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By Steve Matthes<br />
Notwithstanding the change in<br />
federal law in December 2018,<br />
there are no federal regulations<br />
in place yet on how these products<br />
can be advertised or promoted.<br />
No CBD and related products<br />
are not completely legal in all<br />
50 states and there are various<br />
restrictions on their sale and<br />
promotion.<br />
• Signage or promotional displays<br />
for CBD-related products<br />
will not be allowed in the pit<br />
areas.<br />
• No rider will be allowed to race<br />
with logos or other promotional<br />
displays on their person, their<br />
uniform, their gear, or on their<br />
bike.<br />
So that was it, Feld brought the<br />
lawyers back to meet with the<br />
riders first on Saturday morning<br />
before Dallas and then with the<br />
media after that. Basically it was<br />
explained that yes, the bill that<br />
was signed in congress makes<br />
the path to marijuana, and therefore<br />
CBD oil, being completely<br />
legal on a federal level but it’s<br />
still up the states to decide what<br />
they want to do and that’s a long<br />
way down the road.<br />
So the policy that shaded Wilson<br />
still stands and Reed’s helmet<br />
had to be covered up.<br />
The bill being signed and reported<br />
in the news confused fans<br />
and teams. Not to mention the<br />
sight of some CBD oil companies<br />
being plastered on riders competing<br />
at the recent X-Games<br />
on another network. And I don’t<br />
know if you’ve looked around<br />
the pits these days but the sport<br />
could use a bit more outside<br />
money coming into it.<br />
We’re all pretty sure, and the Feld<br />
rep agreed, that shortly all of<br />
these concerns will be alleviated<br />
and TV networks will accept the<br />
dollars these companies, that are<br />
doing very well, will be throwing<br />
at them. It’s a larger question<br />
that exists outside of our small<br />
sport right now but, like the<br />
energy drinks fifteen years ago,<br />
could really give the sport a bit<br />
of a jolt. The effects of the CBD<br />
oil can be debated over and over,<br />
this isn’t the column for that<br />
but just know that some people,<br />
including Ken Roczen, use it and<br />
are fans of the oil’s therapeutic<br />
properties.<br />
It’s also legal to use via the<br />
WADA drug code, which is a<br />
bonus obviously.<br />
“Obviously it’s frustrating. I feel<br />
like they’re reacting a little bit<br />
too quick on it. I think it’s one<br />
of those things where it’s of ‘an<br />
opinion’. I don’t know that there<br />
are a lot of facts,” Reed said<br />
about the decision “I think they<br />
have certain information that<br />
they’re reacting to. When I asked<br />
those same questions to the cbdMD<br />
people, they obviously are<br />
not as concerned. It’s an ongoing<br />
fight for them. So I think shortterm<br />
it sucks but I believe it’s<br />
something that they’re not going<br />
to be able to turn a blind eye to. I<br />
think that daily, hourly from what<br />
I understand…”<br />
As great as the racing has been<br />
on the track, and it truly has, the<br />
off-track issues have been a real<br />
developing issue in 2019. We’ll<br />
see what comes of this in the<br />
coming months but one thing<br />
for sure, between the lime in<br />
San Diego and now this, the fans<br />
have been really treated to some<br />
juicy topics this year. Stay tuned!
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