Cannabis oil products ‘could be off the shelves in a year’

[helvella]

Yes, off-topic again! However, I do know that quite a number of people here use, or have used, CBD oil products.

Yet again, incoherence.

The FSA has also issued new advice on CBD use, saying it should not be used alongside other medication.

The FSA do not seem to be putting forward any evidence that use alongside other medication is an issue. Nor do I have any evidence either way. Difference is, the FSA is making a statement with the intention of changing behaviour and, despite all the claims about making everything under the sun evidence-based, they are not producing any. I am not.

I do think that the producers/sellers have been bad at providing evidence as to the actual contents of their products. From that point of view, some action is needed.

Cannabis oil products ‘could be off the shelves in a year’

Oils, snacks and drinks containing the cannabis extract cannabidiol (CBD) will be "taken off the shelves" next year if they do not gain regulatory approval.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said products had to be registered by March 2021 or they would be pulled.

Despite rising sales of CBD goods, not one product has been approved in the UK yet, raising safety concerns.

The FSA has also issued new advice on CBD use, saying it should not be used alongside other medication.

Cannabidiol is derived from cannabis but does not have any psychoactive properties. It is sold in some pharmacies and health food shops as a supplement and used to treat conditions such as pain or insomnia.

However, the FSA only began regulating the market in January last year and some argue it has dragged its feet.

Rest of article available, at least within the UK, here:

bbc.co.uk/news/business-514...

[Susieg1]

The one that I use is very pure and is available to buy online from a US company in the UK.