CBD makers warn products could be taken off the shelves in legal row – Medical Marijuana Program Connection

CBD products could be soon be withdrawn from sale unless the government clarifies the law, suppliers have said.

A group of companies that make the supplements have come together to demand that the Home Office provide “immediate clarification” of the legal position after the government shut down the operation of a supplier that had complied with rules laid down by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

CBD is short for cannabidiol, a non-psychotropic extract of the cannabis plant; consuming it does not make a person high. Users claim that the extract can help to ease anxiety, depression and insomnia, although producers are not allowed to claim any medical benefits for their products

Polling by YouGov suggests that more than 18 million Britons have consumed CBD in