Does the NHC dual-use listing for Cannabis sativa L. permit CBD/THC?
Open Question: Does the historical inclusion of Cannabis sativa L. on the national-health-commission-nhc list of dual-use-substances permit the use of active cannabinoids (CBD/THC) in Chinese health foods, or is this listing restricted strictly to sterilized hemp seed derivatives?
Context: Research indicates that Cannabis sativa L. appears on an NHC dual-use list for health foods. However, this creates a massive contradiction with broader Chinese and global regulations that strictly ban or heavily restrict CBD and THC in consumer products. Resolving this ambiguity is critical for understanding the viability of cannabis-beverages or hemp-derived functional ingredients in the Asian market.