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In reliance on a drug trial that was announced eight years ago, FDA has determined CBD cannot be marketed as a dietary supplement.
FDA could change its mind, but only if it is provided evidence that CBD was marketed as a supplement or conventional food before GW Pharmaceuticals plc announced that a clinical trial had been initiated in the United States to study Sativex, a drug that was used to treat pain in patients who suffered from advanced cancer. The drug is composed mostly of two cannabinoids: CBD and THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.
Jeff Ventura, an FDA spokesman, referenced the 2007 trial in connection with the agency’s previously announced conclusion in a marijuana Q&A that CBD products are excluded from the definition of a dietary supplement.
That is because products cannot meet the definition of a dietary supplement or conventional food if
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