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The FDA wants everyone to know that marijuana doesn’t cure cancer and has warned four companies they say are making these claims, to stop. The FDA says they are not trying to shutter sales but rather protect the public from unproven medical claims. (They also don’t want people to use medical marijuana when they could be using “proven” things like chemotherapy. Sure.)
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Currently, medical marijuana is legal in 29 states, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb,
“Substances that contain components of marijuana will be treated like any other products that make unproven claims to shrink cancer tumors.
We don’t let companies market products that deliberately prey on sick people with baseless claims that their substance can shrink or cure cancer and we’re not going to look the other way on enforcing these principles when it comes to marijuana-containing products.”1
As most of you know, cannabidiol or CBD has been shown to help kids with a severe form of epilepsy called Dravet syndrome and those with Parkinson’s disease- at the very least. But, the government hates losing any ground and so, while there are actual things the FDA could be concentrating its efforts on, they have chosen instead to go after CW (Charlotte’s Web) Botanicals; Natural Alchemist; Greenroads Health; and That’s Natural Marketing and Consulting.
- One website uses the phrase “anti-tumor” repeatedly.2
- Another claims that CBD oil can help asthma, Alzheimer’s disease, arthritis, autism, bipolar disorder, and various types of cancer.3
- And CW Hemp, which makes a cannabinoid product called Charlotte’s Web, has gone too far with some of its claims for its dietary supplement products, according to the FDA.4
Speaking about the issue, CW Hemp said,
“Our customers love to share their very personal stories about how our products helped improve their lives or those of their loved ones.
We will work with the FDA to ensure that we better monitor how we share third-party testimonials on the CW Hemp website and social media channels.”5
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We should be able to tell the truth about what medical marijuana has done for us but with the FDA and Big Pharma in bed together, we have to expect pushback. In fact, it could be way worse; after all, the FDA did take an Amish grandfather to court for this very thing.
And it is perhaps with this in mind that the CEO of That’s Natural, Tisha Casida, said, “That’s Natural believes it is individual’s natural and constitutional right to consume non-psychoactive cannabinoids (like CBD) from the hemp plant, or any plant for that matter. Anything that comes naturally from a plant should never be able to be taken away from the people. People have a right to grow and consume plant-based medicines without the approval of any government agency.”6(They do plan to comply and remove the language FDA pointed out, though. What else can they do? Lose everything?)
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