Patients don’t want cannabis to become just another prescription drug – while their doctors want it to be more closely studied, tested and regulated before they are happy to prescribe it ...
Coming developments in the legalisation of recreational cannabis in Germany and the Czech Republic are anticipated with some eagerness – and some concern – by the industry across Europe and beyond ...
The US Federal Trade Commission and Food and Drug Administration have sent warning letters to six sellers of delta-8 THC edibles whose packaging is very similar to that of popular snacks and sweets for children...
Making coverage of medical cannabis mandatory for insurers is one of the biggest potential spurs for growth in the sector. And companies operating in South America hope Colombia could follow the German path ...
US cannabis users are three times more likely to be cigarette smokers than those who don’t use cannabis, but this statistic is an example of the “gateway drug fallacy” ...
France has started a process that could end with a Europe-wide ban on CBD-containing cosmetic products if an EU assessment finds them not safe for consumers’ reproductive health ...
Legalisation of cannabis cultivation was met with initial excitement in many African countries, such as Malawi, where it offered new economic hopes in a poor agrarian economy ...
Germany’s recent announcement that it has scaled back its plans to legalise recreational cannabis could have a knock-on effect on its smaller neighbour Luxembourg’s planned pilot programme ...
The Czech government is still knee deep in trying to create a recreational cannabis market, but it looks like tightening up enforcement on tangential areas is no longer as much of a concern ...
Canada’s Competition Bureau says federal government policies are making it more difficult for the country’s fledgling legal cannabis industry to compete with the illegal market ...
Researchers at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published a review on the toxicity of orally-consumed CBD, largely echoing worries outlined in other safety reviews. So how worried should we be? ...
The Czech government will no longer go forward with a proposed measure to ban sales of food products containing CBD which was due to come into effect in mid-June ...
The Czech Republic has taken another interesting U-turn, announcing then almost at once retracting a ban on CBD foods – but what might it all mean for recreational cannabis, or IHDCs? ...
US-based 22nd Century reported record cannabinoid ingredient volumes delivered in the first quarter of 2023 and expects those to increase further throughout the year ...
German recreational legalisation – despite being watered down – will still heavily impact, but not completely eliminate, the country’s medical cannabis market ...
Kombinat Konopny CEO and founder Maciej Kowalski talks to podcast host Oliver Prescott about the company’s win in Poland’s high court, subsequent changes in the industry and current cannabis food policy in Europe ...
Increasing numbers of consumers are shifting away from alcohol in favour of healthier and lower-alcoholic options, which many have perceived as an opportunity for cannabinoid-containing drinks ...
Referring to the fact that a CBD company cannot make medical claims can itself be construed as making a medical claim, according to the UK Advertising Standards Authority ...
A new study of the relationship between opioids and cannabis via payments to doctors in US states offers little towards understanding the potential of cannabis as a substitute for opioids ...
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