FDA Budget Request Includes $5M For CBD Regulation With Pathway Unclear
Executive Summary
FDA includes cannabis product regulation in FY 2021 food safety priorities, “key areas where resources have been historically underfunded and for which there are rising public health needs as growing markets outpace increases to Agency resources,” it states in its budget request.
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