Written by CannIntelligence || 5th March 2020 || News analysis |
Seattle Storm and Team USA basketball player Sue Bird is among a number of US stars joining the growing line-up of athletes endorsing various CBD products ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 3rd March 2020 || News analysis |
A bill legalising hemp and medical cannabis has been passed in Malawi, making it the fifth African country to pass some form of cannabis legalisation ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 2nd March 2020 || News analysis |
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is to temporarily delay enforcement of two controversial provisions in its interim hemp production rule after receiving a large quantity of critical feedback ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 28th February 2020 || News analysis |
The Hemp Federation of Ireland (HFI) has taken issue with a report from the Food Standards Agency of Ireland (FSAI) and the order to remove a number of specified CBD products from shelves ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 28th February 2020 || News analysis |
Testing in the field could counter a major stated reason for enacting bans on smokable hemp in the US, but a perfect technical solution has not yet been found ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 27th February 2020 || News analysis |
Two bills in the US House of Representatives, relating to banking and medical cannabis research, appear to be dead, with not enough time to pass the measures in 2020 despite wide support ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 27th February 2020 || News analysis |
Several US hemp farmers have spoken to CBD-Intel expressing concern over the crop-testing provisions set out in the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s interim final rule on hemp production ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 26th February 2020 || News analysis |
The first CBD-Intel Breakfast Briefing will be held in our home city of Barcelona on 13th March, to coincide with Europe’s largest cannabis trade show, Spannabis, and is free to our valued clients and subscribers ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 26th February 2020 || News analysis |
Toothpaste giant Colgate is entering the CBD market, researchers have created a laser scanner that can tell the difference between legal hemp and potentially illegal cannabis, and wrestling legend Kevin Nash has become the latest celebrity to endorse...
Written by CannIntelligence || 25th February 2020 || News analysis |
TobaccoIntelligence, a new service from the team that produces CBD-Intel, is now available, covering the global tobacco and nicotine alternatives sector ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 25th February 2020 || News analysis |
A lack of clear regulation has not stopped growth for companies looking at the US CBD pet and animal sector, but for the industry to see the niche truly embraced, some solution to the regulatory issues must first...
Written by CannIntelligence || 24th February 2020 || News analysis |
Switzerland’s federal supreme court has ruled CBD should not be taxed under tobacco law, meaning that hemp flowers will no longer be subject to the 25% tax under the Swiss tobacco law ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 24th February 2020 || News analysis |
At a meeting of the thirteenth People’s Congress of Heilongjiang, representative Ding Fei laid out a comprehensive plan to accelerate the growth of the hemp and CBD industries in the province ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 21st February 2020 || News analysis |
Germany's Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) recently issued a warning on e-liquids that it believed to be containing synthetic cannabinoids, after at least eight teenagers suffered medical complications from an as yet unconfirmed source ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 20th February 2020 || News analysis |
The Dutch online CBD market offers a variety of products and formats, providing a breeding ground for innovation, however, we have seen some standardization within certain categories. The Netherlands pricing report provides detailed analysis of the country's top...
Written by CannIntelligence || 20th February 2020 || News analysis |
Polish lawmakers from the Permanent Subcommittee on Bioeconomy and Innovation in Agriculture at the Sejm – the lower chamber of the country’s parliament – recently hosted government officials, representatives of the Polish and the European hemp industry, and...
Written by CannIntelligence || 19th February 2020 || News analysis |
Scotland has not followed the rest of the UK in setting a deadline for novel food applications, while the Republic of Ireland has adopted an even more conservative approach, stating that unauthorised novel foods should not be on...
Although CBD itself is not regulated in Peru, it is our interpretation that hemp by-products require a specific licence to be sold. This regulatory reports discusses the current rules and regulations around CBD in Peru ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 18th February 2020 || News analysis |
Tom Hanks refutes false claims over endorsement of CBD products, research suggests cannabinoids benefit gene receptor diseases and CBD coffee is set to hit the market, plus more ...
Our managing director Tim Phillips recently participated as a speaker at the Future Cannabis Strategies Europe 2020 in London on 29th January. Tim discussed CBD within the wider cannabis sector and provided the audience with an overview of...
This regulatory report looks at Intellectual Property law in relation to CBD and hemp products, focusing specifically on trademarks and patents and their requirements ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 13th February 2020 || News analysis |
The current administration in the Philippines has expressed its openness to introducing cannabis products into the country, but strictly in medicinal form – contrary to what the president indicated last year ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 12th February 2020 || News analysis |
Sports Illustrated teams up with CBD company, a new form of CBD snuff is being developed and an Australian firms begins research into CBD as a treatment for Parkinson's disease, plus more ...
This week's regulatory news in brief brings updates from Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Mexico, the US, the Bahamas, Nepal, Peru, the Philippines, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uganda ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 10th February 2020 || News analysis |
Hemp company GenCanna Global has officially filed for bankruptcy protection. Large debts have forced the Kentucky, US company to begin legal proceedings and potential restructuring ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 10th February 2020 || News analysis |
Optimism is growing and companies are only waiting for the green light to start the production of cannabinoid products in Brazil, according to specialists ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 7th February 2020 || News analysis |
Understand the most important product categories, and which of the top brands are stocking them in the US – a market with one of the widest ranges of product...
Written by CannIntelligence || 6th February 2020 || News analysis |
At the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, farmers and others were lining up to learn about a new old cash crop that’s got everyone talking: the humble hemp plant ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 5th February 2020 || News analysis |
The Constitutional Affairs and Budget committees of Italy’s lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, have rejected an amendment to regulate the sale of hemp or “cannabis light” products ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 5th February 2020 || News analysis |
The US National Football League (NFL) committee researching CBD has said league players will not be allowed to use the substance any time soon – despite endorsement by former stars ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 4th February 2020 || News analysis |
Companies selling foods containing CBD appear to be ignoring the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA)’s latest warning about the EU’s novel foods legislation – because, some of them claim, it has no legal weight ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 30th January 2020 || Market reports |
This report identifies the most common brands on offer across the Greek market, which have then been used to analyse the offerings and pricing of CBD products throughout Greece ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 30th January 2020 || News analysis |
Guitar legend Carlos Santana is teaming up with a legal cannabis company to have his own branded range of CBD; a CBD firm plans to replant burnt Australian trees, and a French restaurant offers a CBD menu, plus...
Written by CannIntelligence || 30th January 2020 || News analysis |
Federal agencies and legislators from both major US parties have all voiced a desire for more research on cannabinoids – but a major obstacle remains the lack of federally approved cannabinoids to study ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 30th January 2020 || News analysis |
South Africans look for CBD brands with a packaging design and style that projects an image of professionalism and quality – while the use of specifically African themes is also popular ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 29th January 2020 || News analysis |
Leading members of the US Congress are again pushing for the legalisation of dietary supplements containing hemp-derived CBD, currently banned by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
In Spain, as in other EU countries, interest in CBD has increased. However, market development is hampered by legal uncertainties and complexity – as our analyst Elsa Carrasco explains ...
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