Certified by the American Halal Foundation last October, the firm enters the US legal cannabis market expected to be worth more than $30 billion in 2022.
Washington D.C.: The CEO of an American company that has been awarded a halal certification for hemp products containing active CBD (cannabidiol) ingredients says his business will be contesting false claims about CBD, a non-psychoactive compound treating pain and relieving anxiety.
“We saw a gap in the industry. There were a lot of claims, sometimes unethical claims” about the health benefits of CBD, Fareed Syed, CEO of HalalCBD, told Salaam Gateway. Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, his company sells CBD extracts and gummies in three flavours as well as a topical moisturising lotion.
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Stephenie Overman