Former FDA Chief Scott Gottlieb Says Some Claims About Health Benefits of CBD Are ‘Pretty Hokey’

Cannabis Business Times
Jun 18, 2019, 9:27 am149 pts
Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb warned Monday that health benefit claims about CBD have gotten well ahead of what science actually knows about the substance. CBD is not a “benign compound,” and regulations will be needed to protect people from possible unknown side effects, Gottlieb said. “The…

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