![]() The U.S. Department of Transportation, along with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, have published a proposed draft of their Medical Examiner’s Handbook. And because Hemp, which is cannabis containing less than 0.3% THC, was federally legalized under the 2018 Farm Bill, the new proposed guides say that use of CBD with less than 0.3% TCH would no longer be automatically disqualifying for drivers. The new draft of the guidebook now proposes that each driver should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and encourages Medical Examiners to consider any additional relevant health information or evaluations. But they emphasized that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which is the branch that oversees hemp derrived CBD regulation, does not currently monitor or certify the levels of THC in products that contain CBD, so there is no federal oversight to ensure that THC levels in hemp derrived CBD products are accurate. Therefore, drivers who use these products are doing so at their own risk. The draft MEH may be viewed here. Comments are closed.
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