This week's regulatory news in brief includes updates from Belgium, Cyprus, the EU, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Slovakia, Spain, the US, Colombia, Costa Rica, New Zealand and Thailand ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 4th December 2020 || Blogs |
The announcement is a full reversal from the EC on a position that many found surprising in the first place. It marks a stellar period for the regulation of CBD and other cannabinoids with major decisions in their...
Written by CannIntelligence || 4th December 2020 || News analysis |
The United Nations (UN) vote on various cannabis related proposals has largely been seen as a historic moment symbolically but one that can only be considered a tiny first step in practical terms ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 3rd December 2020 || News analysis |
The decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the Kanavape cape that CBD cannot be treated as a narcotic has been welcomed in France – though not by the official regulatory bodies ...
This tracker sets out to guide you through the legal status and classification of two of the most popular cannabinoids, after CBD and THC, in 50 selected countries ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 1st December 2020 || Resources |
The following is a historical compilation of the updates to the US CBD delta-8 tracker from June 2022 to present. Click on each date to expand the list of updates for that...
Written by CannIntelligence || 1st December 2020 || Resources |
The following is a historical compilation of the updates to the US regulatory tracker: Enacted regulation of CBD maps from September 2020 to present. Click on each date to expand the list of updates for that...
Written by CannIntelligence || 1st December 2020 || Resources |
The following is a historical compilation of the updates to the global CBD regulatory tracker from February 2021 to present. Click on each date to expand the list of updates for that...
Written by CannIntelligence || 27th November 2020 || News analysis |
Italian legislators have put forward another proposal that has yet to be presented as an amendment to regulate the CBD sector and, in particular, the sale of flowers, finished products and extracts ...
This week's regulatory news in brief includes updates from the EU, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, the US, Israel, South Africa, Thailand and...
Written by CannIntelligence || 27th November 2020 || Blogs |
Overall it seems the industry – particularly in Europe – is not expecting much from Black Friday sales. European companies appear to consider CBD products more as health products that are requirement purchases throughout the year as opposed to lifestyle products that might be...
Written by CannIntelligence || 25th November 2020 || News analysis |
Officials in Malawi have been accused of deliberately setting high licence fees for hemp and cannabis cultivation and trade in order to attract international investment and exclude local ownership ...
This week's regulatory news in brief includes updates from the EU, Czech Republic, France, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, Mexico, the US, Cayman Islands, Brazil, China Costa Rica and Namibia ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 20th November 2020 || Blogs |
How important is the CJEU decision on the Kanavape case? The judgement in favour of CBD from the Courts of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will almost certainly have significant long-term consequences for the CBD industry in Europe....
Written by CannIntelligence || 20th November 2020 || News analysis |
Aurora Cannabis continues to raise money and issue shares, despite facing allegations of misleading statements in a class-action lawsuit filed by investors ...
Berta Camps Bisbal, CBD-Intel’s senior legal analyst, presented a comparative analysis of state laws in the US at CBD Live during VOXPO – Virtual Online Vape & CBD Expo on 18th November. She presented an overview of the...
Written by CannIntelligence || 17th November 2020 || News analysis |
CBD, generally seen as a health or wellness product, and “bad guy” nicotine are almost opposites in terms of public perception – but could putting the two together make commercial sense? ...
This week's regulatory news in brief includes updates from the EU, Germany, Belgium, Spain, the UK, Mexico, the US, Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Israel and...
Written by CannIntelligence || 13th November 2020 || News analysis |
Ukraine has undergone a quick shift in opinion on medical cannabis – proceeding from a point where liberalisation of current laws was viewed as unlikely to setting up parliamentary working groups to draft a bill on legalisation ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 12th November 2020 || News analysis |
Concerns over youth access could curtail growing interest in CBD vending machines in Poland, with police and other authorities taking an interest in unsupervised sales ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 11th November 2020 || News analysis |
Investing activity in the cannabis space is on the rise, as investors take advantage of lower prices and companies seek opportunities to merge – bolstered by anticipated changes at US federal level ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 10th November 2020 || News analysis |
Well reported studies of labelling issues give unfair bad press to CBD – but it is an issue the industry urgently needs to address, according to speakers at the Food and Drug Law Institute’s annual conference ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 9th November 2020 || News analysis |
It remains unclear when, or whether, US FDA guidance on CBD enforcement policy will be published, according to speakers at the recent Food and Drug Law Institute annual conference ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 9th November 2020 || Market reports |
This report addresses changes to the CBD product offering and brand landscape in Canada, focusing on change in brand engagement with product categories, products and price analysis as well as trend identification ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 6th November 2020 || News analysis |
The Italian Ministry of Health has suspended the recently published decree listing oral administration of CBD as a medicine under Italy’s Narcotics Law ...
This week's regulatory news in brief includes updates from France, Germany, Lithuania, the UK, the US, Argentina, Australia, China, Costa Rica, Guyana, Israel, New Zealand, Panama, Russia and Uruguay ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 5th November 2020 || News analysis |
One in three US citizens will soon be living in states where recreational cannabis is legal, while around 70% will have access to some form of medical cannabis programme after voters had their say ...
There is currently no specific national legislation in Greece relating to CBD, nor are there any restrictions that could prohibit the sale and import of CBD isolates, provided that the CBD source complies with relevant laws ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 3rd November 2020 || News analysis |
Companies do not feel much risk of a glut of CBD-containing food, drink and dietary supplement products or cannabinoid ingredients coming into the UK market if the EU classifies CBD as a narcotic ...
This week's regulatory news in brief includes updates from the EU, Ireland, Italy, Spain, the UK, Dominica, Mexico, the US, Argentina, China, Israel, New Zealand, Peru and Ukraine ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 30th October 2020 || Blogs |
In short – not a lot in the short-term. The vote in favour of a 0.3% THC limit by the European Parliament (EP) is only the first step in a long process towards actually putting such a change into...
Written by CannIntelligence || 29th October 2020 || News analysis |
The UK Home Office has stated it has no plans to ease restrictions on using flowers for extraction before the EU exit transition period ends on 1st January 2021 ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 29th October 2020 || News analysis |
A CNY5bn ($745m) fund and three years of CNY100m ($14.9m) funding have been promised as part of a hemp sector development plan for Kunming City, the capital of Yunnan Province ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 28th October 2020 || Market reports |
The Canadian market is unique in that all CBD products are regulated the same way as THC products, restricting their sale to licensed sellers only. This report takes a look at Canada and its online retailers ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 27th October 2020 || News analysis |
Holiday sales overall mean more to US companies than their UK counterparts, but the novelty of Black Friday means some are embracing a discount period as a means to create new sales, according to a number of companies...
This week's regulatory news in brief includes updates from the Czech Republic, EU, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the US, Australia, Colombia, Ecuador, New Zealand and Ukraine ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 23rd October 2020 || News analysis |
Regulation of CBD at the federal level remains confusingly divided between multiple agencies. Three main bodies have overall control of most aspects of hemp and CBD consumer product regulation ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 23rd October 2020 || News analysis |
The passage of the 2018 Farm Bill removed hemp and compounds derived from hemp (including CBD) from the CSA. Therefore, the DEA should have very little involvement in enforcing laws and regulations on hemp and CBD ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 23rd October 2020 || News analysis |
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a critical agency in the regulatory scheme of CBD products. The 2018 Farm Bill, which legalised hemp and CBD derived from it, granted the FDA the authority to regulate hemp...
Written by CannIntelligence || 23rd October 2020 || News analysis |
Among the most important obligations delegated to it in the Farm Bill, the USDA is responsible for rule making regarding production and testing of hemp and approving state and tribal plans for hemp production ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 23rd October 2020 || News analysis |
Nestlé has taken a baby step into the European cannabidiol market just a year after creating its own CBD line in the US and will now distribute soft gel CBD capsules in the UK through the Pure Encapsulations...
Written by CannIntelligence || 22nd October 2020 || News analysis |
A ministerial decree listing oral administration of CBD as a medicine under Italy’s Narcotics Law is meant to clear the way for the introduction of Epidyolex into the market, not to prevent consumer wellness products being sold...
Our host for today’s podcast is Jon Bruford, a copy editor at CBD-Intel, who will be joined by CBD-Intel market analyst Maria Alejandra Estanga, who analyses the CBD market for European and American countries. In CBD-Intel’s new podcast,...
Written by CannIntelligence || 19th October 2020 || News analysis |
With US elections on 3rd November fast approaching, lobbyists for CBD, cannabis and hemp are eager to get their message across to candidates on both sides of the political divide ...
This week's regulatory news in brief includes updates from the EU, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy Switzerland, the UK, Canada, Mexico, the US, Argentina, Australia, Israel, New Zealand, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and...
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