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The Legal Status of Cannabis for Animals

Project CBD

This explosion of interest in the use of cannabis and CBD for animals has led to the development of a multi-million dollar industry creating cannabis-based products for pets. As with humans, cannabis for pets can be broadly divided into two categories : hemp-based CBD and true medical cannabis (marijuana) products. Related story.

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FDA Stresses CBD Safety Concerns in 15 Warning Letters and Revised Consumer Update

The Blunt Truth

In addition to the letters, the FDA published a revised Consumer Update detailing safety concerns about CBD products more broadly. Implicated in the letters is an array of CBD products, including oils, tinctures, balms, gummies, lotions, roll-on gels, caramels, soaps, face masks, pet products, water, sprays and creams.

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The Week in Weed: September 17, 2021

The Blunt Truth

Changes include new regulations regarding product samples, a change to the definition of cannabis business owners in the state and a loosening of rules around the sale of branded merchandise. Although many CBD products are available for pets, owners have questions about how to administer them and their overall safety.

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Five Takeaways From California’s New State Industrial Hemp Bill

Cannabis Law Report

These new mandates include, but are not limited to a certificate of analysis, cannabinoid concentration statement, and a statement that the FDA has not evaluated the product for safety or efficacy. The new law also exempts cannabidiol from the definition of “THC.”

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Hemp CBD Across Europe: The United Kingdom

Canna Law Blog

Because industrial hemp falls under the definition of genus Cannabis, UK law treats it as a controlled drug in Class B of The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (“MDA”) and Schedule 1 of The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 (“Regulations”). Hemp CBD Pet Foods and Products. We begin by analyzing the laws of the United Kingdom (“UK”).

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Article – Husch Blackwell : CBD in your Animal Food or Feed? Not So Fast.

Cannabis Law Report

Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as well as the actions taken by the Association of Animal Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), should be of particular interest to animal feed and pet food manufacturers interested in expanding into the so-called green rush. Hemp and CBD Use. percent on a dry weight basis. at this time.

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DEA Approves Cocaine Derivative for Parkinson’s Research. Why Not Cannabis?

Veriheal

They noted this cocaine derivative serves as a “diagnostic substance that is useful in assisting the evaluation of adult patients with suspected Parkinsonian syndromes, used in the visualization of striatal dopamine transporters (DAT) using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging.”

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