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Just Say No to CBD at Rite Aid

Former FDA Commissioner Gottlieb sees problems ahead.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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He may know his drugs, but Scott Gottlieb knows nothing about cosmetic marketing. The former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner said Thursday that Rite Aid is likely to run into regulatory trouble with its decision to begin selling cannabidiol cosmetic products. Rite Aid had announced Thursday that it planned to sell CBD in creams, lotions, and lip balms this month in 200 stores across Washington and Oregon. The chain will not file drug claims and instead call their products cosmetics.  ...

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