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CO Hemp Food Bill Passed by Legislature Seeks to Pre-Empt Pharma Lawsuits
SupplementsCO Hemp Food Bill Passed by Legislature Seeks to Pre-Empt Pharma LawsuitsCO Hemp Food Bill Passed by Legislature Seeks to Pre-Empt Pharma Lawsuits
If signed by Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, a bill passed by the state legislature will codify into the law an existing policy to regulate hemp as a food ingredient. However, a provision seemingly aimed at limiting the rights of a pharmaceutical company awaiting drug approval for its CBD medicine has raised concerns among the very companies it is designed to protect.
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