date:Aug 01, 2018
retary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)currently Alex M. Azar IIhas authority to avoid potentially years of litigation between the hemp industry and FDA over the legality of CBD by making it lawful in dietary supplements through the issuance of a regulation.
The legal status of CBD in dietary supplements is mired in controversy, largely due to a provision in the Federal Food, Drug Cosmetic Act (FDCA) aimed to protect the gargantuan investment required to develop new ph