Abstract
Cannabidiol (CBD), a chemical found in cannabis, is popping up in all sorts of consumer products sold in the US, including lotions, tinctures, dietary supplements, food, beverages, and pet food. The US Food and Drug Administration has for several years been pondering ways to make it legal to market CBD in products regulated by the agency. Most of the CBD in products sold in the US today is derived from hemp, a cannabis strain that contains less than 0.3% of the psychoactive ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC. Nevertheless, the majority of such products are illegal because they don’t comply with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The FDA said late last year that it does not consider CBD generally recognized as safe for use in human or animal food, so it can’t be legally added to food without premarket approval from the FDA. The agency also said it is illegal
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