The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 became Public Law 115-334 on 12/20/18. Title XII Section 12619 of this act removed hemp and “tetrahydrocannabinols in hemp” from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). [Tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) are a cannabinoid subclass, as are Cannabidiols (CBD).] Also on 12/20/18, Scott Gottlieb, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, issued a Statement on the agency’s regulation of products containing cannabis and cannabis-derived compounds. The 12/20/18 Statement acknowledges hemp’s removal from the CSA, but goes on to state “Congress explicitly preserved the agency’s current authority to regulate products containing cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds…. We’ll take enforcement action needed to protect public health against companies illegally selling cannabis and cannabis-derived products…. The FDA will continue to take steps to make the…
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