Silver Spring, MD—Stephen Hahn, M.D., was confirmed Thursday as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, according to The Washington Post. The Senate vote was 72 to 18. He faces the vaping crisis and the problem of CBD, still unregulated and largely illegal. Dr. Hahn was the Chief Medical Executive...
Washington, D.C.—President Trump announced his intent to nominate Stephen Hahn, a cancer specialist and hospital administrator, to lead the FDA. According to Politico, this would be Dr. Hahn’s first public service post in 25 years, if the Senate confirms him. Dr. Hahn was chairman of the radiation oncology department at...
Washington, D.C.—The National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) delivered a letter to both chambers of Congress urging sensible and timely federal action in response to increasing illnesses tied to illicit market vape cartridge products, according to a press release. The letter—signed by business leaders, advocates, and policy experts—asks lawmakers to work...
The vaping crisis has caused a lot of people a lot of angst. I’ve even had some ex-smoker friends of mine who are weaning off cigarettes using devices like the Juul say to me—kiddingly, I hope—that they would be better off going back on cigarettes! I can certainly understand the...
Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association (NPA) is warning Congress that the vaping crisis will repeat itself within the CBD industry if FDA doesn’t act, according to a press release. NPA notes that, given that all CBD products except for Epidiolex are technically illegal, they aren’t subject to any safety, purity,...
Washington and Oregon--Rite Aid will start selling CBD creams, lotions and lip balms in Washington and Oregon this month, according to CNBC. The drugstore is testing public demand for CBD-based consumer products, having "heard from many customers about their interest in purchasing CBD products," the company said in a statement quoted...
