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16 Bipartisan Congress Members Urge Biden Administration To Make Cannabis Scheduling Review Transparent
Monday, March 13, 2023 - 10:10am | 806As many as sixteen bipartisan congressional lawmakers signed a letter Thursday urging the Biden administration to make marijuana scheduling review available to the public. There is no doubt that cannabis scheduling will be a burning topic among many other issues at the...
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FDA Approves Opioid Overdose Antidote Narcan For OTC Sale
Thursday, November 17, 2022 - 6:33pm | 694The Food and Drug Administration has determined that certain naloxone products like Narcan are safe enough to potentially be sold without a prescription. Narcan, a brand name for naloxone, is a medication used to reverse the effects of opioids, usually in the case of an...
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Johnson & Johnson Urges FDA To Take Interim Steps As It Continues To Review CBD
Thursday, June 16, 2022 - 9:15am | 521The FDA's Science Board has once again reviewed the idea of incorporating cannabinoids into dietary supplements. At a Tuesday meeting with the FDA's public advisory committee, the panel focused on “challenges in evaluating the safety of dietary supplement and food...
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Cannabis Reg. Update: FDA To Review CBD Again, DEA Wins In Hemp Extract Case & More
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 10:57pm | 1213FDA To Review CBD Once Again The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Science Board is expected to review the idea of incorporating cannabinoids into dietary supplements on Tuesday at the public advisory committee meeting. However, broad market sentiment is not that optimistic that the virtual...
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Cannabis Regulatory Update: FDA On CBD Reg Stalling, NY Issues 58 Cannabis Grow Licenses, LA's State Worker Protections
Friday, May 20, 2022 - 11:14am | 674FDA 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. ...
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National Industrial Hemp Council Lauds Pres. Biden's Nomination To Lead FDA: Dr. Robert Califf
Friday, November 12, 2021 - 5:33pm | 297President Joe Biden is nominating former U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert M. Califf, to lead the agency, once again. Califf, 70, a cardiologist and clinical trial specialist, served as FDA commissioner for the last 11 months of President Barack Obama’...