United Kingdom: Market and legal data for the cannabis sector

UK agency offers a few hints about its plans for post-EU novel food process

Written by Freddie Dawson | 22nd June 2020

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has updated industry insiders on its preparations for a potentially separate system of novel food approval as its 31st March 2021 deadline draws nearer ...

Access enters UK market as lowest price CBD oil

Written by Freddie Dawson | 19th June 2020

A new CBD brand from British Cannabis is hitting the UK market at a significantly lower price point than any previously seen ...

Researchers on safety and toxicity confident of hitting UK deadlines

Written by Freddie Dawson | 19th June 2020

An industry association study of the safety and toxicity of cannabinoids is expected to be completed in time to meet submission deadlines to keep CBD-containing food, beverage and supplement products on the UK market ...

Is this prime time for CBD subscription models to make a mark in the market?

Written by CannIntelligence | 11th June 2020

Subscription services are a niche area of the CBD market that could benefit from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, providing companies with security and customers with a way to try new products without leaving home ...

Artemis Growth Partners to expand operations with Bridge Farm purchase

Written by CannIntelligence | 6th June 2020

Artemis Growth Partners will look to use the new purchase of a UK farming complex to feed its international CBD supply chain before potentially creating a separate CBD brand and move into medical cannabis supply...

UK government help available to CBD firms hit by coronavirus measures

Written by CBD-Intel | 25th May 2020

UK companies that are struggling and in need of assistance because of due to lockdown rules in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic have several options to choose from, depending on their size and their...

Can algae offer a high-tech, low-cost CBD source? Business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 1st April 2020

Also: Drug mart deal for CBD on prescription; A little hemp in your tea, sir?; Celebrity cook denies endorsing CBD; Convenience store chain to sell CBD snacks; UK firm launches CBG hand cleanser; CBD products...

US firm gets approval to sell $3 seeds in Colombia: business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 26th March 2020

Also: £500k funding for online retailer; Hollister picks magic mushroom researchers; KushCo scales back trading prediction; HempNova prepares to grow and process in Oregon ...

With stores everywhere being forced to close, how ‘essential’ are CBD sales?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 23rd March 2020

Expected retail closures will have a significant impact on the distribution of CBD products in most major markets, according to analysis of CBD-Intel data ...

ASA takes action over ad containing unsubstantiated health claims

Written by Freddie Dawson | 20th March 2020

The UK Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has taken action against a CBD advertisement run by the company Positive Health due to it making unsubstantiated health...

CBD events called off or put back as coronavirus tightens grip

Written by CannIntelligence | 19th March 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect people across the world, a swathe of CBD-related events have been called off or postponed. Here is a list of some of the major ones, with dates and...

Test methods put to the test as firms are accused of exceeding THC limits

Written by CannIntelligence | 17th March 2020

Unclear testing standards for CBD oil in the UK have led to uncertainty over test results on THC and CBD content for many popular CBD products ...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

‘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 ...

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...

British watchdog warns: foods containing CBD are illegal in UK

Written by CannIntelligence | 22nd January 2020

The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has reiterated the country’s ban on foods containing CBD and warned that CBD-containing food, drink and dietary supplements currently on the market are illegal ...

Can CBD help make anticancer drugs and antibiotics more effective?

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 22nd January 2020

Two new studies have shown hopeful signs that CBD could be combined with existing drugs to improve treatment – in one case, of cancer, and in the other of the potentially deadly E. coli ...

Rugby league stars to promote CBD brand on kit: business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 21st January 2020

CBD-Intel brings you news that a rugby league team will be the first senior outfit in its sport to promote a CBD brand on its kit, a qualification for hemp production is offered in Kentucky...

CBD gin creator hopes for sweet taste of success without red tape trouble

Written by CannIntelligence | 15th January 2020

A British start-up does not expect any difficulty with regulations as it attempts to establish an alcoholic CBD beverage in the market ...

Charity invests in CBD trials for Parkinson’s symptom relief

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 14th January 2020

As more victims of Parkinson’s disease turn to CBD to relieve symptoms such as tremors, anxiety and insomnia, Parkinson’s UK is investing in a clinical trial into how CBD might benefit those suffering Parkinson’s-related psychosis...

Whole Foods Market to halt CBD product sales after FDA order

Written by CannIntelligence | 13th January 2020

An American retailer has put the sale and expansion of its range of CBD products on hold while it awaits clarification from federal authorities about the legal status of what products can be sold ...

Where professional athletes lead on CBD topicals, other users will follow

Written by CannIntelligence | 30th December 2019

The CBD sports topicals sector has grown significantly in the last year, with many UK high street retailers now stocking CBD massage oils and recovery balms ...

UK pharmacists plead: What CBD products are we allowed to sell?

Written by CannIntelligence | 24th December 2019

The trade body representing independent pharmacists in the UK says official government guidance about CBD is unclear and has asked for advice on what its members can and cannot stock on their shelves ...

New ‘cannabeauty’ skin products aim to give CBD a cosmetic makeover

Written by CannIntelligence | 23rd December 2019

Despite a lack of strong evidence for the effectiveness of cannabinoids in dealing with skin issues, more and more UK brands have launched “cannabeauty” ranges, which incorporate skin care, body care and cosmetics ...

Boris’s Brexit: what it could mean for the UK CBD industry

Written by Barnaby Page | 16th December 2019

Boris Johnson’s landslide victory in the British general election means Brexit will almost certainly take place early in 2020. But will the strenthening of the Conservative grip on power have any direct impact on CBD?...

UK fuel station forecourt stores provide a way ahead for CBD vaping

Written by CannIntelligence | 11th December 2019

Vaping brands are looking with increased interest at the CBD product retail opportunity represented by opening a shop-within-a-shop at fuel stations. A number of businesses see it as a viable way to increase visibility and...

Progressive Brighton well ahead in UK table for online search interest in CBD

Written by CannIntelligence | 27th November 2019

Residents of Brighton are more likely to search online for information about CBD than those of other UK cities, according to a survey based on figures from Google Trends ...

A NICE change of heart as UK approves CBD-based medicines after all

Written by CannIntelligence | 21st November 2019

Official approval by the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) of the drugs Epidyolex and Sativex will be seen by many as a positive sign of growing acceptance of cannabis-based medicines ...

‘Potential goes beyond CBD and THC – but consumers need educating’

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 12th November 2019

Educating consumers is the key to success in the fast-moving industry of cannabis-based products, says Melissa Jochim, founder of High Beauty, a brand of skincare products from pressed hemp seed oil ...

CBD vending machines for Colorado c-stores: CBD business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 12th November 2019

A Colorado company is to pilot the use of CBD vending machines in convenience stores. Other news items come from the UK, South Africa, and states across the US from California to Vermont ...

New UK trade association places its focus on EU novel food regulations

Written by CannIntelligence | 7th November 2019

The Centre for Medical Cannabis is launching a new Association for the Cannabinoid Industry (ACI), claiming to be the first CBD trade organisation in the UK to ensure compliance with EU novel food regulations ...

Unreliability of oils ‘will hold back CBD’ – but there is another way

Written by Freddie Dawson | 5th November 2019

A CBD company is trying to convince other vendors to give up selling CBD oils, believing the variable bioavailability of oils will hold the industry back ...

'Isn't it dodgy?' Survey spells gloomy news for the UK cannabidiol market

Written by CannIntelligence | 4th November 2019

A survey, by Manchester-based company Dr Ed – specialists in the sale of cannabidiol products – found almost every possible negative stereotype about CBD to be harboured by the majority of those surveyed ...

Few complaints and little enforcement – but EU food rules still apply in UK

Written by CannIntelligence | 22nd October 2019

UK Trading Standards teams report very few complaints about food and drink containing CBD, despite the Food Standards Agency (FSA) saying it would follow EU rules, which say CBD should not be used as an...

Caution required when advertising food containing CBD, rules UK ASA

Written by Freddie Dawson | 22nd October 2019

Companies can advertise food and drinks as containing CBD, however, they should be careful about implying any link to illicit drugs like cannabis, according to the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ...

Quality control marks on the way for CBD – but will anyone notice?

Written by CannIntelligence | 18th October 2019

At least three organisations involved in CBD and hemp are setting up marks to let consumers know their products meet minimum quality standards. However, according to one expert, many customers won’t even notice them ...

Research reveals how CBD offsets mentally disturbing effects of THC

Written by CannIntelligence | 17th October 2019

Researchers in Canada have for the first time revealed how CBD can block unwanted THC-related side-effects of cannabis. Also: Can CBD relieve anxiety disorders? and the therapeutic potential of ‘Turbo’ oil tested ...

CBD and medical cannabis the ‘most interesting’ areas of Euro market

Written by CannIntelligence | 16th October 2019

Cannabis industry stakeholders are most interested in CBD – both in and out of medical context – according to an executive in the European arm of a cross-trading platform ...

Sportspeople shown to be effective for endorsing CBD products – for now

Written by CannIntelligence | 10th October 2019

The relative newness of CBD means brands will look to get big names to endorse it – but as the product becomes more known and accepted, this could all change ...

Trials test link between marijuana and autism: CBD-Intel news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 9th October 2019

CBD-Intel brings you business and related news in brief from the US, China, Israel and UK ...

£9m Love Hemp purchase could be a sign of things to come in UK market

Written by CannIntelligence | 30th September 2019

The purchase of a British CBD company by a medical cannabis investment firm could be just one of many to come, according to industry experts ...

CBD-Intel business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 26th September 2019

A San Francisco-based CBD firm is donating all September profits from its bestselling line to Leonardo DiCaprio’s Earth Alliance Amazon Forest Fund. This and other business news in brief ...

Botanic Lab and Deliveroo combine to create 'CBD on demand' in London

Written by CannIntelligence | 20th September 2019

CBD users in parts of London will have the chance to get cannabidiol soft drinks without leaving their homes after drinks company Botanic Lab announced a partnership with home delivery firm Deliveroo, creating what they...

Britain's CBD market: understanding key brand and consumer trends

Written by CannIntelligence | 18th September 2019

CBD-Intel managing director Tim Phillips gave an informative presentation to visitors to the Hemp & CBD Expo in Birmingham, UK, on 15th September 2019. The talk covered the UK market in general, plus the results of...

As Birmingham City fans get CBD drink, will players get supplements?

Written by CannIntelligence | 12th September 2019

A professional football club from England’s second highest division could give its players CBD supplements after tying up a deal with a local CBD company ...

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