“As a naturally occurring substance, CBD should be regulated as a natural health product,” CHFA President Helen Long said in a statement.
To find out more about the CHFA’s statement, click here.
Published October 1, 2019
Canada should allow hemp-derived CBD sales without a cannabis license, according to Canada’s largest trade association dedicated to natural health and organic products.
The Canadian Health Food Association (CHFA) said natural-foods stores and other retailers shouldn’t need permission from Health Canada, the agency that regulates marijuana.
The notice Monday came in response to one in June from Health Canada that hemp-derived CBD would be treated as a “cannabis health product” and legal only through regulated marijuana retailers without a prescription.
The CHFA said Canadian dispensaries can’t handle the volume of people seeking CBD and added that limiting CBD sales would fuel “the growing illicit market for CBD health products.”
“As a naturally occurring substance, CBD should be regulated as a natural health product,” CHFA President Helen Long said in a statement.
To find out more about the CHFA’s statement, click here.
Until March ’21 Paid Ticket Holders Can Still:
Thank you to all our sponsors, speakers, partners and attendees who made MJBizCon 2020 such a success!
Sign-Up here to be the first to know about our 2021 events
Hellth Canaduh hasn’t a clue how to handle the legalization of cannabis and regulate it or hemp. Many of the rules make no sense at all and some of the draconian laws that were enacted pertaining to the use and personal/medical growing of pot hearken back to the dark ages.
It’s a freakin’ plant and compared to tobacco or alcohol virtually without harm.
Since Prohibition 2.0 began all of us medical users have been tossed to the curb by the legal providers and our medicine still gets taxed! Hasn’t made a dent in the black market yet.