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£9m Love Hemp purchase could be a sign of things to come in UK market

Written by CannIntelligence || 30th September 2019 || News analysis |

The purchase of a British CBD company by a medical cannabis investment firm could be just one of many to come, according to industry experts ...

Flowers not allowed: Bulgaria regulatory snapshot

Written by CannIntelligence || 26th September 2019 || Regulatory reports |

CBD-Intel looks at the regulatory position in Bulgaria, where the use of hemp flowers is forbidden but the regulatory burden appears to be...

Germany online retailer dashboard

Written by CannIntelligence || 26th September 2019 || Market data |

This easy-to-use database of German online CBD retailers shows how many of them there are, split by retailer category type, plus the brands and product types that each website stocks. ...

CBD-Intel business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence || 26th September 2019 || News analysis |

A San Francisco-based CBD firm is donating all September profits from its bestselling line to Leonardo DiCaprio’s Earth Alliance Amazon Forest Fund. This and other business news in brief ...

E-Liquids most prevalent across online channel: France market report

Written by CannIntelligence || 26th September 2019 || Market reports |

This report aims to identify the number and types of online retailers, along with the brands and product types stocked within the French market ...

CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence || 26th September 2019 || Alerts Array , News analysis , Regulatory alerts roundup |

This bonus edition of CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief includes items from across North and South America as well as Europe and Australia ...

CBD specialists offer the most products: Switzerland market report

Written by CannIntelligence || 26th September 2019 || Market reports |

This report maps out online retailers located in Switzerland, selling CBD products into the Swiss market in order to identify the number and types of online retailers, along with the brands and product types carried ...

SAFE Banking Act safely through the US House, but obstacles remain

Written by CannIntelligence || 26th September 2019 || News analysis |

Passage of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act through the US House of Representatives is but one skirmish, with a potentially fiercer battle awaiting in the Senate and the White House ...

Malaysia looks to begin research into medical cannabis

Written by CannIntelligence || 24th September 2019 || News analysis |

The Malaysian government is to allow the import, storage, distribution and sale of medical marijuana – as long as producers or importers can prove its safety and efficacy for medical use ...

How the Tupperware party technique is spreading the word about CBD

Written by CannIntelligence || 24th September 2019 || News analysis |

Multi-level marketing of cannabidiol is booming in the US and Europe, with forecasts for the market to continue expanding. There are advantages to the system – and challenges ...

CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief, 17th-22nd September

Written by CannIntelligence || 23rd September 2019 || Alerts Array , Regulatory alerts roundup |

A court in Indiana has ruled the state ban on smokable hemp unconstitutional. This, and other news from the US, Austria, France, Italy, the UK, Colombia, Ecuador and the UAE in our regular regulatory round-up ...

US Senate committee allocates cash to speeding up CBD regulation

Written by CannIntelligence || 23rd September 2019 || News analysis |

US Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell is to attach funding to the agricultural appropriations bill to speed the FDA’s preliminary steps towards rulemaking for CBD products ...

CBD in e-liquids: a guide for the EU

Written by CannIntelligence || 20th September 2019 || Regulatory reports |

CBD for vaping is not as cut-and-dried as you might hope, despite vaping products having a clear regulatory regime in Europe. CBD-Intel looks at the different rules for CBD and vaping across the...

Botanic Lab and Deliveroo combine to create ‘CBD on demand’ in London

Written by CannIntelligence || 20th September 2019 || News analysis |

CBD users in parts of London will have the chance to get cannabidiol soft drinks without leaving their homes after drinks company Botanic Lab announced a partnership with home delivery firm Deliveroo, creating what they have termed ‘CBD...

Quebec plans to defy edibles and topicals legalisation in Canada

Written by CannIntelligence || 20th September 2019 || News analysis |

As Canada prepares for the legalisation of cannabis edibles and topical creams this autumn, one province wants to restrict them. Quebec has served notice that it plans to adopt its own set of regulations banning cannabis-laced edibles that...

Experts pour scorn on plan to grow hemp on Ireland’s ancient peat bogs

Written by CannIntelligence || 19th September 2019 || News analysis |

Experts have criticised plans by the Irish government to turn the country’s dwindling peat bogs into hemp farms that could produce the raw material for CBD products ...

Britain’s CBD market: understanding key brand and consumer trends

Written by CannIntelligence || 18th September 2019 || News analysis |

CBD-Intel managing director Tim Phillips gave an informative presentation to visitors to the Hemp & CBD Expo in Birmingham, UK, on 15th September 2019. The talk covered the UK market in general, plus the results of CBD-Intel’s UK manufacturer/brand...

CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief, 10th-16th September

Written by CannIntelligence || 16th September 2019 || Alerts Array , News analysis , Regulatory alerts roundup |

Regulatory developments from the US, EU, Germany, Italy, India, Israel and Myanmar – and news of an “illegal” incursion into Austria by undercover Swiss border guards ...

Physical retailers offer wide variety: Italy market report

Written by CannIntelligence || 12th September 2019 || Market reports |

In spite of a controversial situation regarding the legal status of CBD in Italy, a large variety of CBD products were found in offline channels in major Italian cities ...

As Birmingham City fans get CBD drink, will players get supplements?

Written by CannIntelligence || 12th September 2019 || News analysis |

A professional football club from England’s second highest division could give its players CBD supplements after tying up a deal with a local CBD company ...

NFL’s brightest stars come out for CBD – the league’s chief medic still says no

Written by CannIntelligence || 12th September 2019 || News analysis |

The chief medical officer of the US National Football League (NFL) remains wary of letting players use CBD, despite a number of stars coming forward to endorse it ...

UK online retailer dashboard

Written by CannIntelligence || 11th September 2019 || Market data |

This easy-to-use database of UK online CBD retailers shows how many of them there are, split by retailer category type, plus the brands and product types that each website stocks. ...

Raided German CBD sellers left in limbo with no legal charges yet

Written by CannIntelligence || 10th September 2019 || News analysis |

Five months after police in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg raided CBD shops and confiscated goods worth hundreds of thousands of euros, no charges have yet been filed ...

CBD-Intel business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence || 10th September 2019 || News analysis |

From US over-production to European and Chinese expansion plans, via CBD toothpicks, sports star promotions and threatened job losses ...

CBD regulatory news in brief, 3rd – 9th September

Written by CannIntelligence || 9th September 2019 || Alerts Array , News analysis , Regulatory alerts roundup |

South Dakota governor Kristi Noem has explained why she continues to oppose hemp legalisation in the state; Flanders in Belgium is seeing enforcement action against CBD shops because of CBD oils and teas; Australian state Victoria may yet...

Russia poised to open up to CBD after Duma agrees to lift cultivation ban

Written by CannIntelligence || 5th September 2019 || News analysis |

Despite continuing uncertainty, the Russian CBD market is on the verge of big changes, following the approval of a draft bill by the national parliament ...

CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief, 27th August-2nd September

Written by CannIntelligence || 2nd September 2019 || Alerts Array , News analysis , Regulatory alerts roundup |

Americans for Safe Access has issued the Patient’s Guide to CBD, Ireland sees increase in hemping-growing licence applications, and over 6000 plants have been seized in Portugal ...

CBD-Intel business news in brief, 24th-31st August

Written by CannIntelligence || 2nd September 2019 || News analysis |

Information from the US, the UK, Canada and Africa, including how more than half of the hemp crops planted in Hawaii have had to be destroyed due to THC content being over the permitted levels ...

CBD drug Epidyolex looks unlikely to get a NICE answer in the UK

Written by CannIntelligence || 29th August 2019 || News analysis |

The panel largely responsible for recommending which drugs the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) should provide may discourage use of the CBD-based drug Epidyolex ...

UK flower-grower switching to hemp following takeover by Canadians

Written by CannIntelligence || 27th August 2019 || News analysis |

UK ornamental flowers producer the Bridge Farm Group says it will focus on hemp and CBD following its recent acquisition by Canadian cannabis company Sundial Growers ...

CBD-Intel business news in brief, 19th-23rd August 2019

Written by CannIntelligence || 26th August 2019 || News analysis |

Items from China, Thailand, Colombia, Israel, the US, Canada, UK and Ireland include news of the political leader’s son who is planning to open a hemp store, with dad’s blessing ...

CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief, 19th-23rd August 2019

Written by CannIntelligence || 26th August 2019 || Alerts Array , News analysis , Regulatory alerts roundup |

Austrian and German police policy, local THC decision in Italy, Slovakian de-scheduling, Croatian proposals, US federal and state rulings and Israeli priorities come under the regulatory spotlight ...

In the zone – Colombia’s promised new rules lead to optimism over exports

Written by CannIntelligence || 23rd August 2019 || News analysis |

A new government decree in Colombia is expected to boost the hemp/cannabis export market by as early as the end of 2019, leading to optimism about the industry in the country ...

Drug trial Project Twenty21 aims to recruit 20,000 medical cannabis users

Written by CannIntelligence || 23rd August 2019 || News analysis |

An organisation led by a former UK government advisor is proposing a significant new medical cannabis study, potentially providing treatment to thousands of patients ...

Confidently expanding US company hopes to make a big Bhang in Europe

Written by CannIntelligence || 22nd August 2019 || News analysis |

US cannabis company Bhang is targeting six European CBD markets, including the UK and Spain, in a bid to evolve from a regional supplier to global player ...

Coca-Cola heir launches bank and cryptocurrency just for hemp trade

Written by CannIntelligence || 21st August 2019 || News analysis |

A Greek billionaire claims to have launched the world’s first bank specifically focused on supporting the hemp and legal cannabis markets ...

Italians sell CBD flowers as ‘animal feed’ to avoid confused enforcement

Written by CannIntelligence || 21st August 2019 || News analysis |

Some Italian companies have begun to register CBD hemp flower products as animal feed in an attempt to avoid regulatory confusion and uneven enforcement in the country ...

Slovakia regulatory snapshot, August 2019

Written by CannIntelligence || 21st August 2019 || Regulatory reports |

Under Slovak law, CBD is classed as a psychotropic substance and as such it cannot be extracted, stored, or used for manufacture of final products without authorisation under the Narcotics Act ...

Unilever still on target to deliver hemp oil deodorant in US stores

Written by CannIntelligence || 21st August 2019 || News analysis |

Unilever, one of the world's largest consumer goods companies, is still planning to launch its own CBD-infused deodorant under its Schmidt’s Naturals brand ...

CannTrust’s future cast in doubt after renewed troubles with Health Canada

Written by CannIntelligence || 20th August 2019 || News analysis |

The future of one of Canada's largest cannabis companies is hanging in the balance after a whistleblower and an unannounced inspection by Health Canada triggered a series of problems for CannTrust ...

Sales focused on specialists and vape stores: France market report

Written by CannIntelligence || 20th August 2019 || Market reports |

In our latest look at the French CBD market, we look at what is being sold where and which brands are proving popular ...

Homegrown brands lead the way: Switzerland market report

Written by CannIntelligence || 20th August 2019 || Market reports |

Our study of the offline market in Switzerland looks at the retail options, which brands are popular and where they are produced and which product categories are leading the market ...

Mexico holds open talks in move towards legalisation of cannabis

Written by CannIntelligence || 19th August 2019 || News analysis |

The precise role Mexico’s government should play in a future cannabis industry was among the major issues discussed at a recent three-day event hosted by the country’s Senate ...

CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence || 19th August 2019 || Alerts Array , News analysis , Regulatory alerts roundup |

CBD-Intel’s regular round-up of regulatory news features items from the US, Mexico, Germany, Italy, Spain, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, and the self-governing UK dependency of Jersey ...

CBD-Intel business news in brief, 10th-16th August 2019

Written by CannIntelligence || 19th August 2019 || News analysis |

Kylie Jenner gets happy – CBD-Intel’s weekly round-up of business snippets includes items from the US, Canada, Ireland and Australia ...

UK’s draft medical guidelines give little support to CBD or cannabis

Written by CannIntelligence || 16th August 2019 || News analysis |

The panel responsible for recommending which drugs England’s National Health Service (NHS) should prescribe may recommend against the organisation using cannabis-based medical...

Holland & Barrett tests the water with health claims for new CBD range

Written by CannIntelligence || 16th August 2019 || News analysis |

The UK's largest high street health food retailer is increasing the number of CBD products it sells with a new range – and with it testing the rules on health claims ...

CBD vaping expected to continue growth, say stakeholders

Written by CannIntelligence || 13th August 2019 || News analysis |

CBD vaping stakeholders in Europe expect to see the category continue to grow – fuelled by unclear regulations over CBD as a food ingredient combined with a low barrier to entry ...

CBD-Intel business news in brief, 3rd-9th August 2019

Written by CannIntelligence || 13th August 2019 || News analysis |

The latest news and developments in the CBD industry worldwide rounded up in CBD-Intel's weekly News In...

CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence || 12th August 2019 || Alerts Array , News analysis , Regulatory alerts roundup |

CBD-Intel’s regular round-up of regulatory news features items from Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, the UK, and the...

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