On Wednesday, October 6, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 45 (AB-45) that “prohibit[s] restrictions on the sale of dietary supplements, food, beverages, cosmetics, or pet food that include industrial hemp or cannabinoids, extracts, or derivatives from industrial hemp-based solely on the inclusion of those substances.” AB-45 is highly significant amongst the cannabis regulatory landscape because it constitutes a departure from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) guidance that CBD cannot be introduced to food products or dietary supplements sold in interstate commerce. That is not to say, however, that the inclusion of CBD in “industrial hemp products,” a term that encompasses cosmetics, food, food additives, dietary supplements, or herbs for human or animal consumption that contain industrial hemp, is totally unregulated in California. Rather, AB-45 prohibits industrial hemp products from being distributed or sold in the state, absent documentation that they were produced from industrial hemp regulated by the California Department of Food and Agriculture or otherwise meet the requirements of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (if sourced from outside California). Additionally, manufacturers who create certain types of industrial hemp products will be required to register with the California Department of Public Health.
Sean Hocking, Cannabis Law Report, 10/27/2021 02:27:00
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