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US FDA Heightens Focus On Cannabis With Hiring Of Norman Birenbaum As Public Health Advisor

 
• By Brenda Sandburg

Industry reps are glad that Birenbaum, who was the chief cannabis policy advisor to the governors of New York and Rhode Island, was given a prominent role at FDA that could spur regulatory action.

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FDA hires Norman Birenbaum to help advance agency's efforts to regulate cannabis • Source: Shutterstock

Norman Birenbaum’s appointment as a senior public health adviser in the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research is a positive development for the cannabis industry given his previous work helped legalize cannabis use in New York.

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