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IDAHO FALLS – State officials are requiring businesses that sell CBD products to remove items for animals, effective Nov. 1.
Idaho House Bill 126 passed last year legalized the licensed production and handling of industrial hemp. CBD is a molecule extracted from industrial hemp. Under the law, the sale of CBD products is legal, providing it does not contain THC, the element known for getting people high.
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture says the law does not include animal feed products.
In a letter to animal feed retailers, manufacturers and distributors dated July 20, the department says the production and sale of “hemp or hemp-derived products, including CBD, are not recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or the Association of American Feed Control Officials as legal feed ingredients.”
“Safe levels of hemp and hemp-derived products in animal feed have not yet been established under federal or state law. As such, these products are not approved feed ingredients and cannot lawfully be added to or incorporated into commercial feed,” the letter says.
Treats, remedies and supplements are included in the ISDA’s definition of animal feed products.
James Rupp, who owns Nugget CBD at 625 Pancheri in Idaho Falls, tells EastIdahoNews.com animal treats and supplements make up 25-30% of the shop’s business and a pet calming chew is the No. 1 selling item this year.
“People are coming back and saying ‘This is what’s working for us and we need to utilize it more,’” Rupp says.
Rupp is not a doctor and neither he nor the business make any claims or guarantees about CBD products being able to cure or treat specific conditions. And there is a disclaimer when customers purchase products that it “is not evaluated by the FDA” and “is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.”
But Rupp has heard many customers tell him that CBD has had a life-changing affect on their pet.
“I had a lady come in and say that her vet told her that her dog had about a month to live. Seven months later, she went back to her vet and he was like, ‘What did you do? This wasn’t supposed to happen.’ She said, ‘I have him on CBD now.’” Rupp explains. “We both started tearing up. I’ve had many people come in (who’ve shared similar stories) and we cry together.”
Not being able to sell animal products is going to have a significant impact on customers, he says.
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