Of the many factors impeding market development for cannabinoids, policy issues like those discussed in

With an explosive cannabinoid market that is well ahead of science, and an agency culture that does not prioritize expediency, one must wonder if CBD and other cannabinoids will ever be freely added to food and beverage.  And yet, they are.  Select states like Colorado have had product rollouts of CBD and THC beverages, and many other states have beverages for sale, flying under the radar. 

CBD market participants feel they are being held hostage to some extent, by virtue of one company’s product, that serves a very narrow – though important –…