Tag: Marijuana

    Beware of CBD Oil Products “legal in all 50 states”

    As states pass cannabis extract laws, entrepreneurs are stepping up to provide “CBD Oils”. The FDA has sent out warnings to several companies about the claims being made of their product’s healing properties. According to the FDA most of the ‘legal in all 50 state” oils contain little or no CBD (cannabidiol) and the products lack ingredient labeling. Note that there are many illegitimate product manufactures in America, the set back… it is illegal to ship across state lines. Georgia’s new law (HB-1) allows possession of certain cannabis extracts, for certain patients, if they can find a source in other states. Patients take the legal risks of shipping or bringing the extracts back to Georgia.

    “WASHINGTON, DC — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent letters to several makers of cannabidiol (CBD) oils derived from hemp, telling them to stop making medical claims about their products’ ability to treat disease.

    Many sellers of hemp-based cannabidiol products, who advertise their products as “legal in all 50 states” because they are derived from industrial hemp, have been making claims that their products are rich in cannabidiol (CBD) and can be used for “the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of diseases,” according to the FDA.

    The FDA, which considers CBD an “unapproved new drug,” says these companies are mis-branding the products and issuing false claims to consumers.  Often these products do not even list their ingredients on the product label, the FDA added.”

      Full Legalization Bills Pre-Filed for 2015 Legislative Session SR-6 SB-7

      (APN) ATLANTA — Once again, Georgia will be among many U.S. states considering medicinal cannabis, or marijuana, in 2015.

      Up for consideration in Georgia are a total of three pre-filed bills: State Rep. Allen Peake’s (R-Macon) House Bill 1, and State Sen. Curt Thompson’s Senate Bill 7 and Senate Resolution 6.

      SB 7 and HB 1 are medicinal marijuana programs, while SR 6 is Thompson’s attempt at full legalization.

      Both CBD and THC, or cannabinoids, offer great benefits for patients suffering from a vast array of aliments.  The cannabinoid THC, however, contains psychoactive properties, whereas CBD’s do not.

      “Regardless of someone’s socio-economic level, they should have access to medicines that can help them; their quality of life is the issue here,” Thompson told Atlanta Progressive News. “This will be modeled after the Arizona program.”

        Open Letter to: Georgia Joint Study Committee on Medical Cannabis

        Open Letter to: Georgia Joint Study Committee on Medical Cannabis 2014

        Rep. Allen Peake (R – Macon), Co-Chair
        Sen. Renee Unterman (R – Buford), Co-Chair
        Sen. Dean Burke (R – Bainbridge)
        Sen. Butch Miller (R – Gainesville)
        Sen. Curt Thompson (D – Tucker)
        Rep. Rich Golick (R – Smyrna)
        Rep. Micah Gravley (R – Douglasville)
        Rep. Margaret Kaiser (D – Atlanta)

        From: James Bell  Director: Georgia Campaign for Access, Reform & Education (Georgia C.A.R.E. Project)

        December 2, 2014

        Dear Honorable Committee Members,

        Thank you for your service to our state. I wish to commend you on your efforts to study the benefits of Cannabis as medicine. Your efforts have advanced the knowledge, the reality and the hope that cannabis will be available in the state of Georgia in the near future.

        In particular, I would like to thank Rep. Allen Peake for making this a signature issue that has advanced the debate and moved us closer to legal access.

        I would also like to thank Sen. Curt Thompson for his willingness to broaden the debate and create a pathway to more comprehensive legislation that will benefit more patients and potentially provide relief from pain and disease to so many others in need.

        While some want to see patients with epilepsy get access, others want to use the whole plant and allow the science to dictate what part of the cannabis plant should be used and for which medical conditions it may benefit.

        When comparing cannabis to drugs current available, the relative safety of cannabis, used under medical supervision, is undeniable. As with all medicines there are risks and benefits that must be weighed.

        One issue we must overcome is the taboo of THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) and other compounds found in this plant. I assume all of you are aware that some of the children being treated in Colorado and other states are in fact receiving THC and other compounds with beneficial results.

        You’ve heard from patients with chronic pain, PTSD, cancer, glaucoma and many other medical condition seeking access. Some have even testified that in spite of the prohibition in Georgia they have acquired the medicine on the black-market. Many of those conditions are treated with whole plant and/or various compounds, not CBD only.

        It is unconscionable that Georgia would allow producers to grow this valuable plant, extract CBD compounds and then be forced to destroy all other compounds based on politics not science.

        As we move forward, we hope all legislation will be considered based on its merit and efficacy not based on taboos, prejudice and misconceptions.