Written by CannIntelligence || 13th October 2021 || News analysis |
The lack of a clear regulatory pathway to market for CBD products in the US is highlighted by a row over the FDA’s denial of new dietary ingredient (NDI) approval for full spectrum hemp extracts ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 8th October 2021 || News analysis |
German imports of medical cannabis flowers rose by 80% in the first half of 2021 compared to the same period of 2021, but hopes of establishing local production were...
Written by CannIntelligence || 8th October 2021 || News analysis |
Thailand’s government is allowing farmers in the country’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) to use 10,000 rai of undeveloped land to grow cannabis, hemp, and other medicinal herbs to help boost the economy and farmer's standard of living ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 7th October 2021 || Market reports |
Interestingly, pet products are much more common in other retailer channels in Italy than in the pet specialist channel, with health/wellness being the one with the highest concentration of brands...
Written by CannIntelligence || 6th October 2021 || News analysis |
Zimbabwe wants to be a big player in the African cannabis industry, but the country is failing to meet its initial ambitions because only a few licensed companies are active ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 5th October 2021 || News analysis |
Panama is set to become the first country in Central America to legalise and regulate medicinal cannabis after the 44-member National Assembly voted unanimously in favour of doing so ...
This week's regulatory news in brief includes updates from Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, the US, Ecuador, Malaysia and Thailand ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 27th September 2021 || News analysis |
Although many point to tax rates driving legal prices higher than those on the illicit market, access plays a bigger role than price in the survival of cannabis black markets, according to experts ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 21st September 2021 || News analysis |
Kentucky and Tennessee are among a large number of Southeastern US states that have not yet passed legislation for medical cannabis programs. Here, CBD-Intel examines the issues behind the official reluctance ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 21st September 2021 || News analysis |
Discount supermarket chain Lidl has removed foods containing hemp from its stores in Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands amid concerns that the products contain excessive levels of THC ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 13th September 2021 || News analysis |
NFL veteran Chris Hetherington has launched a CBD oil derived entirely from orange peel, describing it as “crystalline CBD at a purity and consistency difficult to match with cannabis or hemp-derived material” ...
CBD beverages continue to be a popular niche sub-category for producers, with brands still experimenting and bringing out new variations. Some significant regulatory concerns remain for the mid/long-term. Neither the US, UK or EU has explicitly permitted CBD...
Written by CannIntelligence || 7th September 2021 || News analysis |
A ban on the production and sale of smokable hemp products in Texas has been fully overturned after two court decisions – but the case will almost certainly head through two further levels of appeal ...
This week's regulatory news in brief includes updates from Italy, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Mexico, the US, Belize, China, Colombia, Japan, Malaysia, Panama, South Africa, Thailand and Uruguay ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 3rd September 2021 || News analysis |
There are now only 14 US states that have yet to implement a medical cannabis programme. Why they are behind the curve on the issue is something of a mystery ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 2nd September 2021 || News analysis |
Crops of a hemp variety found by Polish authorities to be over the THC limit should never have been tested and regulators are refusing to say why they were, the creator of the variety alleges ...
There are always people claiming that new changes mean some such country will be "The next big X in cannabis or hemp". Recent examples include North Macedonia, Thailand, Brazil, Paraguay, Lesotho, Malawi, and of course, Colombia ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 1st September 2021 || Market reports |
This report identifies the top online retailers selling into the Italian market and provides insights into the prevalence of brands and product types being offered ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 1st September 2021 || News analysis |
CBD pet products remain in a grey area in terms of both legality and effectiveness – but there have been some attempts in both to shed light into the darkness ...
This week's regulatory news in brief includes updates from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, the US, Costa Rica, Morocco and Panama ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 26th August 2021 || News analysis |
“Today, Colombia eliminates the prohibition of dried flower exports,” president Iván Duque said. “This means that Colombia will enter and participate in the international market in a big way.” ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 24th August 2021 || News analysis |
A bill to legalise the cultivation and processing of hemp and medical cannabis in Brazil has been dealt a blow with a call for it to be debated and voted on by the country’s full Chamber of Deputies...
Written by CannIntelligence || 20th August 2021 || News analysis |
Lawmakers from Poland’s ruling party are among those who have submitted two bills to parliament hoping to change the country’s industrial hemp growing and medical cannabis legislation ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 19th August 2021 || Market reports |
This report identifies the top online retailers selling into the Canadian market and provides insights into the prevalence of brands and product types being...
Written by CannIntelligence || 13th August 2021 || News analysis |
A recent ring trial assessment of the lab performances and methods for measuring CBD in commercial products has given some good news to the industry ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 11th August 2021 || News analysis |
Members of Spain’s ruling party are warming to the idea of legalising medicinal cannabis just months after claiming scientific evidence was insufficient to support such an initiative ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 11th August 2021 || News analysis |
New methods for laboratory production of cannabinoids show some promise – but it’s still not clear whether they will yield enough to be commercially viable ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 9th August 2021 || News analysis |
A series of changes in Thai law governing both medical cannabis and hemp has made the country one of the most cannabinoid-friendly countries in Asia ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 5th August 2021 || News analysis |
Researchers at the University of San Diego in California have published a paper showing early evidence that CBD may help ease the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 29th July 2021 || News analysis |
The US Postal Service (USPS) is still shipping CBD vape products for now – but the latest version of the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act leaves a lot of uncertainty over the exact legal position...
Written by CannIntelligence || 29th July 2021 || Market reports |
This report identifies the top online retailers selling into the Spanish market and provides insights into the prevalence of brands and product types being offered ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 27th July 2021 || Market reports |
This report identifies the top online retailers selling into the Japanese market and provides insights into the prevalence of brands and product types being offered ...
Written by CannIntelligence || 27th July 2021 || Market reports |
This report identifies the top online retailers selling into the German market and provides insights into the prevalence of brands and product types being offered ...