We’re excited to share that California SB235 unanimously passed the Senate Agriculture Committee this week. The bill—and its Assembly companion, AB45—would allow the distribution and sale of CBD as a food, beverage, and dietary supplement (subject to labeling requirements) and would make clear that a product is not adulterated or misbranded for including hemp. California Hemp Supporters are encouraged to use our State Action Center to continue urging state legislators to support AB45 and SB235.
Big news from DC this week: The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act has been amended into the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) after a House vote on Tuesday. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.), which places strong protections for hemp and CBD banking, heads now to the U.S. Senate.
Yesterday, two of the leading health agencies of federal government – the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control – issued simultaneous public warning notices to the public about Delta-8 THC products. The major concerns identified by these agencies involved their marketing, the potential use by minors, and most prominently, the potential harmful byproducts of unsafe…
Learn more about taking action on CBD and hemp initiatives at the state and national level, along with the history of hemp in the United States.
Take ActionOn the latest episode of US Hemp TV, Michael McGuffin, President of the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), joined U.S. Hemp Roundtable General Counsel, Jonathan Miller, to discuss the recent New Dietary Ingredient Notifications (NDINs) submitted on behalf of hemp-derived extracts rejected by the U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA) and the possible regulatory pathways for products…
