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Revised Hemp-CBD Status Report

How hemp and CBD companies are impacted by passage of the Farm Bill

Congress passed a Farm Bill in 2018 that included historic provisions to legalize hemp, the low THC cultivars of the Cannabis sativa L. species. This landmark legislation changes how hemp and hemp-derived products like cannabidiol (CBD) are regulated in the U.S. To help the herbal products industry understand the new regulatory landscape, AHPA has expanded this Status Report and to answer industry questions about the new legal landscape.

AHPA Hemp-CBD Supplement Congress

First event to focus on challenges and opportunities for marketing hemp and CBD in dietary supplement products

This unique, two-day Hemp-CBD Supplement Congress will provide critical information for companies navigating the rapidly evolving legal, regulatory and financial landscapes to manufacture and market dietary supplement products with hemp or hemp-derived ingredients including cannabidiol (CBD).

June 2019 AHPA Report: FDA-USDA at CBD Congress, NDI-GRAS Workshop, AHPA members and staff at USP, CFSAN, NIH and more

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The June AHPA Report includes recent AHPA presentations at NIH, USP, CFSAN, plus legal and regulatory updates, recent AHPA news and advocacy and much more.

Sen. Wyden urges HHS-FDA to issue interim final rule for lawful use of CBD in food and dietary supplements

Sen. Wyden's request aligns with AHPA's hemp-CBD advocacy

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), a co-author of the hemp provisions included in the 2018 Farm Bill, sent letters to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Ned Sharpless and Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar urging the agencies to promptly create a regulatory pathway to use cannabidiol (CBD) as a food additive and as a dietary ingredient in dietary supplements.

AHPA President Michael McGuffin presents on CA regulations that impact the supplement industry at ACI Conference

AHPA provides several resources to help navigate CA regulations

American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) President Michael McGuffin discussed significant California regulations that impact the dietary supplement industry at the American Conference Institute's (ACI's) seventh annual Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements held in New York City June 18-20.

AHPA urges USTR to exempt herbal product ingredients from proposed China tariff increases

Herbal ingredients should be excluded from tariff increases because supplements and food play important roles in the health of U.S. consumers

The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) urged the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to remove herbal product ingredients from a list of Chinese goods that would be subject to a 25 percent ad valorem duty under a recent USTR proposal to increase tariffs on an estimated $300 billion worth of Chinese imports.

Greenfield Grant for Cannabis & Hemp

Winner will be announced at the Marijuana Business Convention & Expo in Las Vegas

InstantGMP, Inc. in conjunction with the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), California Cannabis Industry Association (CCIA), and the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) are happy to announce the 2019 Greenfield Grant – the only contest in the cannabis, CBD, and hemp markets that helps companies become industry superstars. Crowning of the winner will be at the Marijuana Business Convention & Expo in Las Vegas.

More than 30 AHPA members and staff participate in the 2019 Day on the Hill

AHPA partners with CRN, CHPA and UNPA to produce this unique advocacy opportunity

More than 30 AHPA member company executives—including company presidents, regulatory experts, and government relations executives—with a vested interest in legislative activity in Congress—flew in from across the nation, for a full day of networking and discussions with members of Congress and their staff.

AHPA presents at 2019 NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Research Practicum

Dr. Zimmermann highlights industry actions to ensure safe and high-quality herbal supplements to medical professionals and researchers

AHPA Chief Information Analyst Merle Zimmermann, Ph.D. presented last week at the Mary Frances Picciano Dietary Supplement Research Practicum held by the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, MD.

AHPA President Michael McGuffin urges FDA to use existing authority to create legal pathway for CBD products

McGuffin recommends FDA issue interim final rule with an accelerated effective date

American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) President Michael McGuffin urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use existing authority to quickly create a lawful pathway -- including considering issuing a interim final rule -- for marketing of cannabidiol (CBD)-containing supplements and foods at a public meeting held by FDA in Silver Spring, MD.

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