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CBD is getting buzz, but does it work? And is it legal?
With CBD showing up everywhere, U.S. regulators announced Tuesday they are exploring ways the marijuana extract could be used legally in foods, dietary supplements and cosmetics.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it will hold a public hearing May 31 to gather more information on the science, manufacturing and sale of cannabis compounds such as CBD.
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My understanding is that you could sell horse s**t as a health food supplement as long as you didn't make medical therapeutic claims for it. In order to do that you would have to go through clinical trials in order to prove safety & efficacy. No pharma company is going to do that because CBD has no known documented medical uses & for that matter it is a known chemical & could therefore not be patented as a unique composition of matter. Anyone can peddle this like snake oil & just label it CBD.
With CBD showing up everywhere, U.S. regulators announced Tuesday they are exploring ways the marijuana extract could be used legally in foods, dietary supplements and cosmetics.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it will hold a public hearing May 31 to gather more information on the science, manufacturing and sale of cannabis compounds such as CBD.
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My understanding is that you could sell horse s**t as a health food supplement as long as you didn't make medical therapeutic claims for it. In order to do that you would have to go through clinical trials in order to prove safety & efficacy. No pharma company is going to do that because CBD has no known documented medical uses & for that matter it is a known chemical & could therefore not be patented as a unique composition of matter. Anyone can peddle this like snake oil & just label it CBD.