In several states across the country, authorities are targeting CBD-infused food and beverages. That’s because the FDA has not approved CBD as a food additive, putting CBD edibles on shaky legal ground. For example, in Maine the Department of Health and Human Services has ordered stores to stop carrying edible

In last week’s roundup, we noted that the World Health Organization’s Expert Committee on Drug Dependence had not yet presented their recommendations for the international scheduling of cannabis. The committee had been scheduled to release the report in December 2018. This week, the wait is finally over. The committee shared

The World Health Organization’s Expert Committee on Drug Dependence has stated that CBD should not be internationally scheduled as a controlled substance. And cannabis advocates had expected that the committee would release the results of a two-year study on cannabis before the end of 2018. But the committee still has

Oregon senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley sent a letter to the head of the FDA this week. They requested that the agency immediately begin updating “outdated” regulations that are standing in the way of interstate commerce for CBD-infused foods.

Last week, the New York Times caused an uproar among cannabis advocates by publishing an op-ed which asserted a causal relationship between cannabis, psychosis, and violent crime. So, has cannabis really caused an increase in violent crime in states where it’s legal? An analysis from Intelligencer characterizes the editorial as

As we say goodbye to the year 2018, we enter 2019 looking at the CBD industry’s new opportunities, along with the challenges the industry continues to face.

But first, a look back at last year’s most significant milestones for hemp and CBD.

Yesterday, President Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law. This was a huge victory for the hemp and CBD industries, because the law contains provisions explicitly removing industrial hemp from the controlled substances list and legalizing hemp agriculture nationwide.

This week’s biggest CBD industry development was the passage of the Farm Bill on Wednesday. Both chambers of Congress have now given their stamp of approval. This means that as soon as the President signs it into law, the new rules will take immediate effect. The bill, formally known as

Today, the House of Representatives followed the Senate in approving the 2018 Farm Bill. Cue the confetti, because this is a big deal for CBD consumers. That’s because the new law contains provisions that will explicitly make hemp legal throughout the United States. It also clearly and permanently removes hemp and hemp-derived