The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently sent its first round of letters concerning delta-8 THC to five companies. How likely is it that the US will see further delta-8 THC enforcement? ...
The recent update to the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA)’s list of CBD products linked to validated novel food applications has created further issues and questions in the industry – such as, what will actually change? ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th May 2022 || News analysis |
The list of products linked to novel food applications in the UK has nearly doubled in length with the addition of 2,446 products by the Foods Standards Agency (FSA) ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 21st April 2022 || News analysis |
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is to update its list of products linked to validated CBD novel food applications to reflect those linked to a credible application and which were on the market before February 2020 ...
Could the cannabinoid industry learn anything from the recent move to close the loophole that had kept synthetic nicotine out of US Food and Drug Administration oversight? ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 11th March 2022 || News analysis |
Hemp production in the US in 2021 totalled $824m in value – the vast majority of which came from hemp grown for flowers, according to a report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) ...
One of the most prestigious cannabis legalisation lobbying groups has come out with a disappointing – but not surprising – strong line against hemp-derived delta-8 THC products ...
Don't hold your breath, but rumours are swirling that the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) will soon publish an updated, completed list of CBD novel food applications that have been fully validated ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th December 2021 || News analysis |
New guidance from the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) on the use of real word data and evidence to support clinical trials could help cannabinoid products gain approval ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 28th December 2021 || News analysis |
Elixinol will continue to be produced for the UK under a licensing agreement with British Cannabis despite having pulled out of the UK and European markets after missing the boat on novel food applications ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 28th December 2021 || News analysis |
CBD-Intel was on point in its 2021 predictions. Much like the preceding year, we believed 2021 would largely be defined more by what did not happen than what did ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th December 2021 || News analysis |
If 2020 was the year in the waiting-room then 2021 was perhaps the year of the unfulfilled hype. As predicted, there was little movement in many of the major issues controlling the CBD market ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd December 2021 || News analysis |
The UK Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) has recommended the government not to set one single concentration limit for THC that would apply to all CBD products ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 20th December 2021 || News analysis |
Malta becoming the first EU country to legalise recreational cannabis in some form will still have a commercial impact even though the regulations do not create a retail market ...
There are incorrect reports that a proposed bill in Florida would regulate delta-8 THC products in the state. In fact the bill will place limitations on the sale of all hemp-derived products ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd December 2021 || News analysis |
Hemp varieties with up to 0.3% THC will soon be able to be added to the European common variety list following a vote by the European Council to adopt an EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) with hemp-related measures...
The newly elected German governing coalition has followed through on pre-election promises and included a plan for cannabis legalisation in its coalition agreement – but many questions remain to be answered ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 16th November 2021 || News analysis |
Rahul Gupta has been confirmed by the US Senate as director of National Drug Control Policy, while president Joe Biden intends to nominate Robert Califf as head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
eBay is set to launch a CBD trial, sources tell CBD-Intel. The internet marketplace that built its name as an auction site is said to be anticipating a November start for its UK...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 20th October 2021 || News analysis |
Ambiguous messages about where CBD companies will ship to in the USA may result in risk-averse online payments processors refusing to deal with them, says a speakers at the upcoming USA-CBD Expo in Chicago ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th October 2021 || News analysis |
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has held a shopping infomercial channel to account for claims made for a CBD product being marketed during one of its shows ...
It turns out the Charlotte’s Web application to the US FDA for the registration of a full spectrum hemp extract as a new dietary ingredient (NDI) DID include data from the ValidCare industry study ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 11th October 2021 || News analysis |
The Canadian cannabis retailer High Tide has made a move into the UK CBD sector by purchasing 80% of the Scottish CBD company Blessed CBD for just over £9m ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 24th September 2021 || News analysis |
A Nordic company making functional ingredients from mushrooms is looking for €3m in Series A investment in order to scale up its production capacity to meet demand ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 16th September 2021 || News analysis |
Enforcement action against companies pushing the limits on marketing delta-8 THC products in the US is likely following a health advisory from the FDA and CDC ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have issued warnings about the rise of reported incidents in the US regarding the use of delta-8 THC ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th September 2021 || News analysis |
CBD products are not eligible for trademark protection, US regulators have reaffirmed, because they are not legal under the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th September 2021 || News analysis |
The makers of a new CBD pain relief cream – mixed with an actual local anaesthetic – are bullish about their prospects of a sales boost from an endorsement deal with one of the most painful professional sports...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th August 2021 || News analysis |
Cult favourite Jones Soda will enter the US cannabis beverage market, while an Oklahoma firm’s new beverage launch looks well positioned to capitalise on any move to a recreational market in the state ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd August 2021 || News analysis |
Three US states where recreational cannabis states is legal have now moved to regulate hemp-derived delta-8 THC products by placing them under their state cannabis programmes ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 8th July 2021 || News analysis |
The European Commission (EC) has validated a novel food application submitted by the Italian company Farmabios for a synthetic CBD. This is the first step to gaining novel food authorisation from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th July 2021 || News analysis |
The Council of the European Union (CEU) has published a “non-paper” clarifying its thinking on the legal position of cannabis, hemp and cannabinoids within the EU and giving an overview of the current regulatory position ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th June 2021 || News analysis |
Enforcement action will take place in the coming months against CBD products on Irish retailers’ shelves that violate EU novel food regulations. However, cold-pressed hemp extracts will not be included ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 28th June 2021 || Blogs |
CBD growth in the UK could be boosted by a report from a new taskforce on post-Brexit regulatory change. But how likely is it that the recommendations will be implemented? ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 24th June 2021 || News analysis |
The British government must take oversight of CBD and medical cannabis out of Home Office hands and place it with the Department of Health and Social Care, according to a new report on post-Brexit regulation ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th May 2021 || News analysis |
A CBD company has been fined more than $30,000 by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the first such punishment since a crackdown on false or misleading health claims was announced in December ...
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