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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...

TLC star launches Tionne Wellness: CBD business news in brief

Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th December 2019 || News analysis |

RnB star Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins has launched her own range of CBD products. The former TLC star’s TLCBD items include beauty serums, face creams, lip balms, pain relief balms, oral tinctures, and gummies, as well as tinctures for...

EU novel food rules put CBD focus on cosmetics and pet products

Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th December 2019 || News analysis |

Market limitations in Europe due to EU novel food regulations mean members of the CBD industry are likely to look at areas such as cosmetics and products for animals, according to a number of experts in the field...

CBD firm denies liability over driver’s lost job and woman’s amputation

Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th November 2019 || News analysis |

The owner of the JustCBD range of products is being sued in Florida by a woman who claims she lost both her legs after vaping CBD oil – and in Illinois by a truck driver who lost his...

CBD vaping will not be allowed under Massachusetts ban exemption

Written by Freddie Dawson || 13th November 2019 || News analysis |

CBD vaping will not be permitted under an exemption from cannabis regulators to the vaping ban brought in by the Republican governor of Massachusetts, Charlie Baker ...

Unreliability of oils ‘will hold back CBD’ – but there is another way

Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th November 2019 || News analysis |

A CBD company is trying to convince other vendors to give up selling CBD oils, believing the variable bioavailability of oils will hold the industry back ...

Teething troubles as firms are warned over prohibited medical claims

Written by Freddie Dawson || 24th October 2019 || News analysis |

Federal enforcement against CBD medical claims in the US is going strong, with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently sending a warning letter to a new company about what it said were prohibited medical claims ...

Caution required when advertising food containing CBD, rules UK ASA

Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd October 2019 || News analysis |

Companies can advertise food and drinks as containing CBD, however, they should be careful about implying any link to illicit drugs like cannabis, according to the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ...

California hemp bill delays legalisation of foods, beverages and cosmetics with hemp-based CBD

Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th September 2019 || News analysis |

The launch of many CBD-containing foods, beverages and cosmetics in California has been delayed further as a bill legalising their sale is now not expected to pass before the end of the legislative session, which ends on on...

Curaleaf takes action on FDA complaint over health claims

Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th September 2019 || News analysis |

Curaleaf, a US-based vendor of CBD products with a presence in 12 states, has responded to warnings made by the FDA about its marketing of CBD products ...

A step forward as US DEA expands cannabinoid scientific research

Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th September 2019 || News analysis |

The US Drug Enforcement Agency has decided to expand cannabinoid scientific research and no longer requires registration for the growth or research of hemp ...

CBD vaping brought into the questions over US lung disease outbreak

Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd August 2019 || News analysis |

CBD is being brought reluctantly into the recent growing concern surrounding an unexplained lung condition affecting more than 120 people across the US ...

Kannaway hopes to use Bulgarian licence as a doorway into EU markets

Written by Freddie Dawson || 20th August 2019 || News analysis |

CBD supplier Kannaway says it has been granted licences confirming compliance with the law and permitting free sale of a product in an EU member state – Bulgaria – as well as in Russia ...

US Gallup poll reveals CBD usage and awareness parallels

Written by Freddie Dawson || 15th August 2019 || News analysis |

A new Gallup poll has found that usage of CBD products among American consumer almost exactly mirrors awareness. The poll found that around 14% of those surveyed used CBD while 50% did not, though they were aware of...

First Jersey hemp licence issued – ‘a significant opportunity’ for island

Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th August 2019 || News analysis |

Hemp can now be grown on the Channel Island of Jersey following the issuance of the first licence to harvest, process and store hemp flower in preparation for CBD...

CBD as a Euro investment prospect gets a mostly downbeat reception

Written by Freddie Dawson || 11th July 2019 || News analysis |

CBD’s potential as an investment opportunity generated mixed reactions from experts at the recent Cannabis Europa conference in London ...

Fermentation ‘could be the way forward for CBD extraction’

Written by Freddie Dawson || 11th July 2019 || News analysis |

CBD manufacturers could and should look at using a fermentation process to extract cannabidiol, a new report suggests ...

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