Market & legal data analysis of the cannabis sector in Europe

Euro confusion could take vital CBD off the shelves, expert warns

Written by CannIntelligence | 19th June 2019

A murky legal situation and lack of government direction continue to hold back CBD in the UK and Europe, according to a keynote speaker at next month’s Europe CBD Expo in London ...

French stores re-open, with advice to keep it legal despite uncertainties

Written by CannIntelligence | 18th June 2019

The number of French CBD shops reopening after facing legal action continues to rise, with at least seven shopkeepers acquitted of charges against them ...

CBD regulatory news in brief,
10th-16th June 2019

Written by CannIntelligence | 17th June 2019

A round-up of the week’s relevant regulatory news in the global CBD market for CBD-Intel ...

Relabelling to sidestep novel food rules could be a risky business

Written by CannIntelligence | 13th June 2019

Some European makers of CBD products have come up with a way to dodge requirements for novel foods – relabelling. But critics warn that could be risky ...

CBD to help with sleep, OCD, and cocaine use? Science news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 13th June 2019

Recent studies show cannabinoids could help with sleep disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and cocaine addiction, while genetic research could help regulators delineate between cannabis strains ...

CBD enjoys a predominantly good press from the British national papers

Written by CannIntelligence | 12th June 2019

British national newspapers have run nearly 300 articles related to CBD over the last year – and the lion's share have been overwhelmingly positive ...

CBD regulatory news in brief,
3rd-10th June

Written by CannIntelligence | 10th June 2019

A round-up of the week’s relevant regulatory news in the global CBD market for CBD-Intel ...

UK company tries crowdfunding its way into vitamins and clinical trials

Written by CannIntelligence | 7th June 2019

The Cannabis Oil Company (TCOC) is hoping to raise £500,000 through crowdfunding to move into the vitamins and minerals markets, as well as funding clinical trials ...

Tilray denies failing to provide samples for UK clinical trials

Written by ECigIntelligence | 7th June 2019

International cannabis company Tilray has denied an accusation by the British Paediatric Neurological Association that it failed to provide sample products for testing ...

Sweden tops European league for rapid alerts on CBD in food and feed

Written by CannIntelligence | 6th June 2019

Sweden leads Europe in the number of CBD notifications submitted through the EU’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) portal ...

Italian supreme court bans sale of low-THC cannabis products

Written by CannIntelligence | 4th June 2019

Italy’s Supreme Court has banned the sale of cannabis products with a THC level below 0.6%, though a further court decision is still...

CBD regulatory news in brief: worldwide, 27-31st May 2019

Written by CannIntelligence | 3rd June 2019

A round-up of the week’s relevant regulatory news in the global CBD market for CBD-Intel...

CBD business news in brief: worldwide, 27-31st May

Written by CannIntelligence | 3rd June 2019

Catch up on the latest CBD business news with CBD-Intel’s weekly round-up of...

CBD business news in brief: worldwide, 20-24th May 2019

Written by CannIntelligence | 27th May 2019

Catch up on the latest CBD business news with CBD-Intel's weekly round-up of...

CBD and cannabis news in brief: regulatory worldwide, 20-27th May 2019

Written by CannIntelligence | 27th May 2019

A round-up of the week's relevant regulatory news in the global CBD market for CBD-Intel...

What will European Parliament elections mean for CBD?

Written by CannIntelligence | 23rd May 2019

Many parties taking part in the current European parliamentary elections would like to see more research on the effects of CBD before passing pro-CBD legislation ...

UK medical bodies leave CBD out of their discussions on cannabis

Written by CannIntelligence | 21st May 2019

More and more British organisations are starting to develop a policy towards medical cannabis, but CBD guidelines appear to be lagging behind ...

Toronto Wolfpack becomes first sports team to field its own CBD product line

Written by CannIntelligence | 20th May 2019

A couple of Canadian companies are working with a professional rugby league team to bring cannabidiol products to athletes – and the general public ...

CBD and cannabis news in brief: Europe

Written by CannIntelligence | 20th May 2019

The first in a new weekly round-up from around Europe brings you news from Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Lithuania and the EU ...

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 ...

Salvini’s bid to close down Italy’s CBD trade appears to be an empty threat

Written by CannIntelligence | 16th May 2019

The Italian CBD market should not be severely curtailed despite deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini’s threat to destroy the legal cannabis industry ...

Some fear extracts ban as Germany beefs up constraints on CBD sales

Written by CannIntelligence | 14th May 2019

Germany is tightening controls on CBD sales in a move that may lead to a ban on hemp extracts in Europe’s largest market and which has led some chain stores to remove products from shelves...

Police seize ‘herbal’ stock in raid on ‘UK’s first cannabis restaurant’

Written by Freddie Dawson | 13th May 2019

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” ...

Belgium makes smokable flower rules clear – but tax plan raises fears

Written by CannIntelligence | 13th May 2019

Regulations on the sale of smokable CBD flower products in Belgium have been clarified. But taxing the products like tobacco could send users to the black market, a campaign group has warned ...

CBD stakeholders join the parade at grand Paris cannabis festival

Written by CannIntelligence | 8th May 2019

Participants at the Paris 420 Festival, organised by NORML France (National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws), were keen to raise public awareness of hemp’s various properties ...

Canopy Growth moves deeper into Europe with €225m C3 buyout

Written by Freddie Dawson | 6th May 2019

Canadian medical cannabis company Canopy Growth has paid €225.9m in cash for C3, a German producer of pharmaceutical grade cannabinoids ...

Willie Nelson expands; high finance; ‘high’ burger; biosynthetic CBD

Written by CannIntelligence | 1st May 2019

CBD-Intel News in Brief from the US, Canada and UK ...

CBD is a feminist issue too as women take a progressive leading role

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 1st May 2019

Women are emerging as key players in the movement to promote medical CBD: starting their own businesses, campaigning for legalisation and creating networks for future empowerment ...

Mile High sets up UK operations in Belfast, with London opening next

Written by CannIntelligence | 30th April 2019

One of the largest CBD companies in the US has opened up a UK base in Northern Ireland, and is on the brink of setting up another in London ...

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 ...

Child health association ‘an obstacle to cannabis prescriptions,’ claims UK MP

Written by CannIntelligence | 24th April 2019

A UK member of parliament has accused the president of a child healthcare organisation of lying to the parliamentary health and social care committee and dismissing the concerns of families ...

Brits back CBD for health; hemp seeds can be imported in US; German raids

Written by CannIntelligence | 23rd April 2019

CBD-Intel News in Brief from the UK, US and Germany ...

How social media influencers can make fame pay in the CBD market

Written by CannIntelligence | 22nd April 2019

Social media influencers are the marketing medium of the moment, and the CBD market is especially well suited to cashing in on the fame and popularity of this new form of advertising ...

Big Pharma ‘must not be allowed to set EU legal agenda on medical cannabis’

Written by CannIntelligence | 17th April 2019

Europe desperately needs harmonised legislation on medical cannabis – but it could take five years, and Big Pharma must not be allowed to set the agenda, delegates at a conference in Brussels heard ...

Social difficulties – how the big networks get in a tangle over CBD

Written by CannIntelligence | 15th April 2019

CBD’s association with cannabis, on one level part of its marketing strength, can also be a big barrier to its acceptance. The major social networks all have as yet a rather ambiguous attitude ...

Spain clears up the confusion by clamping down on CBD novel foods

Written by Elba Manzanilla Zapata | 11th April 2019

The Spanish Agency for Consumption, Food Safety and Nutrition (AECOSAN) has issued a notice on hemp and cannabinoid use in foods, clarifying its position on European novel food regulations ...

European Commission differentiates CBD as cosmetic ingredient

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla | 10th April 2019

CBD’s entry in the European Commission’s database of cosmetics ingredients has been expanded to differentiate it from generic cannabis and by-products. The move offers more, but not total, clarity ...

Swedish firms rein in dietary sales and health claims until courts decide

Written by CannIntelligence | 9th April 2019

Several Swedish companies offering dietary supplements with CBD oil produced from industrial hemp have either stopped selling the products or significantly toned down promises of its health benefits ...

Questions in UK parliament after medical cannabis is seized at airport

Written by CannIntelligence | 9th April 2019

Just two out of around 80 people prescribed medical cannabis in the UK have received products containing THC, with the rest getting CBD, the British parliament has heard ...

UK government loses a pro-cannabis minister as Brine exits over Brexit

Written by Freddie Dawson | 3rd April 2019

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 ...

EU agriculture committee approves proposal to raise THC limit to 0.3%

Written by CannIntelligence | 3rd April 2019

The European Parliament’s agriculture committee has approved proposals to put forward an amendment to the Common Agriculture Policy allowing hemp farmers to grow varieties with as much as 0.3% THC ...

Leading UK specialist calls for medical cannabis trials – NICE says yes

Written by Freddie Dawson | 28th March 2019

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 ...

Cannabis troubles – UK committee hears of inconsistency and confusion

Written by CannIntelligence | 26th March 2019

Inconsistent quality of products purchased online, and confusion over cannabis itself, could be putting patients at risk, a group of UK MPs were told during presentations on medical cannabis and related issues ...

Contrary to reports, the UK CTA is not suing EU over novel food rules

Written by Freddie Dawson | 20th March 2019

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 ...

Europe’s biggest extraction plant opens in Sicily with Canadian backing

Written by CannIntelligence | 19th March 2019

A new hemp extraction facility, said to be the largest in Europe, has opened in the Sicilian province of Ragusa for the production of CBD-containing products such as oils, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals ...

Swiss company plans final appeal against 25% tax on cannabis flowers

Written by Freddie Dawson | 19th March 2019

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...

Will European authorities change their view of cannabinoids?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 15th March 2019

Lobbyists have highlighted flaws in European authorities’ current classification of cannabinoids as novel foods which could signal change ...

Status and future of CBD oil in Sweden is in the lap of the courts

Written by CannIntelligence | 12th March 2019

The future of CBD oil in Sweden is about to be decided as several cases inch their way through the country’s administrative courts ...

French CBD users warned against buying from illicit online suppliers

Written by CannIntelligence | 7th March 2019

The French Medicines Agency (Agence Nationale du Médicament, ANSM) has issued a warning to consumers against buying illicit CBD products online ...

GW Pharmaceuticals reports loss despite success of CBD-based drug

Written by Freddie Dawson | 1st March 2019

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 ...

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