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MLB to look again at rules barring CBD from baseball: business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 12th March 2020

Other stories here: Frustrated wine-grower turns to hemp research; Patent given for CBD/CBG ‘micropearl’; GW reclaims UK rights to Sativex; Kentucky crop to be destroyed; Fight goes on over rights to cream formula ...

St Louis Fed Reserve bank fed up with others’ failure to take on CBD business

Written by Freddie Dawson | 11th March 2020

One of the 12 US regional reserve banks has complained about the banking industry’s reluctance to service hemp and CBD businesses even though they are now legal products ...

Ex-Canopy Growth leaders’ new $150m venture: business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 11th March 2020

Two former bosses of cannabis giant Canopy Growth are teaming up with the head of the National Hemp Association (NHA) in a new company to help grow the hemp supply chain in the US. And...

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 ...

CBD medicines could be approved in Philippines without need of new law

Written by CannIntelligence | 10th March 2020

Legislative efforts will continue to push for cannabinoid liberalisation in the Philippines – despite recent comments that approval in principle of the epilepsy drug Epidiolex would be sufficient to cover most matters ...

Investors in CBD ‘want to see a good track record and a stable team’

Written by CannIntelligence | 9th March 2020

Investors want to see a proven track record from a CBD company more than anything else, according to the organiser of an investor summit to be held in London later this month ...

EIHA statement leads to confusion over Germany’s novel food position

Written by CannIntelligence | 6th March 2020

German authorities and a major European hemp association have disagreed on the implications of correspondence regarding the novel status of hemp extracts ...

Australis and Folium merger plans end following controversial allegations

Written by ECigIntelligence | 6th March 2020

A Colorado-based CBD company facing accusations from former employees in court – including an alleged plot to have a former employee murdered – has lost support from a major...

Law firm leads call for joined-up hemp regulation between US states

Written by CannIntelligence | 5th March 2020

A coalition of organisations linked to the US hemp market has released the first part of a series of policy recommendations – while one CBD firm has been referred to the US Federal Trade Commission...

Would you like a dash of CBD with your burger? Business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 5th March 2020

A Denver-based chain claims to be the first CBD burger franchise in the US, while a Japanese company says it can extract CBD from orange peel. These and other stories are in CBD-Intel's latest round-up...

Basketball ace Bird gives backing to her sister-in-law’s CBD startup

Written by CannIntelligence | 5th March 2020

Seattle Storm and Team USA basketball player Sue Bird is among a number of US stars joining the growing line-up of athletes endorsing various CBD products ...

Malawi legalises medical cannabis to salve collapse in tobacco earnings

Written by CannIntelligence | 3rd March 2020

A bill legalising hemp and medical cannabis has been passed in Malawi, making it the fifth African country to pass some form of cannabis legalisation ...

Clinical researchers seek funding to gather data on CBD and the liver

Written by CannIntelligence | 3rd March 2020

A company is looking to use broader evidence permissions to provide the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with data on CBD and liver toxicity ...

US FDA chief Hahn says it would be ‘a fool’s game’ to try to halt CBD spread

Written by Freddie Dawson | 2nd March 2020

CBD products will not be banned in the US and there is some medicinal value to them being on the market, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Stephen Hahn has said ...

USDA takes step back on enforcement of interim hemp testing rules

Written by CannIntelligence | 2nd March 2020

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is to temporarily delay enforcement of two controversial provisions in its interim hemp production rule after receiving a large quantity of critical feedback ...

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 ...

PharmaCielo signs deal to move into German medical cannabis market

Written by CannIntelligence | 28th February 2020

A Colombian/Canadian cannabinoid company is rapidly expanding into the European Union with the announcement of two distribution deals ...

Testing technology playing catch-up to head off US state smokable hemp bans

Written by CannIntelligence | 28th February 2020

Testing in the field could counter a major stated reason for enacting bans on smokable hemp in the US, but a perfect technical solution has not yet been found ...

SAFE Act and US medical cannabis research bill look dead in the water

Written by CannIntelligence | 27th February 2020

Two bills in the US House of Representatives, relating to banking and medical cannabis research, appear to be dead, with not enough time to pass the measures in 2020 despite wide support ...

15-day testing rule under review after US hemp farmers express fears

Written by CannIntelligence | 27th February 2020

Several US hemp farmers have spoken to CBD-Intel expressing concern over the crop-testing provisions set out in the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s interim final rule on hemp production ...

Join CBD-Intel for breakfast in Barcelona and pick our brains

Written by CannIntelligence | 26th February 2020

The first CBD-Intel Breakfast Briefing will be held in our home city of Barcelona on 13th March, to coincide with Europe’s largest cannabis trade show, Spannabis, and is free to our valued clients and subscribers...

Toothpaste giant enters CBD market: business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 26th February 2020

Toothpaste giant Colgate is entering the CBD market, researchers have created a laser scanner that can tell the difference between legal hemp and potentially illegal cannabis, and wrestling legend Kevin Nash has become the latest...

Our new special intelligence service covers the alternative tobacco field

Written by CannIntelligence | 25th February 2020

TobaccoIntelligence, a new service from the team that produces CBD-Intel, is now available, covering the global tobacco and nicotine alternatives sector ...

Clarity needed over CBD pet and animal products in the US

Written by CannIntelligence | 25th February 2020

A lack of clear regulation has not stopped growth for companies looking at the US CBD pet and animal sector, but for the industry to see the niche truly embraced, some solution to the regulatory...

Swiss Supreme Court rules that hemp flowers should not be taxed under tobacco law

Written by CannIntelligence | 24th February 2020

Switzerland’s federal supreme court has ruled CBD should not be taxed under tobacco law, meaning that hemp flowers will no longer be subject to the 25% tax under the Swiss tobacco law ...

Heilongjiang province hemp proposals could be basis for industrial policies

Written by CannIntelligence | 24th February 2020

At a meeting of the thirteenth People’s Congress of Heilongjiang, representative Ding Fei laid out a comprehensive plan to accelerate the growth of the hemp and CBD industries in the province ...

BfR issues warning over adulterated German e-liquids

Written by CannIntelligence | 21st February 2020

Germany's Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) recently issued a warning on e-liquids that it believed to be containing synthetic cannabinoids, after at least eight teenagers suffered medical complications from an as yet unconfirmed source...

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...

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...

Owner of Brighton's Canna Kitchen charged with dealing cannabis

Written by CannIntelligence | 19th February 2020

The owner of the first cannabinoid restaurant in the UK has been charged with dealing cannabis ...

Actor refutes claims he endorsed CBD products: business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 18th February 2020

Tom Hanks refutes false claims over endorsement of CBD products, research suggests cannabinoids benefit gene receptor diseases and CBD coffee is set to hit the market, plus more ...

Italian prohibitionist draft bill unlikely to find approval

Written by CannIntelligence | 17th February 2020

A proposal to regulate hemp in Italy through increasing restrictions has not got any closer to becoming a law ...

Medical cannabis could now 'see the light of day' in the Philippines

Written by CannIntelligence | 13th February 2020

The current administration in the Philippines has expressed its openness to introducing cannabis products into the country, but strictly in medicinal form – contrary to what the president indicated last year ...

UK FSA sets a March 2021 deadline for novel food applications

Written by Marija Obradovic | 13th February 2020

The UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) today set 31st March 2021 as a deadline by when the industry players must submit their novel food application ...

Sports Illustrated to promote CBD products: business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 12th February 2020

Sports Illustrated teams up with CBD company, a new form of CBD snuff is being developed and an Australian firms begins research into CBD as a treatment for Parkinson's disease, plus more ...

Firm takes a risk with ‘FDA certified’ claim for CBD pain relief cream

Written by CannIntelligence | 11th February 2020

Reports that a CBD pain relief cream has been certified by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could be construed as misleading ...

Vital directives still to come as Peru pieces together full regulation

Written by CannIntelligence | 11th February 2020

Peru is moving towards comprehensive legislation on cannabis but has yet to define how to classify CBD, leaving the guidelines unworkable for now ...

US hemp firm GenCanna hopes to keep going after filing for bankruptcy

Written by CannIntelligence | 10th February 2020

Hemp company GenCanna Global has officially filed for bankruptcy protection. Large debts have forced the Kentucky, US company to begin legal proceedings and potential restructuring ...

Green shoots of hope springing for cannabinoid production in Brazil

Written by CannIntelligence | 10th February 2020

Optimism is growing and companies are only waiting for the green light to start the production of cannabinoid products in Brazil, according to specialists ...

Lesotho turns lack of industrialisation into advantage for hemp growers

Written by CannIntelligence | 7th February 2020

Lesotho is looking to combine first-mover status with natural endowments to become a key player in the hemp/cannabis...

Growing pains, but hemp crops are flourishing again in Amish country

Written by CannIntelligence | 6th February 2020

At the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, farmers and others were lining up to learn about a new old cash crop that’s got everyone talking: the humble hemp plant ...

Italy lays down limits for THC in edibles, but no mention of CBD

Written by CannIntelligence | 6th February 2020

A decree approved by Italy’s Ministry of Health has established firm limits for allowed levels of THC in edibles ...

Italian amendment to regulate ‘light cannabis’ is thrown out once more

Written by CannIntelligence | 5th February 2020

The Constitutional Affairs and Budget committees of Italy’s lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, have rejected an amendment to regulate the sale of hemp or “cannabis light” products ...

NFL confirms its ban on players using CBD on grounds of limited research

Written by CannIntelligence | 5th February 2020

The US National Football League (NFL) committee researching CBD has said league players will not be allowed to use the substance any time soon – despite endorsement by former stars ...

‘Nothing to do with us’ – UK firms shrug off novel foods warning

Written by CannIntelligence | 4th February 2020

Companies selling foods containing CBD appear to be ignoring the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA)’s latest warning about the EU’s novel foods legislation – because, some of them claim, it has no legal weight ...

So this is Brexit – but what does it mean for CBD trade, now or later?

Written by Barnaby Page | 3rd February 2020

As the UK exits Europe and enters its 11-month period of transition, what does Brexit actually mean for cross-Channel relationships, and for the CBD industry in particular? ...

Marketing experts stress importance of education in brand-building

Written by Freddie Dawson | 1st February 2020

Taking the effort to educate consumers about your product can generate dividends when attempting to build a brand, according to experts in CBD marketing ...

Guitar legend to launch his own CBD range: business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 30th January 2020

Guitar legend Carlos Santana is teaming up with a legal cannabis company to have his own branded range of CBD; a CBD firm plans to replant burnt Australian trees, and a French restaurant offers a...

Frustration grows as US federal rules impede research on cannabinoids

Written by CannIntelligence | 30th January 2020

Federal agencies and legislators from both major US parties have all voiced a desire for more research on cannabinoids – but a major obstacle remains the lack of federally approved cannabinoids to study ...

Quality, professionalism and trust the South African branding goals

Written by CannIntelligence | 30th January 2020

South Africans look for CBD brands with a packaging design and style that projects an image of professionalism and quality – while the use of specifically African themes is also popular ...

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