Inadequate Regulation Contributes to Mislabeled Online Cannabidiol Products

Daniel A. Freedman; Anup D. Patel

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-32-3

Inadequate Regulation Contributes to Mislabeled Online Cannabidiol Products

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 32 (2018): Issue 0

By: Daniel A. Freedman and Anup D. Patel

Open Access

|Jun 2018

Abstract

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, Veterans Affairs San Diego, RTI international, Americans for Safe Access, Palo Alto University and Johns Hopkins University analyzed the content of 84 cannabidiol (CBD) products purchased on the internet and compared the results to their advertised concentrations.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-32-3 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 3 - 3

Submitted on: Nov 27, 2017

Accepted on: Jan 5, 2018

Published on: Jun 18, 2018

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Cannabidiol,

Medical Marijuana,

Pediatric Neurology

© 2018 Daniel A. Freedman, Anup D. Patel, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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