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<blockquote data-quote="Dave70968" data-source="post: 3183865" data-attributes="member: 13624"><p>That doesn't address the question of federal law. From Wikipedia:</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>United States</strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">In the United States, non-FDA approved CBD products are classified as Schedule I drugs under the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_Substances_Act" target="_blank">Controlled Substances Act</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol#cite_note-Brookings-62" target="_blank">[62]</a> This means that production, distribution, and possession of non-FDA approved CBD products is illegal under federal law. In addition, in 2016 the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_Enforcement_Administration" target="_blank">Drug Enforcement Administration</a> added "marijuana extracts" to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Schedule_I_drugs_(US)" target="_blank">list of Schedule I drugs</a>, which it defined as "an extract containing one or more cannabinoids that has been derived from any plant of the genus <em>Cannabis</em>, other than the separated resin (whether crude or purified) obtained from the plant."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol#cite_note-63" target="_blank">[63]</a> Previously, CBD had simply been considered "marijuana", which is a Schedule I drug.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol#cite_note-Brookings-62" target="_blank">[62]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol#cite_note-64" target="_blank">[64]</a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">In September 2018, following its approval by the FDA for rare types of childhood epilepsy,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol#cite_note-fda18-13" target="_blank">[13]</a> Epidiolex was rescheduled (by the Drug Enforcement Administration) as a Schedule V drug to allow for its prescription use.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol#cite_note-CNBC-14" target="_blank">[14]</a> This change applies only to FDA-approved products containing no more than 0.1 percent THC.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol#cite_note-CNBC-14" target="_blank">[14]</a> This allows <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GW_Pharmaceuticals" target="_blank">GW Pharmaceuticals</a> to sell Epidiolex, but it does not apply broadly and all other CBD-containing products remain Schedule I drugs.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol#cite_note-CNBC-14" target="_blank">[14]</a> Epidiolex still requires rescheduling in some states before it can be prescribed in those states.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol#cite_note-65" target="_blank">[65]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol#cite_note-66" target="_blank">[66]</a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">13. <a href="https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm611046.htm" target="_blank">"FDA approves first drug comprised of an active ingredient derived from marijuana to treat rare, severe forms of epilepsy"</a>. US Food and Drug Administration. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">14. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/27/dea-schedules-epidiolex-allowing-gw-pharma-to-start-selling-the-drug.html" target="_blank">"DEA reschedules Epidiolex, marijuana-derived drug, paving the way for it to hit the market"</a>. CNBC. September 27, 2018.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">...</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">62. Hudak J, Stenglein C (February 6, 2017). <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2017/02/06/cannabidiol-illegal-and-always-has-been/" target="_blank">"DEA guidance is clear: Cannabidiol is illegal and always has been"</a>. <em>FixGov</em>. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookings_Institution" target="_blank">Brookings Institution</a>. Retrieved December 10, 2017.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">63. "Establishment of a New Drug Code for Marijuana Extract". <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Register" target="_blank">Federal Register</a></em>. <strong>81</strong> (240): 90194–90196. December 14, 2016. 81 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Register" target="_blank">FR</a> <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/citation/81-FR-90195" target="_blank">90195</a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">64. <a href="https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/marijuana/m_extract_7350.html" target="_blank">"Clarification of the New Drug Code (7350) for Marijuana Extract"</a>. U.S. Department of Justice. Retrieved December 10, 2017.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">65. <a href="https://www.epilepsy.com/release/2018/9/epilepsy-foundation-statement-dea%E2%80%99s-scheduling-epidiolex%C2%AE-philip-m-gattone-president" target="_blank">"Epilepsy Foundation Statement on DEA's Scheduling of Epidiolex"</a> (Press release). Landover, MD: Epilepsy Foundation. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">66. <a href="http://advocacy.epilepsy.com/statefdapathway" target="_blank">"State Rescheduling for FDA-approved Therapies Derived from CBD"</a>. <em>Epilepsy Foundation</em>. Retrieved 1 November 2018.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave70968, post: 3183865, member: 13624"] That doesn't address the question of federal law. From Wikipedia: [INDENT][SIZE=3][B]United States[/B][/SIZE] In the United States, non-FDA approved CBD products are classified as Schedule I drugs under the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_Substances_Act']Controlled Substances Act[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol#cite_note-Brookings-62'][62][/URL] This means that production, distribution, and possession of non-FDA approved CBD products is illegal under federal law. In addition, in 2016 the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_Enforcement_Administration']Drug Enforcement Administration[/URL] added "marijuana extracts" to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Schedule_I_drugs_(US)']list of Schedule I drugs[/URL], which it defined as "an extract containing one or more cannabinoids that has been derived from any plant of the genus [I]Cannabis[/I], other than the separated resin (whether crude or purified) obtained from the plant."[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol#cite_note-63'][63][/URL] Previously, CBD had simply been considered "marijuana", which is a Schedule I drug.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol#cite_note-Brookings-62'][62][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol#cite_note-64'][64][/URL] In September 2018, following its approval by the FDA for rare types of childhood epilepsy,[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol#cite_note-fda18-13'][13][/URL] Epidiolex was rescheduled (by the Drug Enforcement Administration) as a Schedule V drug to allow for its prescription use.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol#cite_note-CNBC-14'][14][/URL] This change applies only to FDA-approved products containing no more than 0.1 percent THC.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol#cite_note-CNBC-14'][14][/URL] This allows [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GW_Pharmaceuticals']GW Pharmaceuticals[/URL] to sell Epidiolex, but it does not apply broadly and all other CBD-containing products remain Schedule I drugs.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol#cite_note-CNBC-14'][14][/URL] Epidiolex still requires rescheduling in some states before it can be prescribed in those states.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol#cite_note-65'][65][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol#cite_note-66'][66][/URL] 13. [URL='https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm611046.htm']"FDA approves first drug comprised of an active ingredient derived from marijuana to treat rare, severe forms of epilepsy"[/URL]. US Food and Drug Administration. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018. 14. [URL='https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/27/dea-schedules-epidiolex-allowing-gw-pharma-to-start-selling-the-drug.html']"DEA reschedules Epidiolex, marijuana-derived drug, paving the way for it to hit the market"[/URL]. CNBC. September 27, 2018. ... 62. Hudak J, Stenglein C (February 6, 2017). [URL='https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2017/02/06/cannabidiol-illegal-and-always-has-been/']"DEA guidance is clear: Cannabidiol is illegal and always has been"[/URL]. [I]FixGov[/I]. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookings_Institution']Brookings Institution[/URL]. Retrieved December 10, 2017. 63. "Establishment of a New Drug Code for Marijuana Extract". [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Register']Federal Register[/URL][/I]. [B]81[/B] (240): 90194–90196. December 14, 2016. 81 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Register']FR[/URL] [URL='https://www.federalregister.gov/citation/81-FR-90195']90195[/URL] 64. [URL='https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/marijuana/m_extract_7350.html']"Clarification of the New Drug Code (7350) for Marijuana Extract"[/URL]. U.S. Department of Justice. Retrieved December 10, 2017. 65. [URL='https://www.epilepsy.com/release/2018/9/epilepsy-foundation-statement-dea%E2%80%99s-scheduling-epidiolex%C2%AE-philip-m-gattone-president']"Epilepsy Foundation Statement on DEA's Scheduling of Epidiolex"[/URL] (Press release). Landover, MD: Epilepsy Foundation. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018. 66. [URL='http://advocacy.epilepsy.com/statefdapathway']"State Rescheduling for FDA-approved Therapies Derived from CBD"[/URL]. [I]Epilepsy Foundation[/I]. Retrieved 1 November 2018.[/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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