Authorized CBD Products In UK Could Be Another Two Years Away
Executive Summary
While the UK's Food Standards Agency is hopeful it can commence the safety assessment of validated novel food applications for CBD products in the next few months, it could take another two years for products to be fully authorized for sale.
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