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Market Potential for Cannabis-Infused Beverages Unleashed as DEA Removes CBD as Schedule 1 Drug

The increasingly popular cannabis/hemp derivative cannabidiol (CBD) recently received its most important seal of approval, opening up the market to a potential wave of new CBD-infused products. Effective September 28, 2018, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), CBD has been downgraded from a Schedule I drug to Schedule V, allowing for FDA-approved drugs to contain the cannabinoid. According to industry experts at the Brightfield Group, CBD is growing faster than cannabis in the ... Click here to view full article