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Tests find labels on oil mis-state THC levels – sometimes dangerously

Written by CannIntelligence || 29th November 2018 || News analysis |

Most European CBD oils label their CBD content correctly but comparatively few are accurate about THC, a study in the Czech Republic has found ...

Interest in online retailers is growing: UK market report

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...

US federal government soliciting information for CBD research

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...

What will Brexit really mean for the British CBD industry?

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 ...

Exit Sessions – could the departure of the AG be good news for cannabis?

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 ...

CBD in Greece: Google searches rise as the trend grows

Written by CannIntelligence || 9th November 2018 || Market reports |

The CBD market in Greece is growing and increasing numbers of brands and products have been launched on the market recently. The number of CBD-related Google searches also increased in the last year ...

Fragmented, with e-liquids dominant: France market report

Written by CannIntelligence || 8th November 2018 || Market reports |

In CBD-Intels latest look at France, we can see that the online market is very fragmented, with almost 60 brands and more than 700 products. Apart from CBD specialists, vape retailers and headshops have the largest range ...

CBD in France: police clamp down on new wave of stores

Written by CannIntelligence || 8th November 2018 || Market reports |

Police are clamping down on the new wave of CBD shops in France. Products have been confiscated and some stores have even been closed...

Michigan says yes, North Dakota says no to recreational cannabis

Written by CannIntelligence || 7th November 2018 || News analysis |

Voters in Michigan have voted to legalise the recreational use of cannabis, while those in North Dakota rejected it. In Utah and Missouri medical cannabis use was approved on the day the US turned out to vote in...

CBD gains a strong foothold in European vape stores

Written by CannIntelligence || 25th October 2018 || Market reports |

In out latest look at Europe, we find that in Italy and France vape shops in lower footfall areas are more likely to stock CBD products, while in the UK and France, vape shops are more likely to...

‘No health claims’ law encourages creativity among UK CBD brands

Written by CannIntelligence || 25th October 2018 || News analysis |

Many British CBD companies are finding their voice and their own way to make the regulations that ban them from making medical claims work for them and the consumer ...

CBD.io teams up with vape expo for major Las Vegas show

Written by CannIntelligence || 17th October 2018 || News analysis |

A major CBD show is to be held in Las Vegas next month in what is billed as “an epic collaboration of two industries”. The CBD.io event will take place on 9th and 10th November in conjunction with...

New regulations now in place: Canada regulatory snapshot

Written by CannIntelligence || 17th October 2018 || Regulatory reports |

Executive summary Canada is the centre for the world’s largest cannabis companies and has recently implemented a wide-ranging new regulatory environment for all cannabis products. However, the new cannabis legislation treats CBD in exactly...

New restrictions on the horizon: Switzerland regulatory snapshot

Written by CannIntelligence || 17th October 2018 || Regulatory reports |

In this overview of Swiss CBD regulation, we find that THC content is limited to 0.3% in cannabis plants and 1% in finished products, significantly higher than most neighbouring countries ...

A new Brazilian president is unlikely to free CBD from its legal chains

Written by CannIntelligence || 17th October 2018 || News analysis |

Prospects for CBD in Brazil depend hugely on the outcome of the forthcoming presidential election, in which the far right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro has emerged as a very strong favourite ...

CBD prescriptions may be just around the corner for UK patients

Written by CannIntelligence || 16th October 2018 || News analysis |

CBD products could be prescribed to British patients from as early as next month after the UK government announced plans to lift restrictions on the medical use of cannabis ...

THC content limited: Spain regulatory snapshot

Written by CannIntelligence || 12th October 2018 || Regulatory reports |

In our latest look at CBD regulations in Spain, we find hemp growing is allowed under strict control, but CBD may only be extracted from plant fibre and seeds. All CBD finished products must contain less than 0.2%...

CBD sellers openly flouting Malta’s prescription-only rule

Written by CannIntelligence || 10th October 2018 || News analysis |

Though cannabis was legalised for medical use earlier this year, the legal status of CBD in Malta remains uncertain – but shops are ignoring the law that says it should be available only on prescription ...

Private cannabis use legalised – but CBD has a way to go in South Africa

Written by CannIntelligence || 10th October 2018 || News analysis |

A recent judgement by the Constitutional Court of South Africa which legalised the personal use of cannabis in private may not have a big impact on the CBD market in the country ...

Hemp still on federal narcotics list as Congressional deadline lapses

Written by CannIntelligence || 8th October 2018 || News analysis |

A deadline for the federal legislature to pass a bill expected to remove hemp and low-THC cannabis from the federal list of narcotics lapsed on 30th September, leaving US hemp farmers in regulatory uncertainty ...

US Farm Bill could yet bring big changes and growth to CBD market

Written by CannIntelligence || 8th October 2018 || Regulatory reports |

Language in the Senate version of the 2018 US Farm Bill could lead to sweeping changes in the CBD sector – and significant bipartisan support appears to exist to pass it after the November mid-term elections ...

CBD in Germany – the legal status of a new kind of e-liquid

Written by CannIntelligence || 2nd October 2018 || Regulatory reports |

While no German or EU law currently regulates CBD-infused e-liquids directly, and CBD is not in itself illegal, companies wishing to market CBD for vaping have plenty of legal issues to consider ...

CBD in Switzerland: a blooming market but vape stores take a back seat

Written by CannIntelligence || 2nd October 2018 || Market reports |

The CBD market in Switzerland is blooming, with a great range of derived products for sale at low prices. However, vape stores are not taking the lead and CBD stores dominate the market ...

CBD sales currently focused online: Japan market report

Written by CannIntelligence || 2nd October 2018 || Market reports |

While the Japanese CBD market is in its early stages, it is seen as a growing trend, as detailed in this report from CBD-Intel ...

CBD in Canada: how the new federal law changes the game

Written by CannIntelligence || 30th September 2018 || Regulatory reports |

The cannabis plant and some of its by-products, including CBD, will be legal in Canada from 17th October 2018, but their sale, access and possession will come under a new strict regulatory framework ...

Massachusetts growers losing patience over licensing hold-ups

Written by CannIntelligence || 18th September 2018 || News analysis |

Cannabis growers in Massachusetts have indicated they may sue the state’s Cannabis Control Commission over a dispute that appears to have delayed the start of legal sales there ...

‘Cannabis with nicotine affects brain differently than either on its own’

Written by CannIntelligence || 11th September 2018 || News analysis |

Cannabis and nicotine together have notably different effects on the brain than either of them taken on their own. That’s the conclusion of US researchers who noted that cannabis is commonly consumed in conjunction with tobacco ...

Rise in CBD linked to increase in vapouriser market

Written by CannIntelligence || 20th August 2018 || News analysis |

Crossover between vapourisers and e-cigarettes has been found to be quite low and companies dedicated to both vapourisers and e-cigarettes are rare ...

French market booming in response to demand, despite perils with the law

Written by CannIntelligence || 17th August 2018 || News analysis |

While queues on Paris pavements show there is high demand for CBD products, those attempting to meet that demand risk severe repercussions from French authorities caught out by the rise of a not-yet-regulated market ...

Fear, hope and anger on the front line of the French CBD revolution

Written by CannIntelligence || 16th August 2018 || News analysis |

CBD-Intel drops in on a heated meeting of French CBD entrepreneurs, under growing pressure from a government apparently committed to throttling a young industry at birth ...

Confusion reigns in France, under a hostile and muddled government

Written by CannIntelligence || 14th August 2018 || News analysis |

Regulation of CBD in France remains unclear, with a variety of potentially conflicting rulings leading to confusion and French companies being discouraged from entering a new and beleaguered market ...

Big shift in preferred extraction methods from CO2 to distillation

Written by CannIntelligence || 14th August 2018 || News analysis |

Vaping businesses in the US are experiencing a shift in consumer preferences for methods of extracting CBD and THC from cannabis, with more manufacturers developing distillers to help meet the growing demand for purer products ...

Interest surges in ‘legal’ states in medicinal/recreational hybrids

Written by CannIntelligence || 13th August 2018 || News analysis |

Hybrid THC-CBD cannabis products – also called high CBD cannabis products – are on the rise in those US states where both medical and recreational forms of cannabis are legal ...

CBD in the Czech Republic – a slowly growing vapour market

Written by CannIntelligence || 1st August 2018 || Market reports |

The CBD e-liquid market in the Czech Republic is currently growing, but more slowly than some others. Our overview of the market finds CBD vaping products are mainly distributed through specialist cannabis-related online stores ...

Relatively clear rules and guidance: CBD products in Switzerland

Written by CannIntelligence || 1st August 2018 || Regulatory reports |

CBD products in Switzerland come under three possible headings: sale with some restrictions; sale requiring authorisation; and sale prohibited. This report considers these three categories, what they apply to, and what they mean ...

Japan embraces CBD – with eager endorsement in high places

Written by CannIntelligence || 1st August 2018 || News analysis |

Japan, although a socially conservative nation with stringent laws on both medical and recreational marijuana, now allows the sale of CBD products – and even the prime minister’s wife approves ...

CBD e-liquids: UK market report

Written by CannIntelligence || 1st August 2018 || Market reports |

CBD-containing e-liquid products can be found in the UK online, in a few vape store chains and in some independent vape stores ...

Potentially deadly rat poison found in synthetic cannabinoids, says FDA

Written by CannIntelligence || 30th July 2018 || News analysis |

Synthetic cannabinoid products being sold in convenience stores and gas stations across the US are contaminated with an ingredient commonly found in rat poison, the US FDA says ...

France adopts zero tolerance approach to THC in vaping products

Written by CannIntelligence || 14th June 2018 || News analysis |

The French government has moved to clear up a previous grey area in the regulation of CBD-containing e-liquids, stating that no trace of THC will be allowed in any product for sale ...

US authorities call into question the legality of CBD

Written by CannIntelligence || 8th June 2018 || News analysis |

US government agencies have questioned the legality of cannabidiol (CBD) – just as the industry is starting to benefit from increased public awareness ...

Greece makes it clear – no CBD or shake and vape allowed

Written by CannIntelligence || 8th June 2018 || News analysis |

The Greek Ministry of Health has issued two circulars on e-cig regulation, clearing up a legal grey area by insisting that both CBD and shake-and-vape products are banned in the country ...

If FDA approves CBD drug it could be a game-changer for the vapour industry

Written by CannIntelligence || 31st May 2018 || News analysis |

The first ever FDA-approved cannabis-derived product came a step nearer reality when an independent panel at the agency recommended it as a “safe” and “efficacious” treatment for childhood seizures ...

CBD in the UK: regulatory framework for cannabidiol and related products

Written by CannIntelligence || 21st May 2018 || Regulatory reports |

CBD-Intel guides you through the sometimes uncertain legal framework that applies in the UK to cannabidiol (CBD) in general, and CBD-containing e-liquids in particular ...

Mostly legal: global conventions on CBD, the harmless cannabis extract

Written by CannIntelligence || 7th May 2018 || Regulatory reports |

Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of many cannabinoids that can be found in cannabis. While the cannabis plant itself, and many drugs that are extracted from it, are illegal in most parts of the world, CBD, which is non-intoxicating,...

CBD in France: green shoots of a new market appearing

Written by CannIntelligence || 5th April 2018 || Market reports |

Despite some degree of legal uncertainty, a variety of CBD vaping products appeared on the French market in 2017. This report considers what they are, where they can be found, and what factors affect their pricing and availability...

France online survey: French brands dominate as kits and mods increase

Written by CannIntelligence || 28th March 2018 || Market reports |

In this latest look at the French market, we look at the pricing and product ranges of e-liquids and hardware across the top five French e-cigarette retail websites ...

Is PMI preparing for a future move into the cannabis business?

Written by CannIntelligence || 13th March 2018 || News analysis |

In our latest report on developments in the legal cannabis market, CBD-Intel considers whether PMI may be setting up a future move in that direction. We also look at the potential dangers of synthetic cannabis products ...

Pharmaceutical firm to breeze into vaping by buying e-liquid and hemp oil business

Written by CannIntelligence || 22nd November 2017 || News analysis |

Isodiol International, a Canadian-based pharmaceutical producer, is to enter the vaping industry through the acquisition of US e-liquid firm Bradley’s Bioscience ...

Lucrative marijuana market has e-cig firms heading for greener pastures

Written by CannIntelligence || 8th May 2017 || News analysis |

E-cigarette firms who already have devices on the market are manoeuvring to see how their products can serve the growing marijuana industry – and they face competition there from some well-financed...

CBD-intel methodology

Written by CannIntelligence || 1st January 1900 || News analysis |

Here you can find the CBD-intel pricing and market siing methodologies. Please click on each thumbnail to enlarge the image. Pricing Methodology Top 20 CBD retail website selection methodology Top 20 brands selection methodology Top CBD...

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