Poland: 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 ...

Poland’s next coalition government may take a more liberal stance on cannabis

Written by CannIntelligence | 27th October 2023

A coalition of centre-right, liberal, and left-wing forces is the most likely to form a new government in Poland before the end of the year, following elections held on 15th October ...

As herbal sticks get more popular in Europe, CBD could be among ingredients

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 7th August 2023

Tobacco-free herbal sticks are expected to continue growing in popularity, and some producers are considering the inclusion of CBD-based heated sticks in their product line where it is permitted as an ingredient ...

Voyager ventures into Poland for post-Brexit access to European CBD market

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 8th February 2023

British CBD and hemp brand Voyager has facilitated easier access to the EU market by acquiring a CBD extraction and manufacturing facility in Poland for £1.5m (€1.69m) ...

Aurora enjoys a profitable new dawn in international medical cannabis markets

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 12th October 2022

Canadian company Aurora Cannabis has seen continued growth in its international business thanks to an increasing presence in emerging medical cannabis markets, notably Germany, the UK, Australia and Poland ...

Fresh regulation attracts international medical cannabis business to Poland

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 27th September 2022

International cannabis firms are moving in on the market for medicinal cannabis in Poland in the wake of recent regulatory change in the country ...

CBD watchdog Leafreport tests sleeping products, with eye-opening results

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 20th May 2022

The need to improve sleep is one of the main reasons why US consumers buy CBD, according to CBD-Intel’s latest market research; however, a recent report from a CBD watchdog claims that 60% of the...

Polish court decision on hemp as novel food could have big ramifications

Written by Freddie Dawson | 14th April 2022

A Polish appeals court has put forward a decision that may be out of kilter with many other interpretations of the status of hemp as a novel food ...

Appeals court hands hemp company a victory in Polish 'novel food' battle

Written by CannIntelligence | 14th April 2022

A Polish appeals court has accepted arguments that hemp was consumed before 1997, making it non-novel and leading the court to overturn a decision by the country’s Chief Sanitary Inspectorate ...

Poland set to grow cannabis for medical use after Senate ratifies hemp bill

Written by CannIntelligence | 15th March 2022

The Polish Senate has passed a bill introducing new regulations on hemp growing and medical cannabis with minimal changes from the version already approved by the lower parliamentary chamber, the Sejm ...

Polish Sejm drafts laws to govern hemp farming for medical applications

Written by CannIntelligence | 20th January 2022

A bill governing growing and harvesting of hemp for pharmaceuticals has been passed to the Sejm’s Health Commission and the Agriculture and Rural Development Commission ...

Approved by EU – so why was Finola hemp tested and banned in Poland?

Written by CannIntelligence | 2nd September 2021

Crops of a hemp variety found by Polish authorities to be over the THC limit should never have been tested and regulators are refusing to say why they were, the creator of the variety alleges...

Legislators propose bringing Polish hemp laws in line with other EU states

Written by CannIntelligence | 20th August 2021

Lawmakers from Poland’s ruling party are among those who have submitted two bills to parliament hoping to change the country’s industrial hemp growing and medical cannabis legislation ...

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 ...

CBD startups exceeding all fundraising expectations as investors leap aboard

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 15th June 2021

CBD and cannabis startups from Scotland to Florida are attracting increasing numbers of investors as they scale up their businesses and break crowd-funding records in the process ...

Opposition parties put forward proposals for legalisation of cannabis in Poland

Written by CannIntelligence | 29th April 2021

Poland’s Parliamentary Team for the Legalisation of Marijuana has submitted a package of three draft bills to the speaker of parliament’s lower chamber, following a public consultation on the proposals ...

Polish company prepares to fight against move to ban CBD vending machines

Written by CannIntelligence | 16th December 2020

A proposed amendment to Polish law would ban the sale of CBD products through vending machines – but one company using that distribution method does not see any reason to stop just yet ...

Questions in Poland as CBD vending machines attract police attention

Written by CannIntelligence | 12th November 2020

Concerns over youth access could curtail growing interest in CBD vending machines in Poland, with police and other authorities taking an interest in unsupervised sales ...

Think tank urges Poland's government to raise THC limit for hemp growers

Written by CannIntelligence | 16th July 2020

An influential Polish think tank has released a report calling for a relaxation of Poland’s cannabis regulations ...

No argument – 0.2% THC limit is just fine as it is, Polish ministries agree

Written by CannIntelligence | 11th May 2020

Despite reports, Poland’s Ministry of Health is not engaged in a dispute with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development over the country’s limit of 0.2% THC in cultivated hemp ...

Epidiolex passes another clinical trial for treatment of Dravet syndrome

Written by Freddie Dawson | 11th March 2020

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 ...

Polish agricultural subcommittee meet to discuss hemp cultivation

Written by CannIntelligence | 20th February 2020

Polish lawmakers from the Permanent Subcommittee on Bioeconomy and Innovation in Agriculture at the Sejm – the lower chamber of the country’s parliament – recently hosted government officials, representatives of the Polish and the European...

CBD regulation will not be forgotten by new Polish parliament, says ex-MP

Written by CannIntelligence | 5th November 2019

CBD issues will be addressed in Poland's next parliamentary session, according to former MP Piotr Liroy-Marzec ...

Polish hemp fields grow and grow with profit potential of CBD

Written by CannIntelligence | 5th November 2019

CBD cultivation continues to grow rapidly, and aggregate surface of Polish hemp fields has significantly increased over the past five years ...

CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief, 26th-30th September

Written by CannIntelligence | 30th September 2019

Moves are under way in a number of US states to take executive action against various vapour products. Meanwhile, a Kentucky CBD firm is suing for $44m an Oregon company it says sold it “nearly...

Poland’s bizarre rules mean CBD oil is taxed as food but labelled non-edible

Written by CannIntelligence | 25th July 2019

The Polish CBD sector is beset by confusing regulation and uneven enforcement – but it does benefit from a reduced rate of VAT, below even that of prescription medical cannabis ...

Cannabis companies team up with pharma firm to supply Europe

Written by CannIntelligence | 14th February 2019

Two of the largest legal cannabis companies, Wayland and International Cannabis Corp, are teaming up with a multinational pharmaceutical organisation in a bid to create significant amounts of CBD for the European market ...

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

Written by Freddie Dawson | 23rd August 2018

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 ...

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