Thus, from 1 April 2021, only products that were NORTH AMERICAN PRAGMATISM... on sale prior to 13 February 2020 and were linked The New York State will become the 15th state in to a validated Novel Foods application should re- the United States to authorise the use of cannabis. main on the British market. The lawmakers of the two chambers passed a bill Based on recommendations from the Committee in this sense on Tuesday, March 30. on Toxicity, the FSA advises that those who are preg- The project is based on the willingness of the nant, breastfeeding or taking any medication should Democratic Governor of the New York State, not consume CBD products. The FSA also recom- Andrew Cuomo, to put an end to the fact that “the mends no more than 70 mg a day or about 28 drops cannabis ban has disproportionately targeted of 5% CBD oil, unless under medical direction. communities of colour by putting on them harsh prison sentences”. But beyond that, and in the spir- PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS it of pragmatism, this abolition has an economic ON THE AVAILABILITY AND TERMS impact: “This historic act... embraces a new indus- OF SALE OFCBD try that will grow the economy.” The change could The Commission was questioned in early February bring in an additional $350 million in annual tax by Slovak MEP Lucia Duriš Nicholsonova on the revenues and create tens of thousands of jobs, as availability and conditions for CBD sales. The MP this State plans to tax marijuana sales by 9%. • recalled that in January 2019, CBD had been added to the Novel Food Catalogue. Its authorization as a Novel Food must be obtained in order to be placed as an ingredient on the EU market. Manufacturers had applied for this authorization, but the process was temporarily suspended, and some Member States began withdrawing products from the mar- ket, while other MS allow their sale. The questions were concrete: What is the current UN CODE DE BONNE CONDUITE legal regime in relation to CBD in the EU, and on POUR LE CBD the basis of what EU rules are consumable prod- Le groupe Robertet et la société US Klersun sont engagés de- ucts with CBD sold in some countries, while other puis deux ans dans une joint-venture pour développer les pro- countries (e.g. Slovakia) ban them? duits à base de chanvre. Robertet a mis en place un code bonne -Article 35 of Regulation 2015/2283 refers to a conduite concernant cette molécule portant sur : la durabilité transitional measure whereby those foods which (sourcing intégré verticalement aux USA, Suisse, etc.) ; l’expertise were lawfully placed on the market before 2018 agricole (nouveaux cultivars) ; la recherche scientifique (Oregon may remain on the market. Could some CBD- State University - OSU - aux USA et PharmaGnose en Grèce) ; les containing products have benefited from this technologies (extraction, solubilité dans l’huile ou l’eau, poudres) ; transitional measure and therefore have re- la qualité (FSSC 22000, ISO 22716, BPF) ; la réglementation (Self- mained on the EU market? GRAS, certification biologique, notification NDIN - New Dietary -What concrete steps does the Commission in- Ingredient Notification - en cours pour les USA, dossiers Novel tend to take to avoid divergent interpretations of Food - en cours pour l’UE et le Royaume-Uni - ). EU law in the single market? NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING CBD ON THE RASFF ( RAPID ALERT SYSTEM A CODE OF GOOD PRACTICE FOR CBD FOR FOOD AND FEED ) PORTAL: Denmark reported two products: a food supple- Two years ago, the Robertet group and the US company ment containing CBD oil, sold online and distrib- Klersun entered two years ago into a joint-venture to devel- uted in Denmark, Estonia, and the Netherlands; a op hemp-based products. Robertet has put in place a Code food supplement containing cannabidiol (CBD), of Good Practice that covers: sustainability (sourcing vertically sold online in the Netherlands and in Denmark. integrated in the USA, Switzerland, etc.) ; agricultural expertise Germany, for its part, reported a supplement orig- (new cultivars) ; scientific research (with Oregon State University inating in Austria and containing CBD (132,000 - OSU - in the USA and PharmaGnose in Greece) ; technologies mg/kg- pp)ad tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) (extraction, oil or water solubility, powder) ; quality (FSSC 22000, (231 mg/kg - ppm). The product has been with- ISO 22716, GMP) ; regulatory (Self-GRAS, organic certification, drawn from the market. Another reported sup- NDIN - New Dietary Ingredient Notification - underway for the plement also is of Austrian origin: a product sold USA, Novel Food dossiers - underway for the EU and UK -). online and formulated with organic CBD oil con- taining THC (1,500 mg/kg). #75 - 56 -GAM s’fitcA