Scott Mazza founded Vitality CBD in Buffalo, NY in 2019 and has been running it since. He developed a serious interest in hemp early in his teenage years and brings a background in economics and finance to a category that more often than not operates on unverifiable claims and missing evidence.
He has contributed regularly to WholeFoods Magazine, Nutritional Outlook, Cannabis Science and Technology, Business of Cannabis, and Wellbeing Magazine, among others, for over four years. These are trade and consumer publications covering dietary supplements, cannabinoid science, and federal hemp policy for industry professionals and informed consumers. His writing focuses on regulatory policy, production standards, and the gap between what the research supports and how hemp products are brought to market.
The problems he returns to are specific. Independent laboratory studies, across different research samples and methodologies, consistently find that the majority of CBD products on the market don't match their labeled cannabinoid content. Health benefits get marketed well beyond what peer-reviewed research supports. Independent lab testing remains optional for most producers. The underlying science increasingly validates hemp's applications for anxiety, sleep, and pain management. However, the industry's failure to meet basic production standards is what stands between that science and consumers who are willing to trust it. Mandatory testing, transparent labeling, and enforceable production standards are what the industry needs to become worthy of that science.
That same standard governs Vitality CBD. Products are USDA-certified organic from sourcing through extraction, and every batch is independently tested by ProVerde Laboratories and EVIO Labs, with every Certificate of Analysis published. There are no health claims that outrun the evidence and no certifications that aren't federally backed. It is, in his view, what the whole industry should be held to and what consumers should demand in the meantime.
Writes About
Business of Cannabis Op-Ed
Is the US Hemp Ban Punishing the Wrong People?
Wellbeing Magazine Educational
What We Know About CBD For Neuropathy
WholeFoods Magazine Op-Ed
Recriminalization Extension Buys Time, But Hemp Needs Certainty
WholeFoods Magazine Op-Ed
Evidence-Based Wellness: CBD’s Therapeutic Promise Needs Production Standards to Match
Wellbeing Magazine Educational
Your Skin on CBD: Why Salves and Topicals Are All the Rage
Nutritional Outlook Educational
Fewer Gas Stations Stocking Novelty CBD Is Good for Market Maturity
Cannabis & Tech Today Op-Ed
Science, Not Politics, Must Guide Hemp’s Regulatory Future
WholeFoods Magazine Op-Ed
Farm Bill 2025: Industry and Regulators Must Work Together for Clarity on Hemp
Wellbeing Magazine Educational
Everything You Wanted to Know About THCA and the Law (But Were Too Afraid to Ask)
Cannabis Science and Technology Educational
THC vs. THCA: What We Know About This Cannabis Cousin Compound
Wellbeing Magazine Educational
Benefits, Research, Legality: What Is THCA Anyway?
Nutritional Outlook Educational
CBN, CBG, and More: The Big Picture About Minor Cannabinoids
Cannabis Science and Technology Educational
The Pet Owner’s Roadmap to Responsible CBD Use
Wellbeing Magazine Educational
Runner’s High: How CBD Enhances Exercise
Cannabis Tech Educational
The Facts and the Future of Delta-8 Laws — Scott Mazza
NYup.com Educational
The Catalyst to Cannabis Acceptance? Pain (Guest Column)
Cannabis Science and Technology Educational
CBD vs. THC: Exploring the Differences and Potential Benefits
Nutritional Outlook Educational
What the Science Says About CBD and Menopause
The Bluntness Educational
Why Cannabinoids Matter: Exploring the Third and Final Piece of the Entourage Effect
Cannabis Science and Technology Educational
CBD vs. THC: The Great Anxiety Debate
Cannabis Science and Technology Educational
What the New Dosage Guidelines Mean for CBD
NYup.com Educational
New Research Suggests Cannabis Entourage Effect Is Real — Here’s What’s Next
Nutritional Outlook Educational
What CBD Wants: Analyzing the Industry’s Demands for Farm Bill 2024
The Bluntness Educational
Flavonoids Explained: What Gives Cannabis Its Color and Taste
NYup.com Educational
What the Farm Bill Extension Means for CBD Producers, Consumers, Regulators
Nutritional Outlook Educational
CBD in 2023: A Recap of Regulatory Inaction, Scientific Milestones, and Social Progress
NYup.com Educational
Moving Away from Guesstimates: How Much CBD Is Too Much CBD?
NYup.com Educational
Explained: The Treatment Link Between Fibromyalgia and Cannabis (Guest Column)
Nutritional Outlook Educational
Could CBD Help Fight Hair Loss?
Cannabis & Tech Today Op-Ed
Rescheduling Cannabis Will Reduce Stigma, Increase Research, Encourage Innovation
Cannabis Science and Technology Educational
Delta-8: What to Know About Today’s Most Controversial Hemp Cannabinoid
Cannabis Health News Educational
The Dark Side of CBD in Fitness: Risks You Need to Know
Buffalo Rising Op-Ed
The Long and Winding Road to Legal Cannabis in Buffalo — And What’s Next
Nutritional Outlook Educational
Delta-8: What to Know About Today’s Most Controversial Hemp Cannabinoid
The Bluntness Educational
Understanding Terpenes and Their Influence on Cannabis
NYup.com Educational
Move Over, Melatonin: What Science Says About Sleep and CBD
NYup.com Educational
Finally, the Rules Are Changing for Digitally Marketing CBD
Nutritional Outlook Op-Ed
Why the 2023 Farm Bill Needs to Clarify CBD’s Position in Food, Beverages, and Supplements
Wellbeing Magazine Educational
CBD Shows Promise in the Opioid Crisis
Business of Cannabis Op-Ed
New York Cannabis Retailers Left in Limbo: What Should Happen Next?
NYup.com Educational
What Are Terpenes and Why They Matter in Cannabis? (Guest Column)
Wellbeing Magazine Educational
The Truth Behind the Big Claims of CBD for Women’s Health
The Bluntness Educational
The Entourage Effect: Why It Matters in CBD
NYup.com Educational
What’s in Store for CBD in 2023? (Guest Column)
Cannabis Health News Educational
The Dos and Don’ts of CBD for Pets
NYup.com Educational
What We’re Learning About CBD and Menopause (Guest Column)
The Bluntness Op-Ed
Three Things New York Can Learn from Canada and Cannabis
NYup.com Op-Ed
Farm Bill 2023: Three Ways to Improve CBD (Guest Column)
NYup.com Educational
What We Know — and Don’t — About Pain Treatment and CBD Salves
The Bluntness Op-Ed
End the Uncertainty and Approve CBD as a Dietary Supplement
NYup.com Educational
CBD Is Coming to a Sports Screen Near You (Guest Column)
NYup.com Educational
Why Organic Growing and Extraction Conditions Matter with CBD (Guest Column)
The Bluntness Op-Ed
CBD Regulators Must Step Up, Consumers Must Speak Out in New York
The Complete Herbal Guide Educational
Purity and Potency Testing Is Key in the Cannabis Wild West
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