FDA commissioner’s office representative Joseph Franklin explained, as other agency officials have previously, at FDLI confereice that determining whether to make lawful cannabinoids’ use in products other than drugs is both a priority and a challenge.

CV Defense, the second launch in the firm’s new immune-support line (without cannabidiol), is built around palmitoylethanolamide and other nutrients and botanicals to “optimize immune response.” CV Sciences touts the immunity range as complementary to its PlusCBD brand, which is in the process of rolling out dozens of new products in updated packaging.

Four major trade organizations applauded the introduction of HR 8179, which would remove statutory impediments to CBD’s lawful use in dietary supplements, subjecting CBD to the same requirements in place for any new dietary ingredient. The Natural Products Association, on the other hand, is calling the bill a misstep.