Brewers are working with firms on launching in Canada beverages with cannabis-based ingredients before potentially distributing products in US. Alkaline Water Co. expects lawful sales of CBD supplements and foods in US early in 2020, when it plans to launch Alkaline88 CBD-infused waters.
Anheuser-Busch InBev Cos. LLC and Molson Coors Brewing Co. are working with Canadian firms to launch beverages containing cannabis-based ingredients there before potentially distributing the products in the US.
Alkaline Water Co. Inc., meanwhile, expects the US Food and Drug Administration to establish lawful sales of CBD-containing supplements and...
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