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Sports supplement chain puts CBD products into malls across US

Written by CannIntelligence | 6th May 2019

A major sports supplement chain is the latest business to bring CBD to its shelves in the US ...

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 ...

Will FDA draw a line between other CBD products and pharmaceuticals?

Written by CannIntelligence | 29th April 2019

The US FDA is to hold a public hearing on 31st May on the safety of products containing cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds ― and stakeholders will be looking for a dividing line ...

When will CBD foods be legal in the US? Don’t hold your breath

Written by CannIntelligence | 25th April 2019

Could CBD soon be legally sold as a dietary supplement or food in the US? The answer depends on how quickly the federal regulatory framework on cannabis in general and CBD in particular can be...

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 ...

New regulation kick-starts CBD and cannabis industry in Peru

Written by CannIntelligence | 19th April 2019

As a potential CBD and cannabis market emerges in Peru, players from across the globe are seeing a valuable opportunity for investing in the country ...

Mexican legalisation may come with added regulation and controls

Written by CannIntelligence | 18th April 2019

Mexico is well on its way to fully legalising cannabis and its derivative products, but the new government may impose stricter regulation than that left by the previous regime ...

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 ...

US attorney general favours bid to let states decide cannabis and CBD policy

Written by CannIntelligence | 16th April 2019

US attorney general William Barr has said the current patchwork regulatory situation for CBD in the country is “intolerable” and given qualified support to an act which would allow states to decide their own...

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 ...

Federal assistance proposed for US CBD businesses with banking issues

Written by CannIntelligence | 5th April 2019

Proposed new federal legislation in the US could finally help CBD businesses gain easier access to banking, a problem that has bedevilled legal cannabis-related industries since their...

US Postal Service offers guidance on mail delivery of CBD products

Written by CannIntelligence | 4th April 2019

Use of the federal mail to deliver CBD products has remained a vexed question for companies in the US since the passing of the 2018 Farm Bill. Now the US Postal Service has shone some...

FDA wades in with guidance on CBD – and warnings over ‘deceptive’ claims

Written by CannIntelligence | 3rd April 2019

A high-level working group will explore legal pathways to market for certain CBD products, according to the US FDA – which also revealed it had sent warning letters to three companies it accused of “unfounded...

Ohio Senate passes bill to establish CBD market, as Texas delists hemp

Written by Freddie Dawson | 3rd April 2019

Ohio is moving a step nearer following its neighbour Michigan in distinguishing hemp-derived CBD products from state cannabis regulations, while Texas is to remove hemp from its list of controlled substances ...

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 ...

Mile High accuses rival CBD firm of copyright infringement and deceit

Written by CannIntelligence | 1st April 2019

Investments made by Turning Point Brands in a CBD extraction company were based on misleading information, a lawsuit filed in a US court alleges ...

Car drivers, stressed execs are among latest targets for CBD firms

Written by Barnaby Page | 1st April 2019

CBD-infused auto fuel and an inhalable “cannabidiol homologue” are among the latest products launched by companies from outside the CBD sector keen to leverage its paradigm...

Mexican regulatory body repeals guidelines amid confusion

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla | 29th March 2019

The Mexican Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risk (COFEPRIS) has changed its mind over the regulatory framework established for cannabis products in late 2018 ...

Mainstream US drugstore chains announce plans to sell CBD

Written by CannIntelligence | 29th March 2019

CBD products appears to be entering the mainstream of US retail. One of the largest retail pharmacy chains in the US, CVS is already selling a range of products in at least eight US states...

Philippines moves one step closer to legalising medical cannabis

Written by ECigIntelligence | 29th March 2019

The Philippines moved one step closer to legalising cannabis for medical use when a bill was approved on its final reading, but its progress to law could be scuppered by opposition from president Rodrigo...

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 ...

Cannabis is popular left, right and centre as Israeli election approaches

Written by CannIntelligence | 22nd March 2019

Politicians in Israel are rarely united on any single issue, but as the much contended Israeli election draws nearer, members from across the political spectrum support the full legalisation of recreational cannabis ...

Canadian company Isodiol buys up California’s CBD Naturals

Written by CannIntelligence | 21st March 2019

Isodiol International, a large-scale CBD distributor based in Vancouver, Canada, has announced that it has acquired the brand and portfolio of California-based CBD Naturals ...

All time high in sales for CBD’s new player Turning Point Brands

Written by CannIntelligence | 21st March 2019

An e-cig company that has recently entered the CBD arena has reported record increases in sales and profit...

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...

CBD can be light at the tunnel’s end for US cannabis and pharma firms

Written by Freddie Dawson | 18th March 2019

A series of year-end results from cannabis-related companies in the US demonstrates the importance of CBD to the bottom line, with volatility in much of the rest of the cannabis and pharmaceutical sectors ...

There’s room yet for growth and untangling in Canada’s legal reform

Written by CannIntelligence | 18th March 2019

Nearly five months after Canada legalised cannabis, its fledgling system for delivering cannabis and CBD products to consumers is still experiencing growing pains ...

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 ...

Berkeley team hold out hope for cannabinoids synthesised from yeast

Written by Barnaby Page | 14th March 2019

Obscure cannabinoids and even completely new ones could be produced synthetically from yeast, along with THC and CBD, according to scientists at the University of California in Berkeley ...

Jelly bean king Klein is hoping for the sweet smell of CBD success

Written by CannIntelligence | 13th March 2019

David Klein, the man who created the iconic Jelly Belly jelly bean in the 1970s, has entered the CBD edibles market with his latest start-up Spectrum Confections, established to make CBD jelly beans ...

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 ...

Big dollars are undeterred by red tape tangle and inconsistent enforcement

Written by CannIntelligence | 11th March 2019

North American businesses are still investing millions in the CBD hemp market, despite the uncertainty generated by new legislation and clampdowns on retailers, with many US and Canadian firms acquiring nascent businesses ...

CBD to treat concussion disorders? Retired NHL players join study

Written by CannIntelligence | 8th March 2019

A charity for retired ice hockey players is teaming up with one of the world’s biggest cannabis companies and a medical research body to research how CBD treatment impacts concussion-related disorders ...

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 ...

More regulatory doubts over CBD in US as FDA commissioner steps down

Written by Freddie Dawson | 7th March 2019

The resignation of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Scott Gottlieb adds further uncertainty to the future of federal oversight of CBD in the US ...

Takeovers and investments bloom as hemp takes root across North America

Written by CannIntelligence | 5th March 2019

North American companies such as Canadian firms Tilray and SOL Global, and Chicago-based Cresco Labs, are all starting or expanding their cannabidiol interests ...

State by state, US Farm Bill delivers different strokes for different folks

Written by CannIntelligence | 4th March 2019

Several US states and territories are reporting changes to hemp policies following the passing of the 2018 US Farm Bill. One surprisingly positive example is Pennsylvania, which is backing growth ...

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