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Editor’s note: The headline of this story was updated to more accurately reflect the nature of the debate around THC limits in hemp. State Agriculture Departments Across U.S. Urging Congress To Raise THC Limit For Legal Hemp  The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA...

For the first time, Congress officially addressed the impact of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) inaction regarding the regulations of CBD products. What Happened: In an opening statement at the hearing, “Hemp in the Modern World: The Years long Wait for FDA Action,”...

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers reintroduced a measure on Wednesday that aims to secure the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulation of hemp-derived CBD products. On the same day, the Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services chairwoman Lica...

The hemp industry’s national advocacy organization, the U.S. Hemp Roundtable is not pleased with the recent Food and Drug Administration's presentation of a potential CBD framework. The coalition's general counsel, Jonathan Miller, wrote to key congressional leaders...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not given up on regulating CBD and hemp-derived products in a way that would be safe for consumers and producers. Last week, the administration held a virtual panel “A New Way Forward for Cannabidiol and Other Hemp Products” for ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in January it will not regulate CBD as a food and dietary supplement ingredient and that it plans to work with Congress to create "safeguards and oversight to manage and minimize risks related to CBD products." While this announcement...

President Joe Biden praised Oregon Governor Kate Brown (D) for following his example and recommendation by pardoning all simple marijuana convictions at the state level. On Monday, Gov. Brown announced a pardon for prior offenses of simple cannabis possession impacting...

FDA Chief Recognizes Slow Progress On CBD Regulations   Dr. Robert M. Califf confirmed on Thursday at a congressional panel that the FDA has made little progress on the regulatory framework around CBD products over the years since Trump signed the Farm Bill in late 2018.  ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has outlined its approach to studying the current CBD marketplace. The federal agency penned a report titled, “Sampling Study of the Current Cannabidiol Marketplace to Determine the Extent That Products are Mislabeled or Adulterated....