US Senate appropriators direct the Food and Drug Administration to establish an enforcement discretion policy for products containing hemp-derived cannabidiol, but omit a step their House counterparts request of first setting a safe level for the ingredient's use in food and dietary supplements.
Senate FDA Appropriation Includes $2M For CBD Enforcement Discretion Policy
Instruction in Appropriations Committee report on FY 2020 spending bill garners support from some stakeholders while others say setting a safe level of CBD's use in non-drug products should come first. Senate appropriators endorses FDA policy that regulations allowing sales of CBD non-drug products "not discourage the development of new drugs."
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