CBD, or cannabidiol, and hemp products are being used in foods, beverages and more, touted as beneficial to physical and mental health without the effects of cannabis. We’ll learn about the uses, regulations and outlook for these substances in Maine, now that the state is not allowing CBD in food products to be sold here.
Guests
Hillary Lister, medical marijuana advocate and consultant
Pat Philbrook, with Celtic Trinity Healthcare, certified nurse practitioner who advises patients who seek to use medical cannabis
Ben Rooney, hemp farmer and co-owner of Wild Folk Farm
Rep. Craig Hickman (by phone), Maine House Representative (D-Dist 81)
Dr. Jonathan Fellers, (by phone), assistant clinical professor, Tufts University School of Medicine; medical director, integrated medication-assisted treatment, Maine Medical Center, Maine Medical Partners, Maine Behavioral Health
Resources
- State orders stores to remove edibles with CBD from their shelves
- New York City plans to start fining restaurants that use CBD in food and drinks
- CBD the cannabis compound or CBD the coffee? Just ask owners of the Portland company.
- America’s CBD Boom: Brazen Claims, Fake Products, Regulatory Scrutiny
- Cannabidiol (CBD) — what we know and what we don’t
- FDA and Marijuana: Questions and Answers