe Martens

A Joint Crackdown from the FTC and FDA on Medical Treatment Claims from CBD Companies

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) jointly sent warning letters on April 3, 2019 to companies that advertise and sell cannabidiol (CBD) containing products via internet...more

Bilzin Sumberg

FDA to Consider Regulation of CBD in Food

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Historically, all forms of cannabis—both hemp and marijuana—have been federally designated as illegal substances. That all changed this past December when the President signed the Agricultural Improvement Act (2018 Farm Bill)...more

McDermott Will & Emery

FDA Announces Public Hearing on Products Containing Cannabis or Cannabis-Derived Compounds

On May 31, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hold a public hearing on cannabis products. The hearing seeks to obtain scientific data on cannabis and cannabis-derived compounds, along with additional...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Clarity on the Horizon for CBD Food Products? FDA Commissioner Indicates a Path Forward

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On February 27, 2019, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb provided the strongest signal to date that the FDA would take action to potentially permit low-level CBD foods in the marketplace, which would...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Farm Bill’s Impact on Hemp and CBD – and How Some States are Reacting

While the legal landscape continues to evolve in the cannabis industry, making entry into the space a potentially risky proposition, the passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the “Farm Bill”) can be a real game...more

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