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Industry Groups Call on Congress to Demand FDA Allow CBD to be Marketed as a Dietary Supplement

NPA, CRN, & the U.S. Hemp Roundtable were among those to offer testimony at the Congressional hearing "Hemp in the Modern World: The Years long Wait for FDA Action."

July 28, 2023

Maggie Jaqua

NPA, CRN, & the U.S. Hemp Roundtable were among those to offer testimony at the Congressional hearing "Hemp in the Modern World: The Years long Wait for FDA Action."

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The Latest in the Push for Regulation of Hemp Products Such as CBD

A bill to establish a framework for the FDA to regulate hemp-derived CBD as a dietary supplement or food and beverage additive has been reintroduced, and Congress is formally scrutinizing FDA's inaction on hemp products such as CBD.

July 26, 2023

Maggie Jaqua

A bill to establish a framework for the FDA to regulate hemp-derived CBD as a dietary supplement or food and beverage additive has been reintroduced, and Congress is formally scrutinizing FDA's inaction on hemp products such as CBD.

U.S. Hemp Roundtable Urges Congress to Regulate CBD & Other Hemp-Derived Compounds in 2023 Farm Bill

July 29, 2022

Maggie Jaqua

Washington D.C.—U.S. Hemp Roundtable Vice President and CEO of Kentucky-based Ecofibre, Eric Wang, and Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles, testified at a Congressional hearing regarding "An Examination of the USDA’s Hemp Production Program." The purpose of the hearing was to explore opportunities to improve the current rules on hemp...

“The era of CBD prohibition in California is over" as Newsom Signs Bill

October 7, 2021

Julia Peterman

Los Angeles, CA—California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill explicitly legalizing and regulating cannabidiol (CBD). A Politico article explains that all involved—hemp, cannabis, and dietary supplement industry members—have agreed on a proposal, now known as CA AB 45 (21R), which would allow CBD and other parts of the hemp...

Bill to Ensure Safe, Equal Access to CBD Introduced in U.S. Senate

May 19, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—Three U.S. Senators have introduced a bill to update regulations in order to ensure equal and safe access to hemp-derived CBD products, according to a press release from Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR). “CBD products are legally being used and produced across the nation. Yet because the FDA has failed...

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...

"Critical" Bill to Legalize Hemp, CBD Introduced in Congress

February 8, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—Representatives Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Morgan Griffith (R-VA) have introduced a bill that would allow hemp and cannabidiol (CBD) to be marketed and sold as supplements. “Reps. Schraeder and Griffith have shown true leadership on this issue, and we anticipate support continuing to build as it progresses through Congress,”...

Broad Support for Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD In Dietary Supplements Is an Industry No Brainer

September 18, 2020

Jonathan Miller

The demand for and surge in CBD products that promote wellness, combined with an all-time high use of dietary supplements in the U.S., have underscored the importance of national leaders providing greater clarity and certainty around the usage of hemp-derived CBD in dietary supplements for both consumers and those working...

Industry Groups Have Mixed Reactions to Legislation to Regulate CBD

September 8, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

(Updated September 9, 2020) Washington, D.C.—Bipartisan legislation introduced by Representative Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Representative Morgan Griffith (R-VA) is being both applauded and rejected by leading industry associations. The Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act of 2020 (H.R. 8179) would make hemp, cannabidiol (CBD) derived from hemp,...

CV Sciences Certified by The U.S. Hemp Authority Guidance Program

January 3, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Las Vegas, NV—CV Sciences, Inc., announced in a press release that it has been certified by the U.S. Hemp Authority Guidance Program. The program was developed by the U.S. Hemp Roundtable, and is designed to educate hemp farmers and hemp finished product producers in FDA Current Good Manufacturing Practices and...