Utah authorities are investigating a rapidly growing industry that has led businesses to offer cannabis products that people are using without prescription to treat various ailments amid uncertainty in state and federal law.
Businesses across Utah are selling cannabidiol, or CBD, a non-psychoactive byproduct from cannabis plants that farmers in states and countries where it’s legal began growing in recent years to fill a massive demand for what’s described as a natural medicine for a variety of conditions.
Even Congress recently took steps that opened the door to the budding industry that made its way to Utah.