4 Sep 2017

FDA Seeking Public Comments on Cannabidiol (CBD)

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FDA Seeking Public Comments on Cannabidiol (CBD) | NORML

WASHINGTON, DC — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is soliciting public comments with regard to the therapeutic utility and abuse liability of various substances, including cannabidiol (CBD). The agency will consider these comments prior to preparing a formal response to the World Health Organization, which is considering placing the substances within their international drug scheduling code. Cannabidiol is defined by […]

FDA Seeking Public Comments on Cannabidiol (CBD) | The Daily Chronic

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28 Feb 2015

House panel backs bill seeking to boost industrial hemp crop

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House panel backs bill seeking to boost industrial hemp crop
The House agriculture committee unanimously passed the proposal that would specify the exemption of industrial hemp from its illegal cousin marijuana to include the “fiber, seeds, resin, and oil or any other compound,” from an industrial hemp plant.
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47 U.S. Representatives Co-Sponsor Bipartisan Industrial Hemp Farming Act
Vote Hemp, a major grassroots hemp advocacy group, on Thursday announced the introduction of complementary bills in the U.S. House and Senate, S. 134 and H.R. 525, titled the “Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015,” with support on both sides of the …
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Industrial Hemp Bill Clears House Panel
He became an advocate for industrial hemp in Virginia as a way to help small farms stay in business and boost the state economy. He spoke to us by cell phone on his way back from Richmond after he spoke before the Agriculture Committee in support of …
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