FDA Issues Warning Letters to 8 Marketers of CBD Products

February 11, 2016

Similar to a year ago, when the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued warning letters to six companies, the FDA issued several warning letters to marketers of products with cannabidiol (CBD):

ABC Productions

Dose of Nature

Green Garden Gold

HealthyHempOil.com

Michigan Herbal Remedies

MorgueJuice.com

PainBomb

Sana Te Oils

The letters are all fairly similar and criticize health claims made by the company as supplements. Unless the product was marketed before GW Pharma (NASDAQ: GWPH) published clinical trials, the companies can’t make health claims ...

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