By David Khalaf
on May 16, 2022
Earlier this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first time issued warning letters regarding products that contain delta-8 THC. Letters were issued to five companies that were marketing products labeled as containing delta-8 THC in ways that, according to the FDA, violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA). Additionally,…
By LegitScript Folks
on April 29, 2022
What’s the latest on cannabis, marijuana, and CBD? In this episode of Merchant Risk Live, we talk with Gerard Olson, Associate General Counsel at LegitScript, who studies the complex world of cannabis regulation and tracks trends and regulatory changes in the industry. He answers listener questions about recent federal laws to legalize marijuana, risks of…
on April 22, 2022
In this episode of Merchant Risk Live, we were joined by Carla Balakagie (FASAE, CAE) the president and CEO of the National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA). It is the association representing the $31 billion US convenient services industry with nearly a thousand member companies, including some the world’s most recognized brands. Prior to NAMA, Carla…
on April 04, 2022
For this this episode of Merchant Risk Live, we were joined by Julie Schwartz from FIS, a senior leader of compliance under the global brand compliance team supporting payment brand compliance. Her responsibilities include rules and regulations risk assessment, and other protective measures in the fast-paced technical compliance world. Here are some of the key takeaways…
on March 28, 2022
As part of our mission to help create an internet everyone can trust, LegitScript regularly reports “rogue” internet pharmacies to the registrars that sponsor these domain names. Our Domain Name Enforcement program has helped to stop more than 83,000 rogue pharmacy websites since its inception. In 2021 alone, LegitScript issued 65 notifications comprising 3,147 domain names. A…