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The FDA has grown increasingly aggressive in enforcing food and drug laws. It not only asserts the power to regulate interstate commerce; it also often asserts the authority to regulate food and drugs within state lines, including raw milk, CBD, and even meat. But the...
On May 31, the FDA held its first hearing on CBD. After the meeting, the same questions remain as before: will the federal agency continue to maintain its current regulation and prohibition of hemp-derived cannabinoids? Or will it give in to market forces and open the...
On May 30, Pres. Donald Trump signed a federal Right to Try Act into law. The new law will allow terminally ill patients to access investigational treatments that have not received final FDA approval. During the signing ceremony, Trump said, “With the...
Constitutionally, food safety falls within the powers reserved to the states and the people. The feds have no authority to enforce food safety laws within the border of a state. Nevertheless, federal agencies still want more control over America’s food supply,...