Schumer Includes Cannabinoid Pathway For Supplements In Cannabis Legalization Draft Bill

Joined by Wyden And Booker, Majority Leader Also Proposes Setting Safe Daily Level

Draft bill proposes rules not only on producing and marketing marijuana, but on using in supplements ingredients derived from cannabis plants classified as hemp. Some supplement industry stakeholders see draft as delivering on industry requests but others say it goes too far.  

The US Senate majority leader leaves no stone unturned in draft legislation to change federal regulations on the commercial use of ingredients from cannabis plants.

Sen. Chuck Schumer’s draft bill proposes rules not only on producing, marketing and possessing marijuana, but also on using...

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