Written by CannIntelligence || 31st March 2022 || News analysis |
The Canadian government is proposing changes to make it easier to conduct non-therapeutic cannabis research in the country and to foster more investigation into the development of cannabis products ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 29th March 2022 || News analysis |
CBD stakeholders hoping for clarity in US regulations were left disappointed by the passing of the $1.5tn omnibus spending bill earlier this month as some helpful language was dropped during the final negotiations ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 24th March 2022 || News analysis |
THC levels have been established for certain hemp foodstuffs, which may later govern the amount of THC allowed in ingestible cannabinoid products, experts working for the European Commission have confirmed ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 22nd March 2022 || News analysis |
The Canadian government is proposing a change in the regulations governing cannabis-infused beverages to increase the number of drinks that can legally be bought at a time ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 15th March 2022 || News analysis |
The Polish Senate has passed a bill introducing new regulations on hemp growing and medical cannabis with minimal changes from the version already approved by the lower parliamentary chamber, the Sejm ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 14th March 2022 || News analysis |
South Dakota’s Republican governor, Kristi Noem, has signed House Bill (HB) 1292, legalising the sale of delta-8 THC, THC-O acetate, and hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) in the state after the bill flew through the state legislature almost unanimously ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 8th March 2022 || News analysis |
Costa Rican president Carlos Alvarado ratified a bill on 2nd March that legalises the sale and distribution of medicinal cannabis and allows for the commercial production of hemp in the Central American nation ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 4th March 2022 || News analysis |
While Big Pharma acquisitions of companies involved in the development of cannabinoid treatments are expected to to propel and expand cannabinoid treatment options, the overall impact of and interest in Big Pharma’s reach into the industry remains a...
Written by CannIntelligence || 4th March 2022 || News analysis |
Hemp companies are poised to benefit from a new law in New York put forward to help ease supply issues that often occur when a state opens up a legal recreational cannabis market ...
CBD-Intel has compiled and classified regulatory data on medical and recreational cannabis in over 50 jurisdictions around the world. This report is accompanied by a detailed database outlining the regulatory situation in selected countries ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 2nd March 2022 || News analysis |
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has validated the novel food applications of at least five CBD producers, marking what one company called an “important milestone” in the ongoing saga of EU CBD regulation ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 22nd February 2022 || News analysis |
The SAFE Banking Act, which sets out to protect banks from being penalised for providing services to legitimate cannabis-related businesses, is on shaky ground ...
This week's regulatory news in brief includes updates from Greece, Italy, Switzerland, the UK, US federal, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Argentina, Chile, India, Thailand and Uruguay ...
What was once the purview of more “controversial” or “alternative” names has now become the territory of mainstream celebrities designed to appeal to a wider – and whiter – audience ...
This week's regulatory news in brief includes updates from Greece, Italy, Switzerland, the UK, US federal, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Argentina, Chile, India, Thailand and Uruguay ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 8th February 2022 || News analysis |
This is an important year for positive legislation affecting cannabinoids across South America, though some depends on election results and all of it will take a few years to take effect ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 7th February 2022 || News analysis |
Costa Rican president Carlos Alvarado, who has supported the legalisation of cannabis throughout his administration, has partially vetoed a bill that would have legalised medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp ...
This week's regulatory news in brief includes updates from Greece, Italy, Switzerland, the UK, US federal, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Argentina, Chile, India, Thailand and Uruguay ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 3rd February 2022 || News analysis |
Research from scientists at the University of Oregon suggests that certain cannabinoids can stop the SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) virus from infecting cells. This may lead to future treatments ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 1st February 2022 || News analysis |
Hemp companies are creating new products marketed to get the user high legally in all 50 US states. Industry experts disagree on whether these companies are risk-taking pioneers, or simply shortsighted ...
This week's regulatory news in brief includes updates from Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Iceland, UK, Canada, US, Argentina, Costa Rica, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Thailand ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 28th January 2022 || News analysis |
A recent agreement to update the Italian list of officinal (medically usable) plants has caused some unfounded consternation in the country’s CBD industry ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 27th January 2022 || News analysis |
France’s highest administrative court has temporarily and partially suspended the French decree banning the sale and consumption of CBD hemp flowers ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 26th January 2022 || News analysis |
Lawsuits in the US have finally overturned the DEA's requirement that researchers interested in studying cannabis could only purchase from one source, the University of Mississippi ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 26th January 2022 || News analysis |
German pharmaceutical manufacturer Dermapharm Holding is paying Canadian cannabis giant Canopy Growth €80m for the Cannabinoid Compound Company (C3) ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 24th January 2022 || News analysis |
Audacious Brands is the latest cannabis company to look at a partnership with a Native American tribe to gain a head start in the New York recreational cannabis market ...
This week's regulatory news in brief includes updates from France, Germany, Lithuania, Malta, Canada, Mexico, the US, the Bahamas, Brazil, Malaysia and Thailand ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 21st January 2022 || News analysis |
€3m in aid has been allocated to the hemp supply chain following a decree by minister of agriculture Stefano Patuanelli issued in late December 2021 ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 20th January 2022 || News analysis |
A bill governing growing and harvesting of hemp for pharmaceuticals has been passed to the Sejm’s Health Commission and the Agriculture and Rural Development Commission ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 17th January 2022 || News analysis |
The first public hearing has been held on the industry challenge against the French government decree confirming the continuation of the ban on selling hemp flower as an end-product ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 12th January 2022 || News analysis |
The French CBD industry is planning to fight back against a decree that continues to deny shops the right to sell CBD flowers or hemp leaves to consumers ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 11th January 2022 || News analysis |
Colombian insurance providers must now cover the cost of medical cannabis prescriptions, a move that could represent a “billion-dollar shift” in the market – and perhaps lay down a marker for other countries ...
This week's regulatory news in brief includes updates from the France. Germany, Poland, Spain, UK, Canada, US, Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica and India ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 7th January 2022 || News analysis |
The dust is starting to settle and the initial excitement – or even hype – around Malta becoming the first EU country to legalise recreational cannabis in some form is starting to fade ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 3rd January 2022 || News analysis |
US representatives have introduced a bill into the House aiming to push the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate CBD in food and drinks ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 23rd December 2021 || News analysis |
The acquisition of Mellow by US cannabis and CBD investment firm Thought Leaders will position the UK-based CBD marketplace to open in the US and bolster its position in Asia ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 21st December 2021 || News analysis |
The US-based heat-not-burn (HnB) hemp company Omura will announce a new set of target country markets in the first quarter of 2022, starting with Switzerland as a bridge into Europe ...
This week's regulatory news in brief includes updates from the Czech Republic, Malta, Netherlands, Slovenia, the UK, Canada, Mexico, the US, Argentina, Chile, Chine, Colombia, Costa Rica, Malaysia, Panama and Thailand ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 17th December 2021 || News analysis |
Many ailing African economies are turning to hemp and cannabis cultivation. In some cases this is to replace declining tobacco businesses. But many still face economic challenges as well as local opposition ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 16th December 2021 || News analysis |
One major CBD retailer says the US Postal Service’s decision to stop shipping CBD vaping products isn’t affecting his business at all – because he isn’t complying ...