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Selling CBD in food is illegal, FDA says. So why are so many retailers selling it?

Many retailers are adding CBD to foods. But the FDA rules are clear: “You can’t add a drug to a food.” Still, there’s something magical that happens when a few drops of CBD are added to food. The price goes up.

Weavers Way Co-op store manager Rick Spalek fills 16 ounce bottles with GT'S Cannabliss kombucha , which contains CBD, from the tap on the second floor of the Mount Airy store.
Weavers Way Co-op store manager Rick Spalek fills 16 ounce bottles with GT'S Cannabliss kombucha , which contains CBD, from the tap on the second floor of the Mount Airy store.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
    by Sam Wood
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