Censoring Speech and Stealing Nature the FDA Way

The Farm Bill approved by Congress legalized hemp, which is a major step towards ensuring consumer access to affordable CBD oil. Unfortunately, the FDA is still throwing up roadblocks because CBD is now in an FDA-approved drug. It is a perfect case study for why healthcare is so expensive in this country.

Shortly after the passage of the Farm Bill, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb reiterated the FDA’s position that, regardless of hemp’s legalization, it is still illegal to sell CBD in supplements or food. This is because CBD is the active ingredient in a recently-approved drug for a rare form of epilepsy. The only legal source of CBD, then, is this drug, which costs $32,500 a year. That’s right: an extremely beneficial, natural compound can now only be legally obtained at exorbitant cost.

Recall that CBD is a natural alternative for pain management. We are in the midst of an opioid crisis that is decimating many communities across the country. CBD is a cheap, safe, and natural alternative to these dangerous drugs, but the FDA decides to let Big Pharma have a monopoly on it and jack up the price. It is scandalous.

Unfortunately, this is par for the course in our crony medical system. There are more examples. Natural treatments are often more effective, safer, and far cheaper than synthetic drugs. But the FDA either bars any discussion of them or kicks them out of the healthcare system, thereby creating more drug monopolies.

Write to the FDA and Congress, telling them to grant an exemption for CBD supplements, and to stop censoring free speech about supplements!

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Please legalize CBD supplements, and stop censoring free speech

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Shortly after the passage of the Farm Bill, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb reiterated the FDA's position that, regardless of hemp's legalization, it is still illegal to sell CBD in supplements or food. This is because CBD is the active ingredient in a recently-approved drug for a rare form of epilepsy. The only legal source of CBD, then, is this drug, which costs $32,500 a year. That's right: an extremely beneficial, natural compound can now only be legally obtained at exorbitant cost.

CBD is a natural alternative for pain management. We are in the midst of an opioid crisis that is decimating many communities across the country. CBD is a cheap, safe, and natural alternative to these dangerous drugs, but the FDA decides to let Big Pharma have a monopoly on it and jack up the price. It is scandalous.

There are more examples. Natural treatments are often more effective, safer, and far cheaper than synthetic drugs. But the FDA either bars any discussion of them or kicks them out of the healthcare system, thereby creating more drug monopolies.

This is exactly what happened to cherry and walnut growers, who dared to cite some of the science supporting the benefits of cherries and walnuts. The FDA said that citing this research made cherries and walnuts unapproved drugs and was therefore illegal. In some cases, the agency threatened jail time for these "crimes."

Science tells us that food is medicine. But the FDA will put you in jail for mentioning any medical benefit from a particular food. How does this make sense for an agency that is supposed to be safeguarding public health?

Commissioner Gottlieb mentioned the possibility of granting an exemption for CBD to be allowed in food and supplements. I urge the agency to take this action. I also urge the agency to stop censoring free speech about the scientifically proven benefits of food and supplements.

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