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FDA’s Most Recent Hire Could Lead to CBD Regulation

The federal agency named Norman Birenbaum as senior public health advisor at the agency’s Center for Regulatory Programs Sept. 26.

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Andriana Ruscitto
September 28, 2022

One hemp industry organization is hopeful that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) most recent hire could lead the federal agency to regulate CBD.

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