US company 22nd Century Group has acquired privately held UK cannabinoid distributor RX Pharmatech for an up-front payment of $650,000 in cash and stock ...
US cannabis firms have been striking deals to acquire new brands, diversify their offerings and boost production capacity. Recent movers include California’s High Times and Bloomios, while two Oregon firms...
Quebec-based Neptune Wellness Solutions has become the latest firm to exit the Canadian cannabis market, switching focus to its consumer packaged goods business, where it sees more potential ...
Colombian president-elect Gustavo Petro says he will prioritise development of the nation’s cannabis industry and is promising that he will improve regulation, expand the existing legal framework and clarify production...
It’s been two years since the deadline for CBD companies to apply for the Food Standards Agency (FSA) novel foods authorisation, yet none have been authorised and few have been...
Elixinol will continue to be produced for the UK under a licensing agreement with British Cannabis despite having pulled out of the UK and European markets after missing the boat...
New methods for laboratory production of cannabinoids show some promise – but it’s still not clear whether they will yield enough to be commercially viable ...
The British government must take oversight of CBD and medical cannabis out of Home Office hands and place it with the Department of Health and Social Care, according to a...
CBD firms are making further advances into the health and wellness subcategory of the market with new product launches, distribution deals, and clinical studies underway ...
Increasing numbers of CBD businesses are marketing products that chime with the wellness trend and now even Playboy is launching a line of CBD products in the US that promise...
The company behind the world’s first injectable CBD product has issued a voluntary recall, while the US FDA continues to send warning letters over unsubstantiated health claims ...
This week's regulatory news in brief brings updates from the EU, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Mexico, the US, Colombia, Israel, Lebanon, Myanmar and Paraguay ...
A coalition of organisations linked to the US hemp market has released the first part of a series of policy recommendations – while one CBD firm has been referred to...
Wuhan General Group has announced that it is to launch CBD cosmetic creams, coffees and medicinal mushrooms in South Africa before a planned expansion across more of the region...
The CBD industry navigates a complex and changing regulatory landscape across the world, with parts of the industry operating in a grey area. This is particularly the case for one...
A hemp shop in Germany has been raided by local authorities, whilst a company in Florida faces warnings for unsubstantiated claims about its products. This, and other news from India...
In our look at the regulatory picture in India we find that while CBD is regulated at a federal level, states also have their own rules and regulations with some...
Canadian company Emerald Health Therapeutics is set to sign a deal to use an extraction facility capable of processing 1000 tonnes of biomass to produce 600m softgel CBD capsules a...
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