Q&A: Global Widget CCO says CBD industry at regulatory ‘tipping point’
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-02-09T20:47:00
Global Widget Chief Compliance and Legal Officer Margaret Richardson talks with Compliance Week about how the company’s focus on federal and state compliance lends to leading the way in the currently unregulated cannabidiol industry.
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