Trends & Articles Former FDA Commissioner Calls for Ban on THC-based Vaping Products by Sophia Vida October 16, 2019 In light of many people dying and several hundred becoming sick over a mysterious lung disease related to vaping, Scott Gottlieb, the former Food & Drug Administration Commissioner, has called for a ban on THC-based vaping pro...
Trends & Articles Former FDA Commissioner Says its Time for Feds to Regulate Marijuana by Sophia Vida September 20, 2019 According to former Food and Drug Administration commissioner Scott Gottlieb, it is time for the federal government to regulate marijuana sensibly so that it can access the medical value of the drug. The former FDA commissioner...
Legal Related FDA Sets Public Hearing on CBD for May 31st by Sophia Vida April 03, 2019 The Food and Drug Administration will be hosting its very first public hearing on CBD on May 31st on legalizing CBD in food and drinks. Currently the FDA prohibits CBD from being added to food. The meeting is also to find a ...
Legal Related FDA Commissioner Discusses Enforcement Priorities for CBD Products by Sophia Vida March 29, 2019 Scott Gottlieb, the Food and Drug Administration's Commissioner who is stepping down soon, spoke at his final hearing before a Senate appropriations subcommittee on Thursday. The outgoing chief discusses the agency's plan to re...
Trends & Articles Marijuana Stocks Drop As FDA Head Resigns by Sophia Vida March 07, 2019 U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner Scott Gottlieb will be stepping down from the agency next month after having the role for two years. Marijuana stocks saw losses on the news as investors questioned the fate now of...
Legal Related The Food And Drug Administration Considers Interstate Sales of Cannabis-based CBD Food and Drinks by Sophia Vida December 21, 2018 It was this month that President Trump legalized the highly awaited farm bill that legalized hemp. Now the Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has said that the agency is looking for “pathways” that wou...
Spotlight Stock The U.S. FDA Approves First Marijuana-Based Medicine by Sophia Vida June 26, 2018 The Food and Drug Administration made history on Monday by approving the nation's very first drug derived from cannabis called Epidiolex. GW Pharmaceutical's Epidiolex is made of CBD, a component of marijuana that provides no h...