Wyciągi z konopi włóknistych na rynku spożywczym w Polsce i Unii Europejskiej
Hemp-derived CBD products on the Polish and EU food market

Author(s): Jędrzej Sadowski
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: industrial hemp; cannabidiol; CBD; CBD oil; THC; novel food
Summary/Abstract: The lack of national regulations of hemp-derived products – extracts containing CBD that are currently sold on the Polish market as nutritional supplements – presents challenges for healthcare providers and the hemp industry. In accordance with EU regulations, products containing CBD are considered to be ‘novel food’ or medicines and can only be placed on the market following a novel food safety assessment or registration as a pharmaceutical product. Poland’s July 2017 medical cannabis law did not address the status of CBD products and they are therefore not subject to the new registration procedure. This legal ambiguity creates challenges with respect to the interpretation of existing regulations and the presentation of evidence, as discussed below, which could hinder the development of the industry in accordance with social and market demands.

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