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Listen in as three OG hempsters counsel what it takes to keep the faith — patents, bioavailability, testing, gummies, regenerative ag, GMPs, delta-8 — and other tips, tricks and lessons learned.

Todd Runestad

November 2, 2022

Unbelievably, it’s going on four years since the FDA held its first (and only) public hearing on the status of hemp CBD. While the industry has clamored for regulatory certainty, the FDA has given anything but. The result is a continuous gray area that has kept the big mainstream food and beverage players away, and many (most?) mom-and-pop supplement brands have withered on the vine. Still, the well-capitalized, quality-conscious, market-savvy players remain in it to win it. In this lightning round session, hear three OG hempsters counsel what it takes to keep the faith — patents, bioavailability, testing, gummies, regenerative ag, GMPs, delta-8 — and other tips, tricks and lessons learned.

About the Author(s)

Todd Runestad

Content Director, NaturalProductsInsider.com, Sr. Supplements Editor, Natural Products Insider

I've been writing on nutrition science news since 1997. I'm The content director for NaturalProductsInsidercom and digital magazines. Other incarnations: supplements editor for newhope.com, Delicious Living and Natural Foods Merchandiser. Former editor-in-chief of Functional Ingredients magazine and still cover raw material innovations and ingredient science.

Connect with me here https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddrunestad/

My daily vitamin regime includes a morning smoothie with a range of powders including protein, collagen and spirulina; a quality multi, B complex, C with bioflavonoids, >2,000IU vitamin D, E, magnesium, high-selenium yeast, PQQ, choline, alpha-lipoic acid with carnitine, coQ10, fish oil concentrate, probiotics and some adaptogenic herbs. 

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