On November 16, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued five new warning letters to various companies making edible products containing cannabidiol (CBD) and/or Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)...more
11/29/2022
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On May 13, the FDA issued a public warning regarding reports of accidental ingestion of food products containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) by children. The FDA warned that edible products containing THC “can be easily...more
The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just released a report to Congress regarding the agency’s progress toward comprehensive regulation of hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD). The report echoes the hard-line approach to...more
3/9/2020
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On the heels of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent declarations regarding the safety of products containing cannabidiol (CBD), several companies have been hit with class action lawsuits alleging that that...more
On November 25, 2019, the U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA) took several significant actions regarding sellers of products containing cannabidiol (CBD). The FDA announced that it cannot conclude that CBD is “generally...more
11/27/2019
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent a joint warning letter on Tuesday, October 22, 2019, to Rooted Apothecary, LLC, alleging that the Florida-based company has been making...more
10/28/2019
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