The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter to Curaleaf for allegedly 'illegally selling' CBD products with 'unsubstantiated claims' like the products treating cancer, Alzheimer's disease, opioid withdrawal, pain and pet anxiety.
for allegedly "illegally selling" CBD products with "unsubstantiated claims" like the products treating cancer, Alzheimer's disease, opioid withdrawal, pain and pet anxiety.Congress in December legalized CBD, or cannabidiol, derived from hemp. The FDA last year approved Epidiolex, a drug derived from CBD to treat severe forms of childhood epilepsy.
"Selling unapproved products with unsubstantiated therapeutic claims — such as claims that CBD products can treat serious diseases and conditions — can put patients and consumers at risk by leading them to put off important medical care," he said. The FDA said Curaleaf made "unfounded claims about more than a dozen different CBD products" on its product webpages, online store and social media websites. Some of the claims it highlighted include, "CBD has been demonstrated to have properties that counteract the growth of [and/or] spread of cancer" and "CBD has been linked to the effective treatment of Alzheimer's disease ….
Curaleaf has 15 days to respond to the FDA's concerns. Failure to correct the violations could result in legal action, such as product seizure or injunction, the agency said.
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