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The current state and future hope of Canada’s cannabis consumption cafés

Written by CannIntelligence | 14th July 2023

When it comes to rules for businesses like cannabis consumption lounges, Canadian entrepreneurs face a complicated patchwork quilt of provincial and municipal laws ...

Hopes, doubts and questions as Germans and Czechs head towards legalisation

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 11th July 2023

Coming developments in the legalisation of recreational cannabis in Germany and the Czech Republic are anticipated with some eagerness – and some concern – by the industry across Europe and beyond ...

US FDA and FTC join together in warning producers of delta-8 THC ingestibles

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 10th July 2023

The US Federal Trade Commission and Food and Drug Administration have sent warning letters to six sellers of delta-8 THC edibles whose packaging is very similar to that of popular snacks and sweets for children...

Right wing’s rapid U-turn – government keeps Italy guessing on hemp flowers

Written by CannIntelligence | 5th July 2023

A proposal by Italy’s ruling right-wing coalition to regulate the sale of hemp flowers was met with some surprise – and was withdrawn, without explanation, less than 24 hours after being put forward ...

Has Germany walked back its own recreational cannabis legalisation plans?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 3rd July 2023

European authorities do not want to comment on specifics of Germany’s plans to legalise recreational cannabis, suggesting that Germany scaled them back of its own accord rather than because of EU instigation ...

Can health insurance bring Colombia a medical cannabis boom like Germany’s?

Written by CannIntelligence | 27th June 2023

Making coverage of medical cannabis mandatory for insurers is one of the biggest potential spurs for growth in the sector. And companies operating in South America hope Colombia could follow the German path ...

Canopy Growth takes stock for fiscal year 2023, looks ahead to new deals and ideas

Written by Freddie Dawson | 26th June 2023

Canopy Growth will stop producing its own cannabis beverages, edibles, vapes and extracts as it continues to look at ways to increase profitability. Using a third-party sourcing model for these products will allow it to...

Colombian bid to legalise recreational cannabis sales falls at the final hurdle

Written by CannIntelligence | 22nd June 2023

In another setback to Latin America’s cannabis industry, a bill to legalise the sale of adult use cannabis in Colombia fell just short of the votes required in a final Senate debate ...

Colombia recreational cannabis bill in jeopardy after Senate debate fizzles out

Written by CannIntelligence | 19th June 2023

A historic law that seeks to legalise the sale and distribution of recreational cannabis in Colombia is in jeopardy of being shelved after the country’s Senate failed to vote on the initiative on 15th June...

France puts wheels in motion that could get CBD cosmetics banned across Europe

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 16th June 2023

France has started a process that could end with a Europe-wide ban on CBD-containing cosmetic products if an EU assessment finds them not safe for consumers’ reproductive health ...

Belgian ban on cannabinoid pouches comes under attack from tobacco giant

Written by CannIntelligence | 13th June 2023

British American Tobacco (BAT) will petition Belgium’s highest administrative court, the Council of State, to annul a royal decree banning the sale of cannabinoid pouches, along with those containing nicotine ...

Luxembourg’s recreational cannabis plan likely to go the same way as Germany’s

Written by CannIntelligence | 8th June 2023

Germany’s recent announcement that it has scaled back its plans to legalise recreational cannabis could have a knock-on effect on its smaller neighbour Luxembourg’s planned pilot programme ...

French guidelines on CBD supplements: big deal or much ado about nothing?

Written by CannIntelligence | 6th June 2023

France has created temporary guidelines allowing CBD companies to register their products as food supplements pending authorisation under the EU’s upcoming novel foods regulation ...

Canadian cannabis policies give the lawbreakers an edge, says watchdog

Written by CannIntelligence | 1st June 2023

Canada’s Competition Bureau says federal government policies are making it more difficult for the country’s fledgling legal cannabis industry to compete with the illegal market ...

Belgium aims to bring herbal products under clarified heated tobacco rules

Written by CannIntelligence | 31st May 2023

Herbal products and devices will fall under the Belgian regulatory framework for tobacco if a bill to incorporate Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/2100, submitted into the EU TRIS database, goes into effect unchanged ...

Czech Republic heads towards legal recreational cannabis within a year

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 30th May 2023

Recreational cannabis may become legal and regulated in the Czech Republic within the first half of 2024, as the government prepares to push a bill through Parliament by the end of this year ...

Revised German cannabis plan triggers black market fears, disappoints firms

Written by CannIntelligence | 30th May 2023

The German government has scaled back its plan to establish a national commercial recreational cannabis market with a two-part reform framework that would legalise possession, home cultivation and cannabis clubs ...

Minnesota set to join 22 other US states in legalising recreational cannabis

Written by CannIntelligence | 26th May 2023

Legal recreational cannabis sales for adult use are expected to begin next year in Minnesota following agreement on a bill between the state’s House and Senate ...

Election winners pledge to roll back Thailand’s booming cannabis trade

Written by CannIntelligence | 25th May 2023

Thailand’s government-in-waiting has said it will reclassify cannabis as a narcotic drug and promised a crackdown on imports and unlicensed dispensaries ...

Value of US industrial hemp harvest drops by more than two-thirds in a year

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 23rd May 2023

Hemp production in the US suffered a major decline last year, with the planted area shrinking by 48% against 2021 and the total value of the harvested crop falling by 71% ...

Czech government stops ban on CBD-containing food products before it starts

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 22nd May 2023

The Czech government will no longer go forward with a proposed measure to ban sales of food products containing CBD which was due to come into effect in mid-June ...

Czechs remain hopeful of surpassing toned-down German legalisation plans

Written by CannIntelligence | 17th May 2023

The Czech Republic has acknowledged that it is coordinating the drafting of legislation to legalise recreational cannabis with Germany – but it appears to be unmoved by backtracking in Berlin ...

The vanity of the bonfires – what now for UK bid to torch EU cannabinoid rules?

Written by CannIntelligence | 16th May 2023

The UK government’s plan to review or revoke thousands of pieces of legislation that originated from EU law by the end of the year is itself now under review ...

22nd Century forecasts full-year sales upward of $105m after Q1 records

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 12th May 2023

US-based 22nd Century reported record cannabinoid ingredient volumes delivered in the first quarter of 2023 and expects those to increase further throughout the year ...

Czech controversy as minister announces action against ‘banned’ CBD products

Written by CannIntelligence | 10th May 2023

The Czech Republic is to start taking action against ingestible cannabinoid products in a move believed to be part of a general tightening of enforcement of current regulations ...

Twitter policy on cannabis advertising remains obscure after latest shift

Written by Freddie Dawson | 9th May 2023

Twitter has claimed to have made another “major” step forward in cannabis advertising. But again the devil is in the details, which remain vague and contradictory ...

Mexican presidents past and present have public spat over cannabis permits

Written by CannIntelligence | 5th May 2023

Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador alleged that cannabis permits awarded to companies linked to former president Vicente Fox in 2018 involved influence peddling and corruption ...

Cookies teams up with e-cigarette maker to supply CBD vaporisers across the US

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 4th May 2023

California-based e-cigarette manufacturer Ispire Technology has signed a partnership with US cannabis brand Cookies to sell CBD vapes across the United States ...

Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice takes cannabis decision out of politicians’ hands

Written by CannIntelligence | 3rd May 2023

While politicians leave the question unanswered, the growing and importing of low-THC cannabis for medical and industrial uses could become legal in Brazil through a decision by the country's most senior judges ...

Thai election puts partial rollback of country’s cannabis policy into play

Written by CannIntelligence | 28th April 2023

Thailand goes to the polls on 14th May with the decriminalisation of cannabis back in the balance less than a year after the plant was removed from the list of banned narcotics ...

‘We can’t make medical claims’ is a way of making a medical claim, says watchdog

Written by Freddie Dawson | 27th April 2023

Referring to the fact that a CBD company cannot make medical claims can itself be construed as making a medical claim, according to the UK Advertising Standards Authority ...

A year of ups and downs for Canadian producer Rubicon Organics in 2022

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 27th April 2023

Producer Rubicon Organics delivered net revenue of CAD35.5m (USD26.1m) for the year ending 31st December 2022, which represents significant net revenue growth of 57% compared to 2021 ...

Pharmaceutical cannabinoid companies in Canada, US release positive results

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 26th April 2023

Avicanna in Toronto reported total fiscal 2022 revenue up 24% from fiscal 2021, while in Pennsylvania, Zynerba Pharmaceuticals reduced its net loss last year by over $2m ...

EU takes a step towards evaluating flower-based cannabis medications

Written by CannIntelligence | 26th April 2023

EU authorities are taking the first steps towards creating an EU herbal monograph, or list entry, that would pave the way for marketing authorisation applications for herbal medicines containing cannabis flowers ...

UK FSA recruits and expected new rules ‘should speed up novel food assessments’

Written by Freddie Dawson | 25th April 2023

New resources and potential future regulatory changes are being applied to the UK novel food approval process in the hopes of improving processing time for applications, the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) said ...

Verano Holdings revenue boosted by New Jersey legalisation, new Florida stores

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 24th April 2023

Verano Holdings reported revenue up 19% to $879m in 2022 from $738m in 2021 and said it will continue to strengthen its business portfolio by focusing on targeted expansion and new product launches ...

Could the Czech Republic’s major IHDC market end with a ban on HHC sales?

Written by CannIntelligence | 24th April 2023

The Ministry of Health in the Czech Republic has unveiled plans to ban the sale of hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) this July, triggering criticism from local industry insiders ...

UK FSA selects Deloitte to review novel foods process, including CBD products

Written by CannIntelligence | 21st April 2023

Auditing firm Deloitte is to review the UK Food Standards Agency’s novel foods process in a £130,000 contract. The government committed to reviewing the process in January 2022, taking advantage of Brexit ...

Has a wording error in a new law just banned hemp in Arkansas?

Written by Anthony Traurig | 20th April 2023

Arkansas may have inadvertently banned hemp with the passage of a bill that was intended to prohibit the production and sale of intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoid products but went much further ...

On the brink? After four legal years, Canada’s cannabis trade is in trouble

Written by CannIntelligence | 19th April 2023

More than four years after Canada legalised cannabis, many cannabis firms are struggling – as Taylor Giovannini, founder of Newfoundland company Oceanic Releaf, told prime minister Justin Trudeau ...

Belgium to outlaw sales of cannabinoid and nicotine pouches later this year

Written by CannIntelligence | 14th April 2023

The sale of cannabinoid pouches in Belgium has been banned along with nicotine pouches on the grounds the latter pose a danger to public health, particularly due to their potential for addiction ...

South Africa inches forward towards long-awaited clarification on cannabis

Written by CannIntelligence | 13th April 2023

The South African cannabis bill has finally moved forward with an invitation to “stakeholders and interested persons” to submit written submissions on proposed amendments ...

Charlotte’s Web teams up with BAT to seek approval for new hemp-based drug

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 12th April 2023

British American Tobacco (BAT) and cannabis wellness company Charlotte’s Web have formed a joint venture to pursue approval for a new hemp-based drug to target an undisclosed neurological condition ...

What did Delaware do about legalising cannabis? It’s still a delicate question

Written by CannIntelligence | 12th April 2023

Delaware lawmakers are making another bid to legalise recreational cannabis, but legislation passed by both chambers of the state's General Assembly remains unsigned on the governor's desk ...

Schwazze revenue up after entering legal adult-use New Mexico market in 2022

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 12th April 2023

US cannabis company Medicine Man Technologies, operating as Schwazze, saw an increase in revenue last year, helped by acquisitions, new store openings, entrance into the New Mexico market, and that state's adult-use legalisation taking effect...

IMC 2022 revenue up 60% as it leaves Canada, focuses on Israel and Germany

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 11th April 2023

International cannabis company IM Cannabis (IMC) reported a significant rise in its revenue for the whole of 2022 as well as the last quarter of the year ...

Columbia Care comes out ahead in the US for 2022, looks to streamline in 2023

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 11th April 2023

US cannabis company Columbia Care recorded a positive performance in 2022, despite macroeconomic headwinds that impacted consumers as well as wholesale market pricing ...

‘Bad legal advice’ led Smoore to pursue patent case it was never going to win

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 6th April 2023

A claim by Smoore Technology that 38 cannabis companies infringed the Chinese firm’s patents had very little chance of success with the US International Trade Commission, according to legal experts ...

22nd Century signs three-year deal to produce and distribute Cookies across US

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 6th April 2023

Biotechnology company 22nd Century Group has announced a new three-year exclusive licence and distribution agreement with the US cannabis company Cookies ...

New dispensaries, adult sales and brand partnerships take Ascend to new heights

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 3rd April 2023

New markets and new products helped US cannabis operator Ascend Wellness Holdings (AWH) to its best year yet in 2022, the company said when presenting its full year results ...

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