CAMs & HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS
CBD down-
scheduled to an SO product in SA
According to SAHPRA, in Government Notice No. 586, Government Gazette No. 43347, issued on 22 May 2020, the Minister of Health has amended the scheduling of CBD. By Abby Vorster
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revious entries for cannabis, dronabinol, and tetrahydrocannabinol in Schedule 7 have been deleted. Cannabidiol (CBD) is listed in Schedule 4, except in: • complementary medicines containing no more than 600mg CBD per sales pack, providing a maximum daily dose of 20mg of CBD, and making a general health enhancement, health maintenance or relief of minor symptoms (i.e. low-risk) claim • processed products made from cannabis raw plant material intended for ingestion containing 0.0075% or less of cannabidiol
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where only the naturally occurring quantity of cannabinoids found in the source material are contained in the product.
GOOD NEWS FOR CBD INDUSTRY The Health Products Association of Southern Africa (HPA) submitted a comprehensive down-scheduling application to the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) on 24 April 2020 requesting hemp and CBD substances be added to the current annexures and health supplement lists for Category D Complementary Medicine and
