According to the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine, components of marijuana, including cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), can cause brain and facial birth defects if used during the first trimester. The development of the embryo in...
The House Judiciary Committee approved the legislation in a bipartisan vote of 24 to 10, sending it for a floor vote. The MORE Act, introduced in July by House Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), would decriminalize cannabis federally by removing it from the...
The agency reiterated adding CBD to a food or labeling it as a dietary supplement remained illegal, and noted the limited data about CBD safety indicated risks that needed to be further studied. The FDA has seen only limited data about CBD safety and these data point...
FDA is continuing to crack down on the legality of CBD when a case comes across its desk despite a call for an official enforcement discretion policy. FDA does not seem to be out there looking for CBD cases, but when one comes over the transom, it will enforce based...
The banking reform bill now goes to the US Senate, where passage is less certain. The US House voted 321-103 to pass the SAFE Banking Act on Sept. H.R. 1595 will provide a safe harbor for financial institutions that work with cannabis business clients, effectively...
More CBD-infused products are entering the market, particularly in health-and-wellness product categories. MRI-Simmons, found that 43 percent of people surveyed said that they prefer alternative medicine to traditional medical practices. This year, for the first time...
