04 Nov 2019 --- Amid a market boom in cannabidiol (CBD) products, new research by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has shown increased consumer confusion over what CBD is, what it does and whether it is safe. One in three Americans uses CBD, the study says and 76 percent of CBD users assumes that products are subject to federal regulations and safety oversight. The multi-billion-dollar CBD industry operates within a “disjointed, patchwork system of state regulations,” the research underscores and calls for federal agencies to implement a “uniform regulatory framework.”