Written by Freddie Dawson || 3rd July 2019 || News analysis |
Smaller CBD stakeholders should not fear the entrance of big business into the market, according to one expert who explains how larger firms can help ease the regulatory path ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st July 2019 || News analysis |
UK authorities may take no action, and US multi-level marketing company HempWorx will not discipline its British affiliate sellers, over online posts making health claims ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st July 2019 || News analysis |
Catch up on the latest CBD business news with CBD-Intel’s weekly round-up, bringing updates from the US, Canada, London, Hungary, Spain, Google and Facebook ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th June 2019 || News analysis |
The US FDA has confirmed its commitment to creating an alternative route to market for non-pharmaceutical CBD products such as foods and dietary supplements – eventually ...
Sales of water infused with cannabidiol (CBD) have surged in the US, but a range of regulatory and other obstacles in Europe may tamp down its popularity among Europeans. Some producers in Europe have gone so far as...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 13th May 2019 || News analysis |
Police have raided what is billed as the UK’s first cannabis restaurant, which features CBD products on its menu, seizing “a significant quantity of herbal cannabis” ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th May 2019 || News analysis |
A decision on legalising recreational cannabis in New Zealand will go to a referendum to be held next year, but the outcome is not likely to affect the regulatory status of CBD ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 3rd April 2019 || News analysis |
Ohio is moving a step nearer following its neighbour Michigan in distinguishing hemp-derived CBD products from state cannabis regulations, while Texas is to remove hemp from its list of controlled substances ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 3rd April 2019 || News analysis |
UK member of parliament Steve Brine, a supporter of medical cannabis, has resigned as under-secretary of state for public health over Brexit-related issues ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 28th March 2019 || News analysis |
The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) promises trials of medical cannabis after a senior consultant told a parliamentary committee of his worries about it being widely prescribed ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 20th March 2019 || News analysis |
Lawyers for the UK Cannabis Trades Association (CTA) have confirmed to CBD-Intel that they have not been instructed to sue the EU over novel food guidance for cannabinoids including CBD – contrary to reports ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 19th March 2019 || News analysis |
An appeal is planned against a Swiss court’s decision that low-THC cannabis flowers should continue to be taxed at the same 25% rate as fine-cut tobacco – a decision that came as no surprise to most Swiss CBD...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th March 2019 || News analysis |
A series of year-end results from cannabis-related companies in the US demonstrates the importance of CBD to the bottom line, with volatility in much of the rest of the cannabis and pharmaceutical sectors ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 7th March 2019 || News analysis |
The resignation of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Scott Gottlieb adds further uncertainty to the future of federal oversight of CBD in the US ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st March 2019 || News analysis |
CBD drug manufacturer GW Pharmaceuticals saw a significant net loss in the last quarter, despite growth and sales of its cannabis-derived pharmaceutical drugs going to plan ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 26th February 2019 || News analysis |
The United Nations Committee on Narcotic Drugs (UNCND) has delayed voting on cannabis and CBD recommendations in a move that has upset a number of delegates ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 25th February 2019 || News analysis |
Proper disposal of cannabis raw materials forms a major part of new work from ASTM International, US-based developer of international voluntary technical standards ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 20th February 2019 || News analysis |
Lithuania could buck current European trends and legislate to allow CBD food products. A new bill allowing edibles with less than 0.2% THC content has been proposed in the country’s parliament ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 19th February 2019 || News analysis |
More women than men have tried CBD products, according to a new report from CBD-Intel. Among other findings in the report is that health-conscious men are more likely than others to try CBD ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th February 2019 || News analysis |
Singaporean authorities do not believe there is sufficient evidence supporting the efficacy of “raw” cannabis, considering the plant and its derivatives to be a dangerous drug with few medical benefits ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th February 2019 || News analysis |
The health authorities in the Czech Republic are considering a proposal to cover up to 90% of the cost of medical cannabis through public insurance ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th February 2019 || News analysis |
Interest in the Greek CBD market continues to grow despite an uncertain regulatory situation, with a number of apparent cases of police taking action against people acting entirely legally ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th February 2019 || News analysis |
Despite the 2018 Farm Act, CBD companies hoping for a national market in the US are still hampered by federal regulations, with products prevented from being sold across state lines ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd January 2019 || News analysis |
A proposal before the Italian government to legalise personal cultivation and possession of cannabis would also allow cannabis flowers with THC concentrations of up to 1% in foods and as a herbal product ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd January 2019 || News analysis |
Wyoming is unlikely to join the long list of US states permitting the legal use of CBD after a bill proposing legalisation failed to pass through the Republican-controlled state House’s judiciary committee ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd January 2019 || News analysis |
No food item should contain any cannabinoid, including CBD, in the EU without prior novel food ingredient authorisation following a change by European authorities - though this is open to interpretation ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd January 2019 || News analysis |
Michigan legislators have passed what is thought to be the first US law specifically exempting CBD products from state medical cannabis regulations ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 21st January 2019 || News analysis |
Though Lloyds is a lesser name than Boots among UK pharmacy chains, its partnership with Sainsbury’s means it could be poised to dramatically expand the range of the supermarket’s CBD product offerings.
LloydsPharmacy started stocking a range of CBD...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 17th January 2019 || News analysis |
An unconfirmed seizure of products from a shop in Arizona could be the first instance of enforcement on CBD by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials since the passage of the US 2018 Farm Bill ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 16th January 2019 || News analysis |
The Canadian government has released proposed regulations for additional products containing cannabis-derived ingredients, including food items, beverages, extracts and topicals ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 8th January 2019 || News analysis |
When can a health claim be made in an advertisement for a CBD product in the UK? CBD-Intel considers how the advertising codes may be legally applied in practice ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd January 2019 || News analysis |
Pro-cannabis measures are expected to receive at least 18 more votes of support in the new US Congress, according to exclusive research by CBD-Intel, with more than 60 new Representatives supporting legalisation ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 31st December 2018 || News analysis |
While CBD has been one of THE stories of 2018, the novelty phase is now over, and 2019 will be the year the longer-term future of CBD products becomes clearer. CBD-Intel looks at prospects for the months ahead...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 17th December 2018 || News analysis |
New York state has set out a series of new regulatory requirements for businesses wanting to produce or sell CBD products in its jurisdiction, with strict manufacturing, reporting and product category guidelines ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 12th December 2018 || News analysis |
US tobacco giant Altria has bought a 45% stake in Canadian cannabis company the Cronos Group, with the option to take a majority 55% stake within the next four years ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th December 2018 || News analysis |
Canadian medical cannabis company Wayland Group has agreed to purchase 51% of the British firm Theros Pharma for £27.8m – if it succeeds in gaining a UK cultivation or import licence ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 15th November 2018 || News analysis |
Investment in Europe continues as companies in the medical cannabis sector anticipate further loosening of regulations. In the pure-CBD sector, two American firms are eyeing expansion ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 12th November 2018 || News analysis |
American CBD company CV Sciences announces sales of $13.6m in the third quarter of 2018 and $34m over the first nine months of the year while Terra Tech reveals merger ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 12th November 2018 || News analysis |
Two North American companies have announced collaborations with established drug delivery firms to produce and expand distribution for oral CBD strips – soluble strips that dissolve in the mouth ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd November 2018 || News analysis |
Colorado-based Mile High Labs has announced $35m in Series A funding from institutional and private equity investors to expand its CBD production capacity ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st November 2018 || News analysis |
Medical cannabis products are now legal in the UK – in very limited circumstances. This could include products without marketing authorisation, if approved by a registered specialist in certain conditions ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 31st October 2018 || News analysis |
A founder of the UK Cannabis Trades Association (CTA) has resigned, alleging the industry body has been misleading companies about its role in regulation ...
Written by Freddie Dawson || 26th October 2018 || News analysis |
CBD and other legal cannabis products appear to be dividing the tobacco industry.
Around half of the major Western tobacco companies have publicly announced an interest in the cannabis and cannabis-product spheres with the other half continuing to deny...
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