FDA Updates Guidance for CBD Products amid a New Round of Warning Letters and Announcement of Date for Public Hearing April 3, 2019 Ian Stewart Policy & Legal, Spotlight 0 Comments By Ian Stewart & Neil Willner Attorneys at Wilson Elser On April 2, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a sweeping press release from outgoing Commissioner Scott Gottlieb covering new steps to advance the agency’s continued evaluation… Read More→
Market Confusion on CBD and Hemp; FDA Commissioner Resigns amid Congressional Pressure for Federal Guidance March 7, 2019 Ian Stewart Hemp Policy & Legal, Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Ian Stewart &Â Neil Willner The Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Scott Gottlieb MD, who has received high marks for his leadership of the agency since May 2017, announced his resignation on March 5, 2019, stating that… Read More→
FDA Updates its Position on CBD upon Signing of Farm Bill January 2, 2019 Ian Stewart Cultivation, Hemp Policy & Legal, News & Insights, Policy & Legal, Retail 0 Comments Hours after President Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law, the FDA released a lengthy statement from its commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, M.D., updating its position on CBD products intended for human consumption. Flexing its muscle, the FDA points out… Read More→
FDA plans to impose severe restrictions on e-cigarettes November 8, 2018 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments The Food and Drug Administration, alarmed by a huge increase in vaping among minors, is expected to impose severe restrictions on the sale of e-cigarettes products throughout the United States — actions that will likely have a significant impact on… Read More→
Will the FDA/DEA Epidiolex Rulings and the 2018 Farm Bill Change the Industry? October 4, 2018 Courtney Elder Hemp Industry News, Policy & Legal 0 Comments In late June 2018, the Food and Drug Administration announced approval for a new medication that could potentially change the way the world views cannabis. Epidiolex is a CBD-based oral solution that is prescribed to treat two forms of rare… Read More→
Don’t Expect Joints If the FDA Ever Approves Medical Marijuana May 8, 2018 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments While past marijuana opponents like John Boehner are coming around to legal weed, the Food and Drug Administration isn’t likely to recommend that Americans light up a joint anytime soon. That doesn’t mean that cannabis will never be sanctioned by… Read More→