Written by CannIntelligence || 20th February 2019 || News analysis |
Regulations governing hemp-derived CBD are likely to increase sharply in the near future but then tail off as the product is integrated into general regulatory frameworks for food, cosmetics and industrial products, according to a legal expert ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 19th February 2019 || Market reports |
In our detailed look at how users of CBD view the products they use or are available, we find that e-liquids and oils/tinctures are the two most popular CBD products, while online and vape stores are the main...
Written by CannIntelligence || 14th February 2019 || News analysis |
The European Parliament has passed a resolution supporting medical cannabis – though only in cases where a product has gone through clinical trials and a regulatory approval process ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 14th February 2019 || News analysis |
Two of the largest legal cannabis companies, Wayland and International Cannabis Corp, are teaming up with a multinational pharmaceutical organisation in a bid to create significant amounts of CBD for the European market ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 13th February 2019 || News analysis |
Swiss consumers use CBD for assorted reasons, but one thing is clear: most prefer to smoke it. A preference for flowers was one major finding of a study into the habits of CBD users in Switzerland ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 13th February 2019 || News analysis |
Ohio-based CBD and cannabis company Green Growth Brands (GGB) is to open 108 retail locations in shopping malls across the US this year, including some of the most high-profile shopping locations in the country ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 12th February 2019 || News analysis |
No one in Austria wants to take responsibility for the enforcement and clarification of CBD regulations as Austrian and European officials appear to be working at cross purposes to implement new rulings ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 12th February 2019 || News analysis |
The Austrian government is to review the enforcement of rules on CBD, but stricter interpretations are not expected despite recent rumours and the fears of some sellers of CBD products ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 8th February 2019 || News analysis |
The UK’s Food Standards Agency has said there will be no change in UK regulations concerning CBD as a novel food ingredient should the UK leave the EU on 29th March ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 7th February 2019 || News analysis |
Although cannabis is considered a dangerous drug in Israel, government support for cannabis start-ups and liberal policies on research have helped the country develop an active medical cannabis industry ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 5th February 2019 || News analysis |
Israeli firms will soon be able to export medical cannabis and some derived medical cannabis products after a bill was passed establishing a licensing and supervision regime ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 28th January 2019 || News analysis |
Congressional politicians in Tennessee have been turning their attention to possible regulation of farming for CBD, while those in Georgia have been addressed by military veterans eager for CBD to be legalised ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 28th January 2019 || News analysis |
A series of advertisements for CBD products will be seen at Sunday’s Super Bowl LIII between the New England Patriots and the LA Rams, powerfully demonstrating their arrival in the US mainstream ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 25th January 2019 || News analysis |
Two CBD products have received kosher status from the largest agency in Europe dealing with rabbinically-approved foodstuffs.
London-based Advance Biotech received kosher certification from KLBD Kosher Certification in September 2018, followed by Provocan, a CBD brand made by Jerusalem-based...
Written by CannIntelligence || 25th January 2019 || Market reports |
In our latest look at CBD consumers in France and their attitudes, we find that those who have not tried CBD tended to primarily associate CBD with medicinal aspects, while the more experienced user linked CBD with wellness...
In our report looking at the regulations governing CBD in Taiwan, we find that CBD is a classified as a pharmaceutical product and the growing of cannabis plants for any purposes, and the addition of CBD to cosmetic...
Written by CannIntelligence || 23rd January 2019 || Market reports |
Looking CBD consumer choices and behaviours in the UK, we found that people generally have positive associations with CBD and most people associate CBD with medicinal uses. People are also less likely to be negative towards CBD if...
Pure CBD is not a scheduled substance under Czech law and it is generally allowed to be used in the products for final consumption, provided they do not contain any THC, or only traces under detectable levels; hemp...
Written by CannIntelligence || 18th January 2019 || Market reports |
CBD-Intel conducted a survey of various types of store known to sell CBD in several cities in Italy. The analysis is based on 79 interviews. Cities with the largest number of respondents were Rome, Turin, Milan and Padua...
Written by CannIntelligence || 15th January 2019 || News analysis |
A Swiss CBD company claims to have become the first cannabidiol firm to use liposomes to deliver the substance into users’ bodies and says its new products will deliver CBD to a user’s system four times faster than...
Written by CannIntelligence || 15th January 2019 || News analysis |
A British biopharmaceutical company will be trialling the use of CBD and other hemp-based products for treating opioid addiction, as well as other conditions ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 10th January 2019 || News analysis |
The co-founder of an online CBD shop has accused rivals of deceptive marketing. Johan Obel of TheDrug.Store also called for more clarity – and tighter controls – over what is and is not legal in the UK...
Written by CannIntelligence || 9th January 2019 || News analysis |
The Italian government has responded to confusion over permitted THC levels in hemp-derived products such as foods, oils, supplements and animal feeds by informing the European Commission of its plans ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 7th January 2019 || Market reports |
CBD-Intel's survey of CBD sales channels in the Netherlands reveals which types of shop are selling which types of CBD products, which brands are most popular and widely available ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 7th January 2019 || Market reports |
CBD-Intel’s survey of the Dutch CBD online sales channel looks at one of Europe’s more mature markets. It reveals which products dominate sales and how websites vary their offer
which types of shop are selling which types of CBD...
Written by CannIntelligence || 4th January 2019 || Market reports |
CBD-Intel's survey of CBD sales channels in France reports on which types of shop are selling which types of CBD products, and the most widely available brands on offer ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 3rd January 2019 || News analysis |
The US Congress is expected to address the legal situation of CBD and cannabis during the upcoming congressional session, according to a number of experts interviewed by CBD-Intel ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 28th December 2018 || News analysis |
Companies which make beverages containing CBD are resorting to new technologies to get around a thorny problem.
CBD is not water soluble, meaning a fatty emulsion needs to be created in order to get the substance to mix with...
Industrial hemp farming is tolerated by Chinese authorities, but there is a lack of regulatory clarity; there is currently no mandatory national legislation for industrial hemp in China. Regional provinces that have historically been engaged with the hemp...
Written by CannIntelligence || 14th December 2018 || News analysis |
The US Congress has approved a compromise version of the 2018 Farm Bill which will remove industrial hemp from the federal narcotics Schedule 1 list, potentially giving a green light to development of the CBD industry ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 13th December 2018 || News analysis |
A Canadian company is facing the prospect of losing its licence to produce and sell cannabis products. It would mark the first time Health Canada has revoked a licence since the country began regulating medical marijuana ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 12th December 2018 || News analysis |
Turning Point Brands, one of America’s largest smokeless tobacco and vapour companies, has taken a minority stake in Canadian American Standard Hemp, a company dedicated to CBD products ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 11th December 2018 || News analysis |
The merger of two companies in the US CBD sector – Level Brands and Cure Based Developments – is dependent on the US Farm Bill legalising CBD at federal level ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 10th December 2018 || News analysis |
Charlotte’s Web Holdings, which claims to be the market leader in “innovative hemp-based, CBD wellness products”, says it expects to add national drugstores to its thousands of locations in the US soon ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 10th December 2018 || Market reports |
CBD-Intel conducted a survey of health food shops known to sell CBD in seven of the largest cities in the UK in order to understand the product and brand landscape ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 6th December 2018 || News analysis |
Among a wave of drinkable CBD products released in the UK this year, one of the more controversial is Love Hemp’s CBD-infused bottled water – advertised as being spring water “infused with CBD hemp droplets” ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 4th December 2018 || Market reports |
In the Italian online space CBD is mainly sold through specialist stores. Unlike many other European markets, cannabis flowers are widely available and offer the most variation to online...
Written by CannIntelligence || 4th December 2018 || News analysis |
Canadian company Indivia has announced its first move into the European market after investing in a deal worth more than $1.1m to purchase a licence to grow cannabis in Denmark ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 28th November 2018 || Market reports |
In our latest look at the UK market, we find that interest in online retailing for CBD has increased over the last year. There is a diverse range of product types and multiple types of retailer across different...
Written by CannIntelligence || 22nd November 2018 || News analysis |
Securing cannabis supplies for research purposes is the focus of an information request from the US federal government. They are asking businesses about the ability to analyse, produce, and even distribute cannabis products for research. The National Institute...
Written by CannIntelligence || 19th November 2018 || News analysis |
The British government last week presented the 585-page draft withdrawal agreement which lays out how it intends the UK to leave the European Union. Here CBD-Intel explains just how it may affect the CBD industry ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 15th November 2018 || News analysis |
With the ousting of attorney general Jeff Sessions from the Trump administration, members of the US cannabis industry have perked up, hoping the anti-cannabis agenda will exit with him ...
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