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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.
8/7/19
Miami Herald
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
5/31/19
The New York Times
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.
5/17/19
Stat News
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.
4/7/19
Washington Post