House Agriculture Chairman Plants Seeds For FDA's CBD Policy With First Bill

Minnesota Democrat Collin Peterson’s bill, the first targeting FDA’s CBD question, could provide an entire answer or it could set table for discussion in Congress about legislation on establishing an FDA regulation on using CBD, and potentially other hemp-derived substances, in products other than drugs subject to its oversight.

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The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee has support from Republicans as well as other Democrats for legislation he introduced that would make hemp-derived cannabidiol lawful for use in dietary supplements.

However, even though Food and Drug Administration officials have suggested that Congress could solve the agency’s current dilemma around CBD’s...

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