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Cannabis legalisation set to come out on top no matter who wins US midterms

Written by CannIntelligence || 4th November 2022 || News analysis |

Republicans are favoured over Democrats to take control of both chambers of US Congress in the midterm elections, but there are supporters and naysayers among both major parties when it comes to cannabis legalisation ...

Ambitious German startup puts its Signature on Ccell CBD vaping devices

Written by CannIntelligence || 3rd November 2022 || News analysis |

German hemp supplier Signature Products is taking a step back to its roots, saying it will step up its marketing of Ccell vape devices that can be filled with CBD extracts ...

Leading Europe? Germany reveals details of plan to legalise recreational cannabis

Written by CannIntelligence || 2nd November 2022 || News analysis |

Following an “intensive exchange with experts and interest groups”, the German government has unveiled the key points of its plan to legalise recreational cannabis ...

US cannabis company headed by once-convicted ‘kingpin’ now operating legally

Written by CannIntelligence || 28th October 2022 || News analysis |

Despite serving 11 years in prison under federal drug kingpin charges, Barry Foy never lost his original vision of bringing cannabis to the people and, eventually, the US caught up with him ...

Canadian cannabis industry lobbies to reduce taxes to save companies

Written by CannIntelligence || 24th October 2022 || News analysis |

Canada’s cannabis industry has launched a lobbying blitz, warning that the federal government must act quickly to reduce excise duties and fees on the industry or risk many Canadian cannabis companies going out of business ...

Medical cannabis could come to Japan after panel recommends legalisation

Written by CannIntelligence || 17th October 2022 || News analysis |

Japan has taken a step closer to legalising cannabinoid-based medicines and clarifying restrictions on hemp cultivation, though it is also set to strengthen measures against recreational cannabis use ...

All systems go for medical cannabis in Panama after president signs decree

Written by CannIntelligence || 17th October 2022 || News analysis |

Panama has legalised medical cannabis and set up an agency to oversee cannabis industry security. And there is already interest from at least one US company ...

Inflation-linked French tobacco tax unlikely to apply to smokable hemp

Written by CannIntelligence || 13th October 2022 || News analysis |

France has no present plans to include smokable hemp products in a newly proposed inflation-linked tax on smokable tobacco ...

Cannaray’s Cellular connection creates confusing combination in cannabinoids

Written by CannIntelligence || 13th October 2022 || News analysis |

Cellular Goods and Cannaray have announced a merger that will see Cannaray listed on the London Stock Exchange while also splitting off its CBD brands to work under a new subsidiary ...

Vaping and weed – gateway to confusion between correlation and causation

Written by CannIntelligence || 13th October 2022 || Blogs |

Another study has confused correlation and causation when it comes to youth vaping and the supposed gateway effect – this time linking vaping and later cannabis use ...

Legalisation is ‘least bad solution’ to cannabis consumption in France

Written by CannIntelligence || 7th October 2022 || News analysis |

The senator leading a bid to legalise recreational cannabis in France has called legalisation “the least bad solution” to addressing cannabis consumption in the country, and has said he does not expect any measure to pass ...

German officials contest Tilray’s report of meeting on cannabis legalisation

Written by CannIntelligence || 7th October 2022 || News analysis |

Tilray Brands’ report of a meeting with government officials over the planned legalisation of adult-use cannabis in Germany has been questioned by some of the officials who were present ...

Italian court will hear appeal against decree limiting use of flowers and leaves

Written by CannIntelligence || 6th October 2022 || News analysis |

A request to hear an appeal against Italy’s decree on officinal plants has been accepted by the Regional Administrative Court (TAR) of Lazio ...

‘First mover’ Xebra expects to start CBD and hemp production in Mexico soon

Written by CannIntelligence || 6th October 2022 || News analysis |

Canadian cannabis company Xebra Brands has received legal approval to cultivate and process hemp and manufacture and sell CBD products in Mexico ...

Cannabis may help against opioids – but this latest study doesn’t tell us much

Written by CannIntelligence || 6th October 2022 || Blogs , News analysis |

Reducing opioid dependence is a primary goal of medical cannabis programmes, but there remains a need for rigorous science when making decisions about the interaction between cannabis and opioid use for pain ...

Bermuda to keep pushing for cannabis legalisation in wake of bill denial by UK

Written by CannIntelligence || 3rd October 2022 || News analysis |

Bermudan lawmakers are vexed that UK authorities have not granted assent for a cannabis legalisation bill in the British Overseas Territory despite other commonwealth nations with the UK monarchy as their nominal head of state – such as...

‘Good but needs improvement’ – Canada reviews its four-year-old cannabis law

Written by CannIntelligence || 28th September 2022 || News analysis |

The Canadian government has launched its long-awaited review of the country’s cannabis law, saying the existing legislation is a good start but needs to be improved ...

Kushly must pay refunds through FTC over health claims, others may follow

Written by CannIntelligence || 15th September 2022 || News analysis |

Kushly is the first – but potentially not the last – CBD company to be forced to provide refunds to consumers through the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ...

How will open access to federally funded research affect US cannabis science?

Written by CannIntelligence || 14th September 2022 || Blogs |

The Biden Administration recently released a memorandum requiring research receiving federal funds to be made available to the public without charge. But what effect will this have on cannabis research? ...

Where the parties stand on cannabis ahead of Italian elections this month

Written by CannIntelligence || 12th September 2022 || News analysis |

The right-wing coalition parties which look most likely to triumph in Italy’s coming elections take a uniformly hard line on drug policy – which could be bad news for the cannabinoids industry ...

German hemp farm raided on grounds crop exceeds country’s 0.2% THC limit

Written by CannIntelligence || 12th September 2022 || News analysis |

More than two dozen officers carried out a surprise raid on a farm in Dithmarschen on 30th August as part of “an investigation into the joint illegal trade of large quantities of narcotics”, according to the Itzehoe Police Department...

Calls for changes in Canadian cannabis laws as strikes cause supply issues

Written by CannIntelligence || 9th September 2022 || News analysis |

Canada’s cannabis industry is calling for changes in the way cannabis products are distributed and sold in some parts of the country after labour disputes in two provinces have led to strikes and forced some stores to close...

President puts forward bill to legalise recreational cannabis in Costa Rica

Written by CannIntelligence || 6th September 2022 || News analysis |

Costa Rica will look to legalise recreational cannabis with a bill presented to Congress ahead of extraordinary legislative sessions in November, president Rodrigo Chaves announced ...

Minnesota Republicans told they should have been careful what they voted for

Written by CannIntelligence || 5th September 2022 || News analysis |

Some Minnesota legislators have expressed regret after failing to realise that a law clarifying rules around hemp products would permit the sale of edible products with THC levels similar to those seen in recreational cannabis ...

CBD is no more a drug than honey is, industry expert tells FDA science board

Written by CannIntelligence || 5th September 2022 || News analysis |

If CBD is to be regulated as a drug, then so should honey. That was one of the views put by industry members to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Science Board public advisory committee ...

Colombia sees explosion in medical cannabis exports since rules changed

Written by CannIntelligence || 2nd September 2022 || News analysis |

The 1st April change to permit the export of medical cannabis from Colombia has sparked an immediate boom in shipments from the South American country ...

African nations press on with medical cannabis, but it’s not all plain sailing

Written by CannIntelligence || 1st September 2022 || News analysis |

Two southern African countries, Malawi and Zimbabwe, are progressing in the advancement of their nascent medicinal cannabis industries ...

China: CBD and cannabis regulation, September 2022

Written by CannIntelligence || 1st September 2022 || Regulatory reports |

Cannabis and cannabis extracts are controlled substances under national legislation in China. This report provides a detailed overview of national and local regulation of hemp, CBD and cannabis ...

Legal challenge coming after Ghana’s Supreme Court halts hemp licensing

Written by CannIntelligence || 31st August 2022 || News analysis |

Cannabis activists are set to challenge a ruling by the Supreme Court of Ghana which invalidated a section of the country’s Narcotic Control Commission Act 2020 that would have enabled the licensing of hemp production ...

Colombia’s new president out to end ‘war on drugs’ and legalise recreational use

Written by CannIntelligence || 30th August 2022 || News analysis |

Colombia’s first leftist president says the “war on drugs” has failed and it is now time to look to formerly prohibited crops such as cannabis to boost the country’s economy and bring some justice to victims ...

State legislatures urge Washington to support moves to legalise cannabis

Written by CannIntelligence || 30th August 2022 || News analysis |

The Republican-influenced National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) has explicitly called on the US federal government to support cannabis legalisation measures ...

High costs result in further delays to Belize’s cannabis referendum

Written by CannIntelligence || 29th August 2022 || News analysis |

Belize will defer a referendum vote on the legalisation of recreational cannabis brought about by opposition from national church leaders in the country, officials have said in a joint statement issued on 4th August ...

Hong Kong: CBD and cannabis regulation, August 2022

Written by CannIntelligence || 24th August 2022 || Regulatory reports |

This report provides a detailed overview of the regulatory framework in place in Hong Kong for hemp, cannabis and CBD ...

Medical cannabis advocates in the Philippines find government support

Written by CannIntelligence || 19th August 2022 || News analysis |

Medical cannabis advocates in the Philippines have found an ally in a young senator, but there is still much to do ...

US FDA gets into local enforcement now ‘rather than play whack-a-mole later’

Written by CannIntelligence || 19th August 2022 || News analysis |

Recent unusual activity by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could be an attempt to strike a heavy blow now in order to avoid continuing to play whack-a-mole with enforcement as time goes on ...

Views invited as Health Canada moves on prescription-free CBD product sales

Written by CannIntelligence || 18th August 2022 || News analysis |

Canada has moved a step closer to allowing some health products containing CBD to be sold without a prescription as Health Canada embarks on consultation over regulatory plans ...

Could cannabis help improve outcomes for patients badly afflicted by Covid?

Written by CannIntelligence || 18th August 2022 || Blogs , News analysis |

A study published this month provides further evidence that cannabis could be helpful in treating severe late-stage Covid-19 ...

Pennsylvania banking bill welcomed, but it’s federal legislation they all want

Written by CannIntelligence || 17th August 2022 || News analysis |

A new state law will help shield financial companies in Pennsylvania from prosecution over transactions with legal cannabis companies. But industry leaders say more protection is needed after a federal bill was halted ...

Taiwan: CBD and cannabis regulation, August 2022

Written by CannIntelligence || 17th August 2022 || Regulatory reports |

This report provides a detailed overview of the current regulatory framework in place for CBD, hemp and cannabis in Taiwan, covering all policy areas from cultivation and processing to extracts, finished products and import/export ...

US legislators seek to amend cannabis advertising laws ahead of midterms

Written by CannIntelligence || 15th August 2022 || News analysis |

Advertising of cannabis products looks set to be a potential battleground as the US legislature heads towards midterm elections later this year ...

Three nations aiming to lead EU states toward joined-up cannabis reforms

Written by CannIntelligence || 9th August 2022 || News analysis |

Germany, Luxembourg and Malta have taken the first step towards working together on the legalisation and regulation of recreational cannabis, leading a wave of potential reform across the EU ...

Peruvian initiative aims to open up hemp industry for rural ‘artisan’ production

Written by CannIntelligence || 5th August 2022 || News analysis |

A bill put forward in Peru seeks to establish regulation that would allow for the production and commercialisation of industrial hemp in the South American country ...

Swiss CBD company takes issue with EFSA’s delay of novel food applications

Written by CannIntelligence || 1st August 2022 || News analysis |

A Swiss CBD company has questioned the approach of European authorities in demanding further data in order to advance novel food applications, describing it as an issue that might signal the end of hemp-extracted cannabinoids as a viable...

Argentina’s hemp industry hoping new legal framework will encompass delta-8

Written by CannIntelligence || 19th July 2022 || News analysis |

The Argentine hemp industry is hopeful that sales of delta-8 THC hemp products will be formally permitted under the country’s new legal framework for cannabinoids ...

UK: CBD and cannabis snapshot

Written by CannIntelligence || 18th July 2022 || Market reports , Regulatory reports |

This snapshot of the UK's CBD and cannabis sector covers both the regulatory framework for CBD as well as cannabis (recreational and medical) and offers an overview of the market, online retailers and consumer preferences ...

US 0.3% THC limit challenge dismissed: what could it mean for hemp producers?

Written by CannIntelligence || 15th July 2022 || News analysis |

Hemp producers have lost an important challenge on the 0.3% THC threshold for hemp-derived products in the US, potentially making producers liable if they go over the threshold during production, whether or not the end product meets the...

Incoming Colombian government has big plans for the country’s cannabis industry

Written by CannIntelligence || 8th July 2022 || News analysis |

Colombian president-elect Gustavo Petro says he will prioritise development of the nation’s cannabis industry and is promising that he will improve regulation, expand the existing legal framework and clarify production regulation as well as decriminalise consumption ...

CBD edible oils dominate the UK’s novel food product applications

Written by CannIntelligence || 6th July 2022 || News analysis |

On 31st March 2022, exactly one year after the novel food application deadline for CBD food products in the UK, the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) published a list of around 3,500 CBD food products whose applications for...

DG-Agri – the EU agency ready to put its full weight behind the growth in hemp

Written by CannIntelligence || 5th July 2022 || News analysis |

The European Food Safety Authority (Efsa) may not be sure about CBD but the EU Directorate-general for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG-Agri) is fully behind hemp as a crop with potential ...

Why novel food rules are pushing the UK market towards cold-pressed products

Written by CannIntelligence || 4th July 2022 || News analysis |

Companies are facing technical and marketing pros and cons as they increasingly turn to cold-press CBD extraction as a way around novel food market limitations in the UK and Ireland ...

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