Freddie Dawson, Author at CannIntelligence

Health claims in ads for CBD products: the UK rules interpreted

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 ...

How changes in US Congress brighten the outlook for cannabis law reform

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 ...

The shape of things to come: what 2019 will bring for CBD

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...

New York state sets out new rules for manufacture of CBD products

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 ...

Tobacco giant looks to the future with $1.8bn stake in cannabis company

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 ...

Wayland agrees to take 51% share in UK medical cannabis company

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 ...

Medical cannabis firms invest in Europe, Americans look to expand

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 ...

CV Sciences ‘extremely optimistic’ on sales as Golden Leaf reveals merger

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 ...

Companies link up to produce and distribute soluble CBD strips

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 ...

Ukraine provides licence for Canadians C21 to enter Europe

Written by Freddie Dawson || 8th November 2018 || News analysis |

Canadian company C21 Investments has been issued a licence to import finished CBD products as well as raw extracts and concentrates into Ukraine ...

CBD treatments ‘should be available on US health insurance’

Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th November 2018 || News analysis |

Dr Sanjay Gupta, president of the American Pain Association (APA), has called on US insurance companies to cover CBD treatments for patients ...

Clear advantage – how the direct method can pay off for CBD sellers

Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd November 2018 || News analysis |

CBD could be an ideal product for direct selling due to the large amount of confusion over the compound, according to a US media company ...

US cannabinoid extractor gets $35m backing to boost production

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 ...

Cannabis in the UK now medically legal – up to a point

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 ...

Trade body founder quits, alleging CBD companies have been misled

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 ...

Tobacco industry divided on involvement in CBD and cannabis

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...

FDA will pass on comments about CBD to WHO drug dependency experts

Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd October 2018 || News analysis |

Comments invited by the FDA on the potential abuse and medical usefulness of CBD and other cannabis-derived substances will be submitted to the World Health Organization (WHO) ...

Kathy and Chloe climb aboard the celebrity CBD train

Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th October 2018 || News analysis |

A former supermodel and a vegan food retailer are the latest famous names to team up with CBD producers to create new American brands ...

Emerald Health prepares to sort the CBD from the chaff

Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th October 2018 || News analysis |

Canadian company Emerald Health Therapeutics is set to sign a deal to use an extraction facility capable of processing 1000 tonnes of biomass to produce 600m softgel CBD capsules a year ...

Canadian CBD company adds Swiss store to its operation in Europe

Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th October 2018 || News analysis |

Canadian CBD company Maricann has continued its European expansion with plans to open a retail location in Zurich, Switzerland ...

US biotech specialists move into cannabinoid fermentation

Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd October 2018 || News analysis |

Intrexon, an American biotech company listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange, has announced a development in its microbial platform capable of producing cannabinoids for medical use ...

Medical cannabis company lands in hot water with sexy ‘nurses’

Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st October 2018 || News analysis |

A Canadian company has come under regulatory scrutiny and lost a major business deal after it attempted to recruit new medical cannabis users at a dance club party using scantily clad women in nurses’ uniforms ...

Canadian cannabis distributor makes move on UK and Europe

Written by Freddie Dawson || 17th September 2018 || News analysis |

Namaste Technologies, the company behind Canadian online cannabis sales platform CannMart, is planning an advance into Europe, taking CBD products into the UK market as food supplements ...

Australian company to set up medical cannabis factory in Malta

Written by Freddie Dawson || 17th September 2018 || News analysis |

Australian company MGC Pharmaceuticals has signed a deal to distribute cannabis-based pharmaceutical products throughout Europe and to produce and cultivate medical cannabis in Malta ...

Police seize £3k of CBD products in unexplained raid on UK vape store

Written by Freddie Dawson || 11th September 2018 || News analysis |

CBD products, which the shop-owner and the suppliers say were entirely legal, have been seized by police from a vape shop in Plymouth in the southwest of England ...

CBD sellers ordered to stop – in states where it’s meant to be legal

Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th September 2018 || News analysis |

Although all three states have laws permitting CBD sales, retailers in Ohio, Iowa and Alabama have been told they are breaking the law and ordered to stop ...

WHO’s experts decide CBD should not be controlled as a drug

Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd August 2018 || News analysis |

CBD should not be scheduled within international drug control conventions, according to the latest meeting of the World Health Organization’s Expert Committee on Drug Dependence ...

Canadian TGOD takes over Polish CBD producer in $15m deal

Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd August 2018 || News analysis |

A Polish CBD company has been acquired by a publicly traded Canadian medicinal cannabis company in a cash-and-shares deal worth more than $15m USD plus future incentives ...

No short-fill shortfall – agency takes on added staff to handle notifications

Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th April 2018 || News analysis |

So-called “short-fill” products have not affected the number of nicotine-containing e-liquids being notified in the UK, according to an expert from the agency in charge ...

French firm aims to roll out its nicotine dosage device in Europe and US

Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd October 2017 || News analysis |

Enovap, an innovative French hardware manufacturer, has announced plans to move into the US market, where it hopes to apply its technology to medicinal cannabis use ...

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