Written by Freddie Dawson || 31st March 2021 || News analysis |
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has assessed a combined health claim for the first time and denounced the practice of promoting CBD on a product making qualified health claims based on other ingredients ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 29th March 2021 || News analysis |
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has told two CBD companies they fell short of current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) regulations for finished pharmaceuticals and ordered them to undertake proper testing ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd March 2021 || News analysis |
No evidence of liver toxicity from CBD has been found in the ValidCare study, the results of which have been given to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for review ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 11th March 2021 || News analysis |
British American Tobacco (BAT) has continued its expansion into the cannabinoid space by signing a research collaboration agreement with Organigram, a licensed Canadian cannabis producer ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th March 2021 || News analysis |
Charlotte’s Web has signalled that it believes the US will legalise cannabis at the federal level within three years through a deal to acquire a related THC business ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th February 2021 || News analysis |
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) could take a more discerning approach to enforcement against CBD companies under the new administration in Washington ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 12th February 2021 || News analysis |
Reports that the UK Home Office now requires businesses importing CBD into the UK to have controlled drug licences are untrue, according to the Home Office ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 3rd February 2021 || News analysis |
GW Pharmaceuticals, the British manufacturer of the CBD-based epilepsy drug Epidiolex, has been acquired by Jazz Pharmaceuticals in a cash and shares deal worth over $7bn ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st February 2021 || News analysis |
The US Small Business Administration (SBA) has highlighted its role in securing changes to the Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s final rule for hemp production ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st February 2021 || News analysis |
Specific UK guidance for producers of drinks containing both alcohol and CBD will be developed after the first complaint against one such brand was upheld by the voluntary regulating body for the UK drinks industry ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 28th January 2021 || News analysis |
Pyxus International, a major supplier of products to the tobacco and vaping sectors, is to sell off its cannabis-related business while restructuring its industrial hemp and CBD operations ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th January 2021 || News analysis |
CBD extracted from the whole Cannabis sativa plant will be allowed in cosmetic products in the EU, according to a preliminary conclusion by the European Commission conveyed to CBD-Intel ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd January 2021 || News analysis |
The National Credit Union Association (NCUA) has highlighted serving the hemp industry as a priority for 2021, which may enable more hemp businesses to access banking and financial services ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th January 2021 || News analysis |
Big Tobacco has entered the CBD sector with British American Tobacco (BAT) launching a CBD e-liquid cartridge compatible with its Vuse vaping device ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 11th January 2021 || News analysis |
A recently published report from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) highlights the diverse retail make-up and unclear regulatory outlook of the European CBD sector ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th January 2021 || News analysis |
Reform of cannabis laws at federal level in the US looks to be a step closer following the likely victory of the Democratic party in run-off elections for both Senate seats in the state of Georgia ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd December 2020 || News analysis |
The Isle of Man is set to begin assessing hemp production applications as early as February in order to allow initial crops to be grown in 2021 – though no cannabinoids will be extracted yet ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 21st December 2020 || News analysis |
The first ever fines – ranging up to $85,000 – have been issued to CBD companies by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for deceptive marketing practices ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th December 2020 || News analysis |
Another company has been warned by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to stop claiming CBD can cure or mitigate the symptoms of COVID-19 ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th December 2020 || News analysis |
The European Commission (EC) will start to review novel food applications after reversing its opinion on the narcotic status of CBD, the EC has confirmed to CBD-Intel ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd December 2020 || News analysis |
One of four proposed changes to the international scheduling of cannabis as well as CBD has been passed by the 53 voting members of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st December 2020 || News analysis |
The results of Canada’s public consultation on health products containing cannabis have been released, showing strong support for allowing the sale of CBD outside the current cannabis restrictions ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 24th November 2020 || News analysis |
Starting next year, Switzerland will allow the commercial growing of all hemp varieties with a THC content below 1% – even those that are not in the European Union catalogue ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 19th November 2020 || News analysis |
CBD must not be regarded a narcotic drug, even under UN Convention definitions, whether or not it is extracted from hemp flowers, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th November 2020 || News analysis |
Concerns over traceability, limiting final use and demonstrating safety of final products could make it difficult to grant UK novel food approval to CBD ingredients producers and white label manufacturers ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th October 2020 || News analysis |
Privatisation of the US Postal Service (USPS) could be one underreported aspect of a Trump re-election that significantly impacts on the CBD industry ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 20th October 2020 || News analysis |
The National Advertising Division (NAD) of the US Better Business Bureau has referred advertising claims made by a CBD company to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 25th September 2020 || News analysis |
The Association for the Cannabinoid Industry (ACI) will move forward with its consortium approach to obtaining toxicology and safety data for CBD with at least 15 companies having signed up and an undisclosed number still in discussion ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 11th September 2020 || Blogs |
What should the industry make of the recent paper from 11 industry associations putting forward a unified position on the issues surrounding the potential for CBD to be considered a narcotic? ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 10th September 2020 || News analysis |
A group of industry associations say considering cannabinoid extracts such as CBD derived from hemp to be narcotics goes against the spirit of the UN Conventions on drugs ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st September 2020 || News analysis |
Proposed regulations from the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have riled the hemp and CBD sectors, with opinions divided on what the rule would mean if enacted in its current form ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 28th August 2020 || News analysis |
Molson Coors has made its long awaited entry into the cannabis market through the launch of its Truss brand of cannabis drinks made in partnership with cannabis company Hexo...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 25th August 2020 || News analysis |
Expansion plans by two major players suggest confidence in the future of the CBD market in the UK, with one anticipating a continuing rise in sales driven by reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 24th August 2020 || News analysis |
A comprehensive list of possible cannabinoid/drug interactions has been published for the first time by researchers at Penn State University in the US ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th August 2020 || News analysis |
A new special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) operating in the hemp space is expected to start making moves in the near future after raising $150m earlier this year ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 20th July 2020 || News analysis |
A TV advertising campaign has significantly boosted sales for a CBD drinks company and it hopes a new listing in a high-end chain of UK supermarkets will consolidate those gains ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 13th July 2020 || News analysis |
Hemp companies, politicians and legal experts have welcomed guidance from US monetary regulators that should drive up the number of financial institutions servicing the sector ...