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Wednesday 16 January 2019

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand jumps into 2020 presidential race

By JUANA SUMMERS She joins what is expected said Gillibrand, a mother of
Associated Press to be a crowded primary two sons, ages 10 and 15.
NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. field for the Democratic As she works to distinguish
Kirsten Gillibrand entered nomination that could fea- herself from likely rivals, Gil-
the growing field of 2020 ture more than a dozen librand will be able to draw
Democratic presidential candidates. Already, Mas- from the more than $10.5
contenders Tuesday, telling sachusetts Sen. Elizabeth million left over from her
television host Stephen Col- Warren has announced 2018 re-election campaign
bert that she's launching an her own exploratory efforts, that she can use toward a
exploratory committee. and decisions by a num- presidential run.
"It's an important first step, ber of other senators are Gillibrand pledged during
and it's one I am taking be- expected in the coming her Senate campaign that
cause I am going to run," weeks. she would serve out her six-
the New York senator said Gillibrand, who was ap- year term if re-elected.
on "The Late Show with Ste- pointed to the Senate in She will use Troy, New York,
phen Colbert." She listed a 2009 to fill the seat vacated where she lives, as a home
series of issues she'd tackle by Hillary Clinton, has been base for her presidential ef-
as president, including bet- among the Senate's most forts. Near the end of their
ter health care for families, vocal members on issues interview, Colbert present-
stronger public schools and like sexual harassment, mili- ed Gillibrand with a basket
more accessible job train- tary sexual assault, equal of campaign gifts, includ-
ing. pay for women and family ing an ear of yellow corn
Gillibrand, 52, has already leave, issues that could be to wave in Iowa, a piece of
made plans to campaign central to her presidential granite for New Hampshire
in Iowa over the weekend, In this Oct. 25, 2018 file photo, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., campaign. and a one-of-a-kind button
more than a year before speaks during the New York Senate debate hosted by WABC- "I'm going to fight for other that reads "I announced
the leadoff caucus state TV, in New York. Associated Press people's kids as hard as I on the Late Show with Ste-
votes. would fight for my own," phen Colbert."q

Senators ask FDA to update rules on certain pot products

ized the production and state lines. including relieving pain
sale of industrial hemp and "Farmers in Oregon and and anxiety.
hemp derivatives, includ- nationwide are poised to Scientists note there have
ing cannabidiols, known as make real economic gains been few comprehensive
CBD. Wyden and Merkley for their communities once clinical studies on how
had been behind a hemp these regulations are up- CBD affects humans. Har-
provision that Congress dated," they wrote. They vard Medical School said
passed and was included said it was Congress' intent the strongest scientific evi-
in the 2018 Farm Bill. in the bill to ensure produc- dence is for its effective-
But after President Donald ers and consumers have ness in treating childhood
Trump signed the bill in De- access to hemp-derived epilepsy syndromes which
cember, FDA Commission- products, including CBDs. typically don't respond to
er Scott Gottlieb restated The Oregon Democrats anti-seizure medications.
his agency's stance that asked the agency to clarify The FDA recently approved
CBD is a drug ingredient to the public several issues, the first ever cannabis-de-
and therefore illegal to add including its authority in the rived medicine for these
In this April 24, 2018, file photo, the first rendering from hemp to food or health products production and marketing conditions which contains
plants extracted from a super critical CO2 extraction device on
its' way to becoming fully refined CBD oil spurts into a large bea- without his agency's ap- of hemp and its derivatives, CBD. Studies suggest CBD
ker at New Earth Biosciences in Salem, Ore. proval. The FDA has sent and whether the FDA will may also help those with
Associated Press warning letters to some consider issuing a regula- insomnia to fall asleep and
companies making health tion to allow hemp deriva- stay asleep.
By ANDREW SELSKY state commerce of food claims for CBD. tives in food, beverages or Hemp looks like marijua-
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Ore- products containing a key In a letter to Gottlieb, the dietary supplements that na but contains less than
gon's two senators on Tues- non-psychoactive ingredi- senators asked the FDA to cross state lines. 0.3 percent of THC, the
day urged the head of the ent of cannabis. update "outdated regu- CBD oils are increasingly compound that gives pot
U.S. Food and Drug Admin- The appeal by Sens. Ron lations" that prohibit food popular in lotions, tinctures its high. Both hemp and
istration to update federal Wyden and Jeff Merkley products containing CBD and foods. Proponents say marijuana are species of
regulations to permit inter- came after Congress legal- from being sold across CBD offers health benefits, cannabis.q