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CBD Market Report

Project CBD

HerbalGram, the acclaimed quarterly journal of the American Botanical Council, recently published its 2021 “Herb Market Report,” which included data on sales of CBD as an herbal ingredient in mainstream and natural retail channels in the United States. E-commerce sales of CBD in the U.S. increase in annual sales.

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Are CBD-Infused Alcohol Beverages Legal?

Canna Law Blog

Alcohol and Tobacco and Trade Bureau (“TTB”) as well as by state liquor control agencies in states where the production and sale of hemp-infused drinks is allowed. As such, the FDA has refused to recognize hemp-CBD as a safe food additive, which means it would treat hemp-CBD infused alcoholic beverages as unlawful under the FD&CA.

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Is weed legal in Greece?

The Cannigma

tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which was followed in 2021 by the approval of a bill to legalize the cultivation and sale of medical marijuana with more than 0.2% A demonstration in central Athens during the Global Marijuana march, an annual rally demanding the legalization of marijuana and changes in drug policies (Shutterstock).

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

The Blunt Truth

Unlike hemp derivatives– hulled hemp seed, hemp seed protein powder, and hemp seed oil–which were added to the FDA’s Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) inventory, the FDA also confirmed that, at this time, CBD is not generally recognized as safe for use in human or animal food.

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Philippines: Cannabis bills likely to be indefinitely postponed

Cannabis Law Report

The main roadblock is President Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial anti-drug policy – popularly called the ‘war on drugs’ – which has attracted criticism from human rights advocates because of the rising number of extra-judicial killings. This probably inspired the approval on the third and final reading of House Bill (HB) No. Not in my time….”.

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Oregon to Crack Down on CBD-Infused Alcoholic Beverages

Canna Law Blog

In addition, the state agency announced it would begin cracking down on the sale of CBD-infused alcoholic beverages manufactured in the state starting February 2020. Because the FDA has approved CBD as a drug ingredient in the treatment of epilepsy ( Epidiolex ), the cannabis compound cannot be also be used in and marketed as a food.

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Japan is Poised to Legalize Medical Marijuana

Veriheal

The report states that the revision is an essential move for ensuring the legal use of cannabis-derived epilepsy drug Epidiolex , which is currently being reviewed as part of a series of clinical trials in Japan. On Tuesday, January 24, several legislative bills were unveiled by the Japanese government. ‘1948 Law No.