Currently, there is no definitive timetable for when the FDA will issue detailed rules on hemp and CBD sales. With regulations in place, CBD makers and hemp farmers could operate and expand their operations without fear of federal prosecution. These regulations would serve as the law of the land until the FDA finalized permanent regulations. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is seeking temporary rules from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in order to govern the sale of hemp-derived CBD products. It would also put pressure on the remaining states, such as South Dakota, that outlaw hemp and CBD altogether, to abandon their prohibition stance.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is seeking temporary rules from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in order to govern the sale of hemp-derived CBD products.
McConnell has introduced the idea of including CBD regulatory language in the Senate appropriations bill that would require the FDA to keep Congress informed on its progress in drafting a CBD “enforcement discretion” policy.
With regulations in place, CBD makers and hemp farmers could operate and expand their operations without fear of federal prosecution. It would also put pressure on the remaining states, such as South...
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