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As regulations are in the works, people speak out about using hemp-derived CBD

The Food and Drug Administration is “exploring potential pathways for various types of CBD products to be lawfully marketed,” as said in a release about its public hearing held on May 31.

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8/9/19

Advocate-Messenger

Want to be a cannabis connoisseur? Miami Dade College has a class for that.

In the crowded lobby of Miami Dade College’s North Campus in late July, groups of people waited in line to register for classes, secure their financial aid and ask their lingering logistical questions as they prepared for the fall term, which starts Aug. 23.

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8/7/19

Miami Herald

Senate Bill 57 positions Ohio hemp industry for a breakout

With hemp and its derivatives finally legal in Ohio, Scott Raybuck estimates his already-growing CBD company is poised for a breakout, in his home state particularly.

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8/4/19

Crain's Cleveland Business

CBD product retailers still risk legal encounters

Retail excitement about the hemp CBD market is obvious, even if the regulatory hurdles aren't always as clear

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7/24/19

Supermarket News

FDA issues warning to CBD company for 'unsubstantiated' health claims

Agency's latest move to temper CBD marketing

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7/23/19

Click Orlando

‘Hemp has exploded’ in Kentucky. What that means for new jobs, investment

Hemp fields in Kentucky are multiplying. So, too, is the field of hemp-related jobs — both inside and outside the agricultural sector.

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7/19/19

Lexington Herald-Leader/Kentucky.com

South Dakota lawmakers take a lesson from Kentucky's hemp industry

Hemp farming can work as long as state agriculture and law enforcement officials collaborate to regulate it, South Dakota lawmakers heard on Thursday.

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7/11/19

Aurgus Leader

Lawmakers grow impatient for FDA cannabis rules

Congress is cranking up the pressure on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to draft rules to regulate cannabis-based products.

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7/6/19

The Hill

FDA’s Regulation of CBD, Insights and Predictions from Hemp’s Champion Jonathan Miller

“People still worry for some reason that they’re going to get high or potentially sick off of CBD,” says Jonathan Miller of the US Hemp Authority.

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6/21/19

Candid Chronicle

As CBD Oils Become More Popular, The FDA Considers Whether To Set New Rules

The Food and Drug Administration is holding its first public hearing on CBD, the cannabis extract that has quickly grown into a billion-dollar industry. Today's hearing will help officials determine how to regulate CBD products.

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5/31/19

NPR

Concerns over exaggerated health claims prompt FDA hearing on effects of CBD products

Cannabis-related products have flooded the market, making health claims about pain relief, immune function and anxiety and depression. On Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration is holding its first hearing to assess the safety and efficacy of these CBD products.

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5/31/19

WTKR 3 News

Concerns over exaggerated health claims prompt FDA hearing on effects of CBD products

Cannabis-related products have flooded the market, making health claims about pain relief, immune function and anxiety and depression. But the US Food and Drug Administration says there is little known about how effective they are.

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5/31/19

CNN Health

At first-ever public hearing on CBD, advocates and FDA try to blaze trail to regulatory compromise

By 10:30 a.m., a panel of the Food and Drug Administration’s top regulators had already heard from more than 50 different people, all eager to squeeze their hopes or concerns about CBD, the booming marijuana-adjacent compound companies are suddenly adding to everything from dog food to dietary supplements, into the short speaking time they were granted.

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5/31/19

Stat News

Cannabis Companies Push F.D.A. to Ease Rules on CBD Products

F.D.A. hearings are usually tedious affairs. But this one — called to begin the process of figuring out which products in the burgeoning cannabis industry can be legally sold in the United States — was the hottest ticket in the capital.

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5/31/19

The New York Times

More than 110 people are scheduled to testify at today’s FDA hearing on CBD

Cannabidiol, or CBD, as the cannabis-derived compound is known, is enormously popular in the US, embraced as a panacea for the modern condition.

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5/31/19

QZ.com

FDA, Hemp Industry Prepare for Friday Hearing on CBD Regulation

The FDA is weighing decisions on how to classify and regulate products with CBD, a compound in cannabis.

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5/30/19

US News

CBD on the menu? Not so fast in Georgia

Restaurants, coffeehouses and bars are pulling back their CBD-infused items since Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black issued a warning this month that CBD remains barred from food and drinks.

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5/20/19

AJC

Dude, where’s my regulatory framework? As CBD gains popularity, Washington struggles to keep up

Online reviews proclaim CBD a “life changer,” “the best thing ever,” and “truly incredible.” It’s a $390 million industry, expected to grow to at least $1.3 billion by 2022. Montel Williams has his own designer line of CBD products; so do Tommy Chong and Mike Tyson.

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5/17/19

Stat News

Jonathan Miller and the US Hemp Roundtable

The CBD and hemp industries are growing exponentially thanks to the efforts of several notable people and organizations. Among those entities are Jonathan Miller and the US Hemp Roundtable.

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5/8/19

The CBD Insider

CBD Arrests Flying High at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport

At North Texas' busiest airport, the fourth largest in the country, customs officers will detain international travelers, and seize their CBD, if a quick field test shows it to contain even a small trace of THC.

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4/25/19

NBC DFW

Now-Legal Hemp Industry Needs FDA Stamp to Help Tap Big Market

Hemp farmers got a big win in the 2018 farm law, which legalized hemp as an agricultural product. Now, they’re facing another hurdle, as they await federal regulations on one of their best-selling items: hemp-derived CBD.

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4/18/19

Bloomberg

CBD May Be Legal, But Is It Safe?

Few rules require CBD products to be tested for contaminants or how much CBD they contain. Here's how to stay safe.

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4/15/19

Consumer Reports

Senators to financial regulatory institutions—hemp ‘no longer a controlled substance’

Despite passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, hemp farmers and producers continue to face challenges accessing banking and other financial services.

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4/8/19

Natural Products Insider

Is CBD legal in New York? NYCurious

CBD has shown promise as a therapeutic product, but its effectiveness is still being researched.

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4/8/19

AM NEWYORK

No One’s Really Sure How to Regulate This Hemp Food Craze

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — At Joshua Hudson’s smoothie shop, a bohemian outpost called Twisted Smoothie in a small strip mall here, customers can add a 15 mg or 30 mg shot of cannabidiol, or CBD, to their blended drinks for a few extra dollars.

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4/7/19

Washington Post

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