CBD

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Two D.C. sisters who were looking for solutions to anxiety and better sleep tried cannabidiol, or CBD. It eventually led them to start a new business venture called Brown Girl Jane. News4’s Jummy Olabanji reports.

2020 has been a stressful year to say the least. As those wanting to relieve stress or anxiety look for alternatives to alcohol or binge eating, more people have tried CBD. Local entrepreneur Barbara Biddle said her CBD businesses are booming. She owns District Hemp Botanicals with stores in Dupont Circle, Leesburg and Manassas, Virginia. Biddle, who started using CBD…

More people are turning to CBD for stress management during the pandemic. The owner of D.C.’s District Hemp says CBD products are an alternative to alcohol that don’t cause overt intoxication. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

Some CBD sellers are cashing in on your fears of getting sick. The FDA recently sent warning letters to a number of businesses making false claims their products can treat or prevent the coronavirus. News4’s Susan Hogan explains the warning.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam recently signed a bill that would define hemp extract, such as CBD, as food and usher in state regulations on these products

The advertisement shows a photo of Hanks with a false quote: “The advances Doctor Oz has made in the CBD industry are remarkable,” the ad incorrectly quotes Hanks as saying. “I wouldn’t believe it if I hadn’t had the chance to try it out for myself.”

Using CBD products could cost you your job even though they’re legal. A man told the News4 I-Team how it ended his career.

U.S. regulators warned a leading marijuana company for making unproven health claims about CBD, the trendy ingredient that’s turning up in lotions, foods and pet treats. The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday it warned Curaleaf Inc., of Wakefield, Massachusetts, for illegally selling unapproved products. Curaleaf’s claims could lead people to delay medical care for serious conditions like cancer, the...

A Virginia legislator says laws surrounding hemp-derived CBD products need to change to make sure innocent people don’t get caught in the criminal justice system.

A Virginia legislator says laws surrounding hemp-derived CBD products need to change to make sure innocent people don’t get caught in the criminal justice system.

CBD oil is a fast-growing trend that aims to relax its users, but does it actually work? Here are a few health facts when it comes to the oil.

Police officers slapped handcuffs on 71-year-old Lena Bartula at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport after they found CBD oil in her travel bag. Now she’s talking about her two nights in jail.

A woman who was arrested after bringing CBD oil into Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom won’t be facing charges, authorities said.

As Texas legislators work towards possibly making CBD legal in the state, confiscation of the oil by federal officers has “skyrocketed” this year at DFW Airport, NBC 5 Investigates has learned.

Potheads have for decades celebrated their love of marijuana on April 20, but the once counter-culture celebration that was all about getting stoned now is so mainstream Corporate America is starting to embrace it.

Kim Kardashian West is “high key freaking out” about the arrival of her fourth child and wants nothing more than to Zen out at her baby shower. Hence, her planned CBD-themed bash, the reality star and makeup mogul told E! News. There will be massages and a tea ceremony with crystals, she said while promoting her new line of sunglasses....

CBD oil-infused gummy bears, lattes and other food, drinks and dietary supplements are selling quickly even though the U.S. government says they’re illegal and local authorities have forced some retailers to pull products. The confusion has the nation’s two largest states and others moving to legalize the cannabis compound that many see as beneficial to their health. Lawmakers in Texas...

Walgreens will sell CBD creams, patches and sprays in nearly 1,500 stores in select states, the company told CNBC on Wednesday. The drugstore chain will sell the cannabis-based products in Oregon, Colorado, New Mexico, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vermont, South Carolina, Illinois and Indiana. Walgreens declined to specify which brands it would carry.

The Food and Drug Administration is looking for “pathways” to legalize the sale of CBD oil and other cannabis-based compounds in food and beverages in a move that could remove one of the last remaining legal hurdles for companies hoping to sell such products across state lines. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb outlined steps the agency is considering in regulating cannabis...