When Guy Coxall (Founder of Seed our Future) was the Compliance Director of the Cannabis Trades Association, he attended a meeting with the Novel Foods department of the Food Standards Agency.
The FSA at the time (2017) were considering CBD isolate as a ‘Novel Food’ (a new food to the market which hasn’t been tested for safety) as it was far removed from a full botanical extract.
He was told that the Home Office had instructed them to push for all cannabinoids being classed as Novel Foods. This is outside the remit of the Home Office and it clearly shows that pressure was being placed to prevent the public from accessing cannabinoids for health.
Since then, all cannabinoids have been classified as Novel Foods even though there is a great deal of evidence of historic use and safety.