May 17Copycat Marketing Puts Consumers At Risk Be sure to carefully examine that bag of Doritos before buying it – especially when children are around. CNN recently reported on copycat...
May 10Doctors Know Best When it Comes to Addressing Mental Health May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, and Consumers for Safe CBD is joining the effort to call attention to the importance of...
Apr 26ROI New Jersey: Cannabis can’t cure COVID — and other misleading claimsBy Sally Greenberg and Theodore L. Caputi The challenges of public health messaging have been put under the microscope over the past two...
Apr 12Cannabis Claims: New Website Analyzes Medical Marijuana Companies’ Misleading Marketing PracticesA new educational resource, Cannabis Claims, is shedding light on the misleading marketing practices of some of the most popular cannabis...
Mar 23Medical Claims and Cannabis: Read the Fine Print Earlier this year, news stories across the country reported on a study claiming that cannabis prevents the transmission of COVID-19. A...
Mar 1Cannabis Companies Exploit Academic Partnerships for MarketingA new study found that cannabis companies regularly use academic partnerships and early-stage research to imply that their products are...
Mar 1PA Spotlight Investigation: Unproven, UnsafeAs part of a first-of-its-kind review, Spotlight PA investigated claims made on Pennsylvania cannabis companies’ websites and found a...
Feb 8Research for Medicines vs. Research for Marketing“Research as marketing” is a practice where a company sponsors or publicizes methodologically weak research to convey that their products...
Jan 25ICYMI: It’s too early to tell whether CBD helps against Covid-19...A recent STAT article took a look at the latest research related to cannabis and COVID-19: The scientists stressed the caveats that...
Jan 20National Consumers League Highlights New Research on CBD Companies Marketing TacticsThe Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs today released new research that reveals the various tactics CBD companies use to thwart the...
Dec 13, 2021Be Merry – and Safe – this Holiday SeasonWith the holiday season upon us, the National Consumers League (NCL) is reminding consumers to be wary about the unknowns and risks...
Dec 7, 2021More Concerns about Synthetically Manufactured Cannabinoid ProductsGovernment agencies, health experts, consumer advocates, and legal analysts continue to raise the red flag about the dangers associated...
Nov 17, 2021NCL Applauds Califf Nomination, Encourages FDA to Focus on CBDLast week, President Biden nominated Dr. Robert Califf to serve as Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. NCL Executive...
Oct 18, 2021National Health Education Week: CBD Is Not Necessarily HealthyThis October 18th – 22nd, we recognize National Health Education Week – a week dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of...
Oct 12, 2021Morning Consult Opinion: The FDA Can Help Keep Consumers Safe When It Comes to CBDBY SALLY GREENBERG October 12, 2021 In recent years, cannabidiol, a compound found in cannabis and derived from the hemp plant, has taken...
Sep 30, 2021FDA & CDC Warns Consumers About Serious Health Risks Associated with Delta-8 THC The FDA and the CDC recently issued warnings about the serious health risks associated with delta-8 THC, a popular, synthetically...
Sep 7, 2021The Hidden Dangers of CBD: It’s Just Not Worth the Risk National Consumers League Executive Director Sally Greenberg was interviewed by the Institute for Public Strategies’ Cynthia Nickerson to...
Aug 24, 2021Regulating Cannabis and CBD: Congress and the Administration Weigh InCannabis and cannabidiol (CBD) discussions are taking center stage as policymakers and regulators consider proposals to establish a...
Aug 12, 2021What’s in That Gummy Could be Hazardous to Your Kids’ Health As summer ends and we transition to a new school year, children’s health and safety are top of mind. Consumers For Safe CBD recently...
Jul 27, 2021United Nations Recommends Ban on Cannabis AdvertisingThe debate over cannabis marketing recently attracted global attention when the United Nations Office on Crime and Drugs (UNODC) called...
Jun 10, 2021Global Wellness DayThis Saturday June 12, people around the world will celebrate Global Wellness Day, a day-long celebration of living well and healthy. How...
Jun 1, 2021Las Vegas Sun Opinion: Cannabis Research Will Improve Patient Outcomes In a recent op-ed, epilepsy specialist at one of the leading healthcare provider groups in Nevada Dr. Rolando Ania, stresses the...
May 24, 2021Study Highlights CBD Safety Concerns for Older Adults The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) recently released a paper that addresses safety issues and side effects in older adults using...
May 4, 2021MAY: NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH This month is National Mental Health Awareness Month, and the National Consumers League took to the airwaves to warn consumers about the...
Apr 14, 2021ICYMI: Seniors may need CBD, but we don’t know how safe it isProfessor Daniele Piomelli from the School of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine wrote an op-ed published for the Mercury...
Apr 12, 2021CBD and Our Four-legged FriendsAmericans love their pets, and in 2020, pet ownership grew significantly. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of four-legged furry...
Mar 23, 2021Increased FDA Scrutiny Against False Claims by Retail CBD Manufacturers The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has fired off yet another warning letter to a manufacturer making false claims about the...
Mar 2, 2021National Consumer Protection Week: Beware of CBD Products This National Consumer Protection Week, National Consumers League Director of Health Policy, Jeanette Contreras, shares an important...
Feb 9, 2021COVID’s Lesson for Cannabis: Let Science and Testing Lead the Way In a recently published paper, public health researcher Theodore L. Caputi, MPH, highlights the importance of separating politics and...
Feb 3, 2021ICYMI: NCL calls on FDA to continue CBD effortsWhile the Biden Administration reviews late-hour regulations enacted by the Trump Administration, one important FDA guidance related to...
Jan 19, 2021Recent FDA Statement Calls for Better Science, More Research on CBD Since its inception, Consumers for Safe CBD has worked with partners and key stakeholders to educate consumers about the potential...
Jan 11, 2021NCL Provides CBD Information to New York State Department of HealthThe New York State Department of Health is taking steps to protect consumers by implementing packaging restrictions on CBD products and...
Dec 21, 2020Holiday Shoppers Beware: Retail CBD is on the Naughty List National Consumers League Director of Health Policy, Jeanette Contreras, this week shared an important message to consumers – be...
Dec 7, 2020Experts Discuss Unlocking the Health Potential of CBDNational think tank, Third Way, recently hosted a panel discussion on the health potential of CBD. Healthcare experts and consumer...
Nov 2, 2020Research Reiterates the Need for Cannabidiol StudiesThe American Medical Association’s JAMA Network Open recently published a summary analysis of research conducted at the University of...
Oct 29, 2020CBD: A Scary Unknown This HalloweenFamilies across America are trying to figure out how to preserve kid-favorite Halloween traditions while keeping their costumed little...
Oct 21, 2020InsideSources: CBD Product Data Shouldn’t Fly Under the RadarOctober 20, 2020 by Jo McGuire As the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact our lives with high infection rates, a number of cannabis...
Oct 16, 2020Celebrity Hype for CBD Can be Dangerous to Your HealthCelebrity endorsements of products, brands, and services are nothing new. Famous athletes, Hollywood types, fashion icons, media moguls,...
Oct 8, 2020Everyday Health: Can CBD Protect You From COVID-19?There is no evidence that CBD can stave off or treat COVID-19 — and for people who take certain medications, it may even cause harm....
Sep 15, 2020Regulating CBD Matters to Voters At a time when there does not seem to be much consensus among likely voters on many issues, when it comes to concerns over CBD products...
Sep 2, 2020Research Should be Done for Safety Not SellingThere’s a phenomenon happening today that is cause for concern for consumers – particularly those hoping to mitigate health conditions or...
Aug 27, 2020ICYMI: Washington Post Stories Highlight CBD Danger for Humans & Pets AlikeIn case you missed it, The Washington Post recently published two articles on the potential dangers posed by unregulated and untested CBD...
Aug 13, 2020CBD Marketing Techniques: Health Experts and Academics Voice Concerns CBD products are everywhere, marketed as having the ability to alleviate an array of different ailments and illnesses – but to what...
Aug 7, 2020The Not So Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: CBD Marketing Despite warnings from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, some CBD manufactures are using unscrupulous marketing tactics to lure...
Jul 27, 2020More Cause for Concern about CBD: FDA’s Report to CongressIn a recent report delivered to Congress, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found the vast majority of CBD products the agency...
Jul 9, 2020CBD Companies Evade Important Testing & Studies for ProfitWhen it comes to the majority of cannabidiol (CBD) product advertising out there, many consumers might be surprised to learn how little...
Jun 24, 2020NEW REPORT: CBD Companies Using “Research” As Marketing Tool Could Mislead Consumers And Risk PublicStudy Finds CBD Companies Marketing Implicit, Unsubstantiated Claims through Academic Joint Partnerships in an Unregulated Marketplace...
May 21, 2020Why Science MattersThere’s no time like the present to look to science for answers. Today, we are surrounded by conflicting information on how to stay...
May 20, 2020The Hill: Buyer beware: False medical claims about CBD and COVID-19BY SALLY GREENBERG AND THOMAS GREMILLION, OPINION CONTRIBUTORS THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE...
May 4, 2020CBD Endorsements: Listen to Science, Not CelebritiesThere’s a disturbing trend in celebrity testimonials these days as athletes, artists, actors, and other Hollywood notables endorse CBD...