While the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is on track to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, efforts at both the federal and state levels to regulate legal hemp products are ongoing.
Last week, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced legislation – the Cannabinoid Safety and Regulation Act – that would facilitate the federal government regulating hemp products and keeping them out of the hands of Americans under the age of 21.
"Just like the tobacco industry marketing cigarettes to young people, nobody should be slapping fun cartoons and glitzy candy wrapper packaging on cannabis products meant for adults," Wyden said in a news release. "A federal floor for regulation of hemp products is non-negotiable to ensure that consumers aren't put at risk by untested products of unknown origin. My legislation will ensure that adult consumers know what they're getting, and that hemp products are never sold or marketed to children."
Other elements of the bill include having the Food and Drug Administration and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau create rules for testing and labeling legal hemp-derived products for adults. Wyden's legislation is an attempt to bring more transparency to hemp products after the legalization of hemp production nationwide six years ago.
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