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CV Sciences Launches +PlusCBD™ Reserve Collection Softgels.

March 5, 2023

Rebecca Viscomi

CV Sciences, Inc., has released +PlusCBD Reserve Collection Softgels.

Is Delta-8 a Dietary Supplement?

August 22, 2022

Steve Lankford and Steve Lankford, host of HealthQuestPodcast.com

Click here to listen. In this interview, Dr. Douglas Kalman, Senior Vice President of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs for The Natural Products Association (NPA), discusses some of the legal and regulatory issues regarding Delta-8 THC. He will contrast the differences between cannabidiol (CBD) and Delta-8 THC derived from hemp.

FDA Shares "5 Things to Know" about Delta-8 THC

March 30, 2022

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Silver Spring, MD—The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an updated consumer update titled 5 Things to Know about Delta-8 Tetrahydrocannabinol – Delta-8 THC. The agency said the notification is in response to an increase in adverse event reports to FDA and poison control centers, online marketing that appeals...

The Case for Third-Party Testing & Certifications for the CBD Industry

December 20, 2021

William Rowe

Due to recent quality and labeling issues, CBD products and their supply chains are under increased scrutiny and litigious duress. Products presented to consumers as CBD and not correctly labelled have had serious adverse events associated with their use, due to the presence of material amounts of THC. With this...

U.S. Hemp Roundtable States Opposition to "Legal" Hemp-Derived THC

March 9, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

The U.S. Hemp Roundtable has released a statement against the marketing of products for their intoxicating or euphoric effects under the guise of hemp, which has made headlines in New York Times and Rolling Stone. The Times pointed to Hometown Hero CBD, a company based in Austin, Texas, which sells...

Senate Committee Requests USDA Ease Rules on Hemp Industry; NPA Declares Victory

November 10, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—The Senate Appropriations Committee has requested that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) ease rules that the Natural Products Association (NPA) had cautioned would have "a devastating impact on the U.S. hemp industry." As WholeFoods previously reported, NPA took issue with a proposed rule saying: “a cannabis derivative,...

Vote Hemp Petition Calls for Congress to Up THC Levels in Hemp

July 14, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—Vote Hemp is urging the hemp community to join the call to ask Congress to change the legal definition of hemp to allow 1% THC. A petition from Vote Hemp explains: We need Congress to change the definition of hemp to allow up to 1% THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) so that farmers...

FDA and Media Turn Attention to CBD; Industry Reacts From SSW

October 17, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Silver Spring, MD—FDA released a consumer update strongly advising against the use of cannabidiol (CBD), tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and marijuana in any form during pregnancy or while breastfeeding. The update cites advice from the U.S. Surgeon General, who noted that marijuana use during pregnancy “may affect fetal brain development, because THC...

Hemp Crops in Hawaii Destroyed

August 28, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Hawaii—More than half the hemp crops cultivated in Hawaii this past year had to be destroyed due to high THC levels, according to Hawaii Public Radio (HPR). The state Department of Agriculture granted waivers to four crops that tested slightly above the limit, allowing the plants to be used as...

Courts in Italy, Sweden Rule on THC-Containing Products

July 25, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Italy, Sweden--CBD is broadly legal across Europe, according to a report by Fortune. The Brightfield Group, a market intelligence firm for the legal cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabis industries, estimates that the European CBD market will boom over the next four years. It was estimated at $318 million in 2018, and...