The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a Vista, California, CBD hemp oil company fighting a lawsuit from a truck driver who says he got fired after using a product falsely advertised as being free from the active ingredient in marijuana.

A Sterling Heights teenager has been arrested for selling vape dispensers and THC products to high schoolers in the area.

Hong Kong has banned CBD as a “dangerous drug” and imposed harsh penalties for its possession, forcing fledging businesses to shut down or revamp.

Hong Kong will ban CBD starting Wednesday, labeling it a “dangerous drug.”.

The Michigan State Police say about 3,250 lab reports on THC toxicology samples in prosecutions may be inaccurate because of a technical issue.

A commercial bus driver has been charged with 38 counts of reckless endangerment after blacking out behind the steering wheel while snacking on gummies infused with THC.

So what’re the differences between CBD, CBDA, CBGA and marijuana plants you’d buy at a dispensary?

Legislation to close a gap in Michigan marijuana law that has allowed some untested products similar to marijuana to be sold has passed in the state House.

(CNN) - The federal investigation into what exactly is causing a peculiar outbreak of vaping-related lung injuries nationwide could continue for months. Last week, the FDA warned consumers to stop using THC vaping products as investigations into vaping-related lung injuries and deaths continue. The CDC on Friday released updated guidance for health workers caring for people with vaping-related lung injuries. In the guidance, the CDC refers to the e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury by a new acronym, EVALI. Schuchat said on Friday that a "handful" of lung injury patients have been readmitted to hospitals from five to 55 days after they were discharged.

A specific cause of the outbreak remains unknown, but all reported cases of lung injury have a history of e-cigarette use or vaping. Gina Raimondo signed an executive order directing the state's health department to establish "emergency regulations" forbidding the sale of flavored vaping products in the state. Charlie Baker on Tuesday called for a temporary four-month ban on the sale of all e-cigarettes and vaping products in his state in response to the outbreak. Earlier this month, Michigan banned the sale of flavored e-cigarettes and New York banned most flavored e-cigarettes. On the national front, the FDA has been working on a compliance policy related to enforcing premarket authorization requirements for flavored e-cigarettes, excluding tobacco flavored.

CNNWICHITA, Kan. - Kansas health officials have confirmed the first death in the state related to an outbreak of a lung disease linked to vaping. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there have been 450 possible cases of lung disease related to vaping reported in 33 states. "Health officials are working hard to determine a cause and share information to prevent additional injuries. Don't put yourself in harm's way, and please follow the recommendations of public health officials." The recent deaths across our country, combined with hundreds of reported lung injury cases continue to intensify."

As more parents consume edibles, emergency rooms see more children exposed to marijuana. - When Massachusetts legalized marijuana, edibles immediately became a fan favorite. Doctors say calls to the state's poison control centers have doubled since marijuana was legalized. The emergency room at South Shore Hospital has seen a dramatic increase in pediatric cases, often because parents did not secure their edibles and kids ingested them. The Commission recently proposed draft regulations that marijuana products that appeal to children shall not be placed in a package easily opened with scissors.

We ask because these days, it seems to be everywhere: major companies are making and carrying CBD products, and its even showing up in beauty products, muscle rubs, supplements and food. Analysts project the CBD industry will be worth more than $20 billion by 2022, according to Time magazine. CBD and THC are both extracted from cannabis sativa, but they have different effects, McGeorge pointed out in a recent report. Experience and research with CBD is many decades behind compounds that were identified at a similar time. A 2017 study found that 26% and 43% of CBD products that were tested had lower and higher amounts of the compound, respectively, than were listed on their labels, the article said.

As a chemical compound CBD has been known since the 1940s. While CBD and THC are extracted from cannabis, they have different effects. The varieties that produce low levels of THC, below 0.3 percent dry weight, those varieties are considered hemp, Rosania said. The FDA does have regulatory authority over CBD, especially since cannabidiol had been approved for the treatment of certain forms of epilepsy. The products that are currently being sold are unregulated, so we dont even know if those products contain the CBD they are said to contain.