Freddie Dawson, Author at CannIntelligence

No to legalisation, suggests New Zealand referendum preliminary counts

Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th October 2020 || News analysis |

A push to legalise cannabis has not been successful in New Zealand, according to reports of preliminary counts ...

USPS cuts could impact CBD industry through increased shipping prices

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 ...

US FDA issues warning letter over COVID-19 health claims

Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th October 2020 || News analysis |

The US Food and Drink Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to the CBD company For Our Vets over COVID-19 health claims ...

Behind the mask: ads regulator refers claims to US Federal Trade Commission

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) ...

Web giant Amazon quietly changes policy to run CBD sales pilot on its UK site

Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th October 2020 || News analysis |

In an unheralded change of Amazon policy, the world’s biggest online marketplace has started allowing the sale of CBD products on its UK site ...

ACI consortium approach to obtain safety data for CBD moves forward

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 ...

Is the argument against classing CBD as a narcotic quite as clear-cut as they say?

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? ...

Industry associations lay out arguments against classifying CBD as 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 ...

US DEA raises industry’s hackles with its strict interpretation of 0.3% THC limit

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 ...

Molson venture launches but ingestibles may be seeing less success

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...

Love Hemp and Mile High see silver lining in COVID-19 pandemic for UK CBD sales

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 ...

Study identifies possible dangers of taking cannabinoids with other drugs

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 ...

IPO success for two companies, one being first psychedelics company to list

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 ...

New US testing programme set to address industry criticisms

Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th July 2020 || News analysis |

A new government programme will attempt to address one of the industry’s biggest criticisms – the lack of consistency in laboratory test results ...

CBD drinks company reaps the benefits of TV advertising campaign

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 ...

New Treasury guidelines should ease firms’ access to US financial services

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 ...

Strong online presence vital during COVID-19 crisis, CBD firm says

Written by Freddie Dawson || 29th June 2020 || News analysis |

A strong online presence has been essential to resiliency through the COVID-19 pandemic, but many larger offline retail chains that have also focused on selling through these channels may still see a recovery ...

Sale of white label goods affected less than anticipated during COVID crisis

Written by Freddie Dawson || 29th June 2020 || News analysis |

The loss of conferences and expos due to COVID-19 prevention measures has not affected the sale of white label goods as much as may have been anticipated, according to companies ...

EIHA launches novel food application consortium project

Written by Freddie Dawson || 26th June 2020 || News analysis |

A new consortium project from the EIHA will put four separate novel food applications in to European and UK authorities after performing the necessary toxicological and safety studies ...

UK FSA provides further guidance for novel food application requirements

Written by Freddie Dawson || 26th June 2020 || News analysis |

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has provided further guidance on when a CBD product would need to have a separate or new novel food authorisation ...

EC takes time out on novel food to decide if CBD is legally a narcotic

Written by Freddie Dawson || 24th June 2020 || News analysis |

Progress on novel food authorisations for non-synthetic cannabinoids will be paused until European regulators decide whether extracts from hemp flowers constitute a drug under narcotics laws, CBD-Intel has learned ...

UK agency offers a few hints about its plans for post-EU novel food process

Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd June 2020 || News analysis |

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has updated industry insiders on its preparations for a potentially separate system of novel food approval as its 31st March 2021 deadline draws nearer ...

Access enters UK market as lowest price CBD oil

Written by Freddie Dawson || 19th June 2020 || News analysis |

A new CBD brand from British Cannabis is hitting the UK market at a significantly lower price point than any previously seen ...

Researchers on safety and toxicity confident of hitting UK deadlines

Written by Freddie Dawson || 19th June 2020 || News analysis |

An industry association study of the safety and toxicity of cannabinoids is expected to be completed in time to meet submission deadlines to keep CBD-containing food, beverage and supplement products on the UK market ...

Kathy Ireland gives CBD business another try under her own brands

Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th June 2020 || News analysis |

Former supermodel Kathy Ireland looks set to finally launch a range of CBD products after two prior relationships never developed beyond the prototype and testing phase ...

Dog movies, exercise, two Janes and a Bell: CBD promotion gets creative

Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd June 2020 || News analysis |

Paying people to watch dog movies and integrated CBD exercise packages are among the latest novel marketing strategies being dreamed up by CBD companies ...

US FDA takes action over unapproved drugs and unproven health claims

Written by Freddie Dawson || 29th May 2020 || News analysis |

The company behind the world’s first injectable CBD product has issued a voluntary recall, while the US FDA continues to send warning letters over unsubstantiated health claims ...

$77m deal for US CBD processor may not be the end of the bankruptcy story

Written by Freddie Dawson || 25th May 2020 || News analysis |

A $77m deal with creditors to purchase GenCanna as a going concern looks unlikely to be the final step in an ongoing bankruptcy drama surrounding one of the US’s largest hemp processing companies ...

Green Growth Brands and CannTrust seek insolvency protection

Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd May 2020 || News analysis |

Volatility in the CBD sector continues with two major companies being granted protection by Canadian courts ...

US FDA notes recall over ‘too much lead’, issues COVID-19 claim warning

Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd May 2020 || News analysis |

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published an announcement of a product recall made voluntarily by a company after tests suggested the CBD oil contained too much lead ...

Watchdog’s warning over cosmetics with less CBD than claimed on labels

Written by Freddie Dawson || 21st May 2020 || News analysis |

The US National Advertising Division (NAD) has criticised certain cosmetic and wellness products for not containing as much CBD as claimed on their packaging ...

Unheeded FDA warning puts US firm in court over medical claims for CBD

Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th May 2020 || News analysis |

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken further steps in the fight against CBD brands making unsubstantiated medical claims, with one hit with a restraining order and injunction ...

Smokable hemp is a fast-growing US market – in states where it’s legal

Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th May 2020 || News analysis |

Corporate interest in smokable hemp as a consumer product continues to grow in the US despite the mixed and sometimes unclear regulatory situation ...

Figures from first socially distanced 4/20 reveal startling differences

Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th May 2020 || News analysis |

Initial reports on the results of the first ever socially distanced 4/20 are a mixed bag ...

New deals show how South America is gradually opening up to CBD business

Written by Freddie Dawson || 29th April 2020 || News analysis |

Supply agreements for CBD continue to develop in South America, with new deals for distributing products in Brazil and an agreement in Colombia brought about by Canopy Growth’s change in strategy ...

Australia consults on re-scheduling CBD to be sold on pharmacist’s advice

Written by Freddie Dawson || 28th April 2020 || News analysis |

Australia has unveiled a consultation on a proposal to classify CBD products as over-the-counter medications, available in pharmacies after consultation with a pharmacist ...

It’s not time yet to raise a glass to a major CBD drink – but it’s coming

Written by Freddie Dawson || 21st April 2020 || News analysis |

Continued investment and a number of minor launches suggest a CBD beverage from one of the major drinks players in North America may not be far off ...

Anxiety, doubt – and some optimism – over coronavirus impact on CBD in US

Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th April 2020 || News analysis |

The wider impact of COVID-19 on the CBD sector in the US remains confused in the short term and largely a mystery in the longer term as companies scramble to gather information ...

US state governments shut down or shut doors in face of coronavirus

Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st April 2020 || News analysis |

Legislative measures are on hold in half the states of the US due to the COVID-19 emergency, with most suspending activity until at least mid-April ...

Industry bodies accuse ‘predatory marketers’ of spreading false claims

Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th March 2020 || News analysis |

Industry organisations have responded in anger to continued claims being made by some companies about the supposed power of cannabinoids in tackling COVID-19 ...

Interagency spat as USDA blames DEA ‘pushback’ for hemp rule troubles

Written by Freddie Dawson || 26th March 2020 || News analysis |

The head of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has blamed the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) for heavily criticised measures in the recently proposed federal hemp production rules ...

With stores everywhere being forced to close, how ‘essential’ are CBD sales?

Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd March 2020 || News analysis |

Expected retail closures will have a significant impact on the distribution of CBD products in most major markets, according to analysis of CBD-Intel data ...

ASA takes action over ad containing unsubstantiated health claims

Written by Freddie Dawson || 20th March 2020 || News analysis |

The UK Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has taken action against a CBD advertisement run by the company Positive Health due to it making unsubstantiated health...

St Louis Fed Reserve bank fed up with others’ failure to take on CBD business

Written by Freddie Dawson || 11th March 2020 || News analysis |

One of the 12 US regional reserve banks has complained about the banking industry’s reluctance to service hemp and CBD businesses even though they are now legal products ...

Epidiolex passes another clinical trial for treatment of Dravet syndrome

Written by Freddie Dawson || 11th March 2020 || News analysis |

Results from a successful phase three clinical trial on the use of Epidiolex to treat drug-resistant Dravet syndrome have been published in the JAMA Neurology journal ...

US FDA chief Hahn says it would be ‘a fool’s game’ to try to halt CBD spread

Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd March 2020 || News analysis |

CBD products will not be banned in the US and there is some medicinal value to them being on the market, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Stephen Hahn has said ...

Marketing experts stress importance of education in brand-building

Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st February 2020 || News analysis |

Taking the effort to educate consumers about your product can generate dividends when attempting to build a brand, according to experts in CBD marketing ...

‘Pick a lane and stay in it’ – focus is crucial, say CBD marketing experts

Written by Freddie Dawson || 29th January 2020 || News analysis |

Those looking to build or expand CBD brands need a tight focus on their message in order to be prepared for more knowledgeable and demanding customers, according to two marketing experts ...

Getting that CBD product to taste just right takes forethought and expertise

Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th January 2020 || News analysis |

Getting flavours right for CBD products requires custom solutions that can compensate for inconsistency in production but the objectives can broadly be placed in one of four categories ...

Misinformation, regulation and pharma in the CBD sector

Written by Freddie Dawson || 10th January 2020 || News analysis |

Misinformation presents an existential threat to the CBD industry, can be very damaging on a personal level to the health of the people involved, the mentality of the wider population and the industry as a whole, according to...

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