Red Yeast Rice History Offers Blueprint For Clearing CBD As Dietary Ingredient

Legal dispute between FDA and Pharmanex decided in 1999 could be precedent for using hemp-derived ingredients including CBD in supplements, even though CBD already has been authorized for clinical drug evaluation and for use in a drug, says attorney Miriam Guggenheim.

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Litigation decided in 1999 that challenged the US Food and Drug Administration’s policy against using red yeast rice extract as a dietary ingredient could be a roadmap to convincing the agency to change its policy against cannabidiol's use in dietary supplements and food.

The legal battle between the agency and supplement marketer Pharmanex Inc. appears to be a precedent for using hemp-derived...

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