US Lawmakers Request Information on FDA Regulation of Cannabidiol

US Lawmakers Request Information on FDA Regulation of Cannabidiol
Marijuana plants grow at the Green Pearl Organics marijuana dispensary in Desert Hot Springs, Calif., on Jan. 1, 2018. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
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A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on July 27 issued a formal inquiry on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulation of cannabidiol (CBD), a compound derived from the cannabis sativa plant.

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), and ranking member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.), along with Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and ranking member Bill Cassidy (R-La.) issued a bicameral request for information to “subject matter experts and stakeholders.”