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Using CBD as a cooking ingredient became a food trend in 2019, with restaurants and bars adding CBD-infused and -topped items to their menus. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) it's illegal to sell food and beverages with CBD or THC at the federal level. In response, local and state governments began taking action. For example, New York City health officials announced a ban on businesses using CBD in food and drinks. Meanwhile, other states like Maine have passed laws to allow the use of CBD in food products. A California bill about legalizing CBD in foods, beverages and cosmetics is on hold until 2020 but could pave the way for other states to consider similar measures.

House bill blocks feds from enforcing marijuana ban in states that legalized recreational, medical weed

August 3, 2020 at 3:47 p.m.

Legislation to fund much of the federal government in the new year passed the House Friday after lawmakers first voted to prevent the Justice Department from enforcing the federal ban...

Will a President Biden legalize cannabis? Weed advocates don’t like the answer.

July 27, 2020 at 3:59 p.m.

Despite a Gallup poll showing two-thirds of Americans support making cannabis legal, the Democrats are about to nominate a candidate for president who opposes it. Former Vice President Joe Biden...

The University of Mississippi currently is the only federally approved source of cannabis for research.

Why medical marijuana research can’t get off the ground

January 22, 2020 at 3:47 p.m.

Researchers are in a Cannabis Catch-22. "They can't conduct cannabis research until they show cannabis has a medical use, but they can't show cannabis has a medical use until they...

Nominee vows airline safety

January 30, 2019 at 11:32 a.m.

The incoming transportation security chief promised on Thursday to meet the congressionally imposed deadlines for making airline travel safer as key lawmakers rejected industry pleas for more time to start...

Private planes get clearance to depart airports

January 30, 2019 at 11:47 a.m.

The Federal Aviation Administration is allowing private planes to be moved from airports in the New York and Washington areas, where they have been grounded since the Sept. 11 attacks....

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