FDA Road To Decision On Expanding CBD Uses Starts With Weighing Impact On Existing And Future Use As Drug
Executive Summary
At public hearing, FDA officials starting with acting Commissioner Sharpless emphasized CBD is approved only as a drug and deciding on allowing its use in any other type of FDA-regulated product will be done with potential impact on drug development foremost in agency's thinking. Also apparent from questions 12-member panel of FDA officials asked was a potential regulatory pathway for clearing hemp and CBD as dietary ingredients will require resolving concerns about the substances' dose or concentration levels and establishing ingredient identity standards.
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