Growing acceptance and use of CBD in Switzerland, as demonstrated in a recent report, could eventually lead to legalisation of cannabis in the country, according to a range of experts ...
The French CBD market looks more promising as shops shut down last year through legal action have begun to re-open – though elsewhere in the country others are still being closed and their owners prosecuted...
The United Nations Committee on Narcotic Drugs (UNCND) has delayed voting on cannabis and CBD recommendations in a move that has upset a number of delegates ...
Whether the left or the right ends up in power – and that is difficult to predict – some form of debate around cannabis could be on the cards following forthcoming general elections in Spain...
Lithuania could buck current European trends and legislate to allow CBD food products. A new bill allowing edibles with less than 0.2% THC content has been proposed in the country’s parliament ...
Regulations governing hemp-derived CBD are likely to increase sharply in the near future but then tail off as the product is integrated into general regulatory frameworks for food, cosmetics and industrial products, according to a...
More women than men have tried CBD products, according to a new report from CBD-Intel. Among other findings in the report is that health-conscious men are more likely than others to try CBD ...
The health authorities in the Czech Republic are considering a proposal to cover up to 90% of the cost of medical cannabis through public insurance ...
The European Parliament has passed a resolution supporting medical cannabis – though only in cases where a product has gone through clinical trials and a regulatory approval process ...
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 ...
Swiss consumers use CBD for assorted reasons, but one thing is clear: most prefer to smoke it. A preference for flowers was one major finding of a study into the habits of CBD users in...
No one in Austria wants to take responsibility for the enforcement and clarification of CBD regulations as Austrian and European officials appear to be working at cross purposes to implement new rulings ...
The Austrian government is to review the enforcement of rules on CBD, but stricter interpretations are not expected despite recent rumours and the fears of some sellers of CBD products ...
The UK’s Food Standards Agency has said there will be no change in UK regulations concerning CBD as a novel food ingredient should the UK leave the EU on 29th March ...
Interest in the Greek CBD market continues to grow despite an uncertain regulatory situation, with a number of apparent cases of police taking action against people acting entirely legally ...
Congressional politicians in Tennessee have been turning their attention to possible regulation of farming for CBD, while those in Georgia have been addressed by military veterans eager for CBD to be legalised ...
Two CBD products have received kosher status from the largest agency in Europe dealing with rabbinically-approved foodstuffs.
London-based Advance Biotech received kosher certification from KLBD Kosher Certification in September 2018, followed by Provocan, a CBD brand...
A proposal before the Italian government to legalise personal cultivation and possession of cannabis would also allow cannabis flowers with THC concentrations of up to 1% in foods and as a herbal product ...
No food item should contain any cannabinoid, including CBD, in the EU without prior novel food ingredient authorisation following a change by European authorities - though this is open to interpretation ...
Though Lloyds is a lesser name than Boots among UK pharmacy chains, its partnership with Sainsbury’s means it could be poised to dramatically expand the range of the supermarket’s CBD product offerings.
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Researchers in Portugal have developed an algorithm to identify characteristics that suggest the nations most likely to legalise recreational cannabis ...
A Swiss CBD company claims to have become the first cannabidiol firm to use liposomes to deliver the substance into users’ bodies and says its new products will deliver CBD to a user’s system four...
A British biopharmaceutical company will be trialling the use of CBD and other hemp-based products for treating opioid addiction, as well as other conditions ...
The co-founder of an online CBD shop has accused rivals of deceptive marketing. Johan Obel of TheDrug.Store also called for more clarity – and tighter controls – over what is and is not legal...
The Italian government has responded to confusion over permitted THC levels in hemp-derived products such as foods, oils, supplements and animal feeds by informing the European Commission of its plans ...
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 ...
Companies which make beverages containing CBD are resorting to new technologies to get around a thorny problem.
CBD is not water soluble, meaning a fatty emulsion needs to be created in order to get the substance...
Among a wave of drinkable CBD products released in the UK this year, one of the more controversial is Love Hemp’s CBD-infused bottled water – advertised as being spring water “infused with CBD hemp droplets”...
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 ...
Canadian company Indivia has announced its first move into the European market after investing in a deal worth more than $1.1m to purchase a licence to grow cannabis in Denmark ...
British detox products supplier Equilibrium Labs is to add CBD to its Sober Up shots next year, in a move that could benefit those with foggy heads thanks to a new CBD beer also hitting...
A Big Tobacco company which invested in a medical cannabis startup will not influence how the smaller firm is run, according to bosses at Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies ...
The British government last week presented the 585-page draft withdrawal agreement which lays out how it intends the UK to leave the European Union. Here CBD-Intel explains just how it may affect the CBD industry...
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 ...
The UK’s Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has told CBD-Intel that even a product not normally considered a medicine, such as a pet food or livestock feed, will be treated as a pharmaceutical if it contains...
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 ...
A founder of the UK Cannabis Trades Association (CTA) has resigned, alleging the industry body has been misleading companies about its role in regulation ...
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...
Many British CBD companies are finding their voice and their own way to make the regulations that ban them from making medical claims work for them and the consumer ...
The Spanish Observatory of Medicinal Cannabis has called on the government to stop seizures of CBD oil in Spain, and demanded clear regulation of cannabis-based products ...