Mossie’s wellness brand falls foul of U.S. drug laws

HER relationship with rocker Pete Doherty, who freely admitted twin addictions to heroin and crack cocaine, is now the best part of 20 years behind her.

But Kate Moss could be forgiven for feeling that those tempestuous days will loom over her for ever — courtesy of a ruling just in from America.

The supermodel has, I can disclose, been informed that her plans to take her ‘wellness’ brand, Cosmoss, to the U.S. have fallen at the first hurdle — because, among other deficiencies, they violate the U.S. Controlled Substances Act and its Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.

The ruling — delivered in a letter to Moss’s lawyers, Harbottle & Lewis, whose clients have included King Charles — comes from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Rejecting Moss’s bid to register ‘Cosmoss’ in America, it explains: ‘The application identifies a connection to cannabidiol (CBD). CBD is a nonpsychoactive constituent of the cannabis plant.

‘Goods containing CBD derived from cannabis that meet the definition of “marijuana” are illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act.’

Lest there is any misunderstanding, the letter adds: ‘Marijuana and CBD derived from marijuana remain unlawful. No other cannabis-derived drug products have been approved.’ Warning that Moss, 50, has six months in which to respond — or accept that the application will be struck out for ever — the letter states that further information must come in a ‘written statement’ and ‘must clearly and accurately indicate the nature of the goods and/or services’ and confirm that they comply with both the Controlled Substances Act and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Concerns about marijuana might have seemed almost laughably inconsequential during her time with Doherty — especially after the publication of photos which, a newspaper claimed, showed her snorting drugs at a studio where Doherty was performing. Branded ‘Cocaine Kate’, Moss lost lucrative contracts — and booked herself into a rehab clinic. She has never looked back. Since selling her North London mansion for £11.5 million in 2021, she has spent much of her time in the Cotswolds, where she keeps Blue Marans — super-layers, if the phrase can be used without fear of misinterpretation — each capable of producing 300 eggs a year. How much more wholesome could the U.S. wish her to be?