Unprecedented To Lawful: Regulatory Precedent Needed For Cannabinoids’ Use In Supplements?
Executive Summary
“This is truly uncharted territory because we’ve never had this situation,” says CHPA senior VP David Spangler. Asking Congress instead to instruct FDA to first determine a safe daily limit would be a threatening precedent for the supplement market, says CRN CEO Steve Mister. “That really turns DSHEA on its head.”
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