Ireland: Market and regulatory data analysis of the cannabis sector

The uncertain fate of IHDCs in Europe: could a general ban be on the horizon?

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 12th April 2024

In this part of a series of articles celebrating the tenth anniversary of Tamarind Intelligence, we look at how the landscape of intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids (IHDCs) across Europe has changed over the years ...

Cold-pressed CBD in the UK – exploiting an apparent loophole in novel food rules

Written by CannIntelligence | 22nd February 2023

Cold-pressed hemp oils appear to provide a way for CBD producers to circumvent UK rules on novel foods – but while some are all in favour, others see dangers and shortcomings ...

US FDA issues guidance for development of cannabis-based medical drugs

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 27th January 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final guidance document for the development of medical drugs containing cannabis ...

Three nations aiming to lead EU states toward joined-up cannabis reforms

Written by CannIntelligence | 9th August 2022

Germany, Luxembourg and Malta have taken the first step towards working together on the legalisation and regulation of recreational cannabis, leading a wave of potential reform across the EU ...

Why novel food rules are pushing the UK market towards cold-pressed products

Written by CannIntelligence | 4th July 2022

Companies are facing technical and marketing pros and cons as they increasingly turn to cold-press CBD extraction as a way around novel food market limitations in the UK and Ireland ...

Lidl has a change of heart, removing edible hemp products from its shelves

Written by CannIntelligence | 21st September 2021

Discount supermarket chain Lidl has removed foods containing hemp from its stores in Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands amid concerns that the products contain excessive levels of THC ...

Clinical trials to explore potential of psychedelics are on the rise in Europe

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 16th July 2021

A range of European firms are looking to further advance research into psychedelic compounds after securing funding and backing ...

Euro cross-party group to push for EU harmony on medicinal cannabis rules

Written by CannIntelligence | 12th July 2021

A new cross-party European parliamentary group wants to help patients across the European Union get better access to medical cannabis and advance the EU’s cannabis resolution of 2019 ...

Irish novel food enforcement coming – but not on cold-pressed extracts

Written by Freddie Dawson | 30th June 2021

Enforcement action will take place in the coming months against CBD products on Irish retailers’ shelves that violate EU novel food regulations. However, cold-pressed hemp extracts will not be included ...

US market to top $3bn in two years, but Swiss remain the biggest CBD users

Written by CannIntelligence | 15th March 2021

Swiss consumers are head-for-head the biggest purchasers of CBD products, according to CBD-Intel’s 2021 market size analysis. Meanwhile, we predict big growth in a number of other markets, and a shift in the most popular...

Anxiety in Northern Ireland, UK's EU gateway, as novel food deadline looms

Written by CannIntelligence | 11th March 2021

As the UK’s deadline for novel food applications looms, many firms are upbeat about the prospects for CBD businesses in Northern Ireland, but almost all those CBD-Intel spoke to expressed frustration at a lack of...

CBD health and wellness subcategory sees advances on a global scale

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 5th February 2021

CBD firms are making further advances into the health and wellness subcategory of the market with new product launches, distribution deals, and clinical studies underway ...

Jazz Pharmaceuticals buys Epidiolex manufacturer GW Pharma for $7.2bn

Written by Freddie Dawson | 3rd February 2021

GW Pharmaceuticals, the British manufacturer of the CBD-based epilepsy drug Epidiolex, has been acquired by Jazz Pharmaceuticals in a cash and shares deal worth over $7bn ...

Irish trade body criticises the government's approach to hemp and CBD

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 14th August 2020

The trade body for hemp and CBD in Ireland has accused the Irish government of working in silos and said its lack of intra-governmental communication as well as consultation with stakeholders could lead to the...

Kathy Ireland gives CBD business another try under her own brands

Written by Freddie Dawson | 4th June 2020

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 ...

Government aid available to European companies hit by COVID-19 measures

Written by CannIntelligence | 28th May 2020

CBD companies based in Europe have a range of possible options for government assistance to help them through the various strictures imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic ...

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

Written by Freddie Dawson | 23rd March 2020

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 ...

Irish hemp federation hits out at FSAI over order to recall CBD products

Written by CannIntelligence | 28th February 2020

The Hemp Federation of Ireland (HFI) has taken issue with a report from the Food Standards Agency of Ireland (FSAI) and the order to remove a number of specified CBD products from shelves ...

Scotland and Ireland take different approach to novel food legislation

Written by CannIntelligence | 19th February 2020

Scotland has not followed the rest of the UK in setting a deadline for novel food applications, while the Republic of Ireland has adopted an even more conservative approach, stating that unauthorised novel foods should...

Guidance in place, but finance not yet SAFE: CBD-Intel business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 17th December 2019

Guidance on SAFE Banking, the emergence of non-CBD CBD creams, and a question of wind in Arizona are among the latest items of business news in brief from CBD-Intel ...

Experts pour scorn on plan to grow hemp on Ireland’s ancient peat bogs

Written by CannIntelligence | 19th September 2019

Experts have criticised plans by the Irish government to turn the country’s dwindling peat bogs into hemp farms that could produce the raw material for CBD products ...

CBD regulatory news in brief, 3rd - 9th September

Written by CannIntelligence | 9th September 2019

South Dakota governor Kristi Noem has explained why she continues to oppose hemp legalisation in the state; Flanders in Belgium is seeing enforcement action against CBD shops because of CBD oils and teas; Australian state...

CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief, 27th August-2nd September

Written by CannIntelligence | 2nd September 2019

Americans for Safe Access has issued the Patient’s Guide to CBD, Ireland sees increase in hemping-growing licence applications, and over 6000 plants have been seized in Portugal ...

CBD-Intel business news in brief, 19th-23rd August 2019

Written by CannIntelligence | 26th August 2019

Items from China, Thailand, Colombia, Israel, the US, Canada, UK and Ireland include news of the political leader’s son who is planning to open a hemp store, with dad’s blessing ...

CBD-Intel business news in brief, 10th-16th August 2019

Written by CannIntelligence | 19th August 2019

Kylie Jenner gets happy – CBD-Intel’s weekly round-up of business snippets includes items from the US, Canada, Ireland and Australia ...

Enterprise Ireland halts funding while it continues to review CBD issues

Written by CannIntelligence | 5th August 2019

The organisation which helps new business in the Republic of Ireland has performed a U-turn on its previous commitment to CBD companies ...

No Euphoria here – Ireland recalls Dutch oil from sale over THC content

Written by CannIntelligence | 26th July 2019

A batch of CBD oil has been removed from sale by authorities in the Republic of Ireland after it was found to contain THC ...

CBD-Intel business news in brief, 15th-19th July 2019

Written by CannIntelligence | 22nd July 2019

Christian Books or hemp extract? CBD-Intel brings you a pot-pourri of CBD-related news snippets from around the business world ...

Taxed and raided – Irish CBD sellers caught in a double jeopardy

Written by CannIntelligence | 9th July 2019

Irish retailers have complained that their small shops have been raided by police and CBD stocks seized – even though they are also expected to pay tax on the products ...

CBD-Intel business news in brief, 1st-5th July 2019

Written by CannIntelligence | 8th July 2019

Elvis Presley CBD for your hound dog? CBD-Intel’s business news round-up includes items from New York, British Columbia, Ireland, the UK, Hong Kong, Israel, Australia and Colombia ...

Government funding puts wind in the sails of Irish CBD companies

Written by CannIntelligence | 16th May 2019

Funding is available for Irish CBD businesses from Enterprise Ireland, a government body facilitating business development ...

Hemp growing on the rise, but Ireland still sends abroad for medical supplies

Written by CannIntelligence | 25th April 2019

Ireland’s Department of Health still won’t commit to allowing farmers to grow cannabis for medical use, two years after the health minister announced a medical cannabis access programme ...

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