Information from the US, the UK, Canada and Africa, including how more than half of the hemp crops planted in Hawaii have had to be destroyed due to THC content being over the permitted levels...
The panel largely responsible for recommending which drugs the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) should provide may discourage use of the CBD-based drug Epidyolex ...
UK ornamental flowers producer the Bridge Farm Group says it will focus on hemp and CBD following its recent acquisition by Canadian cannabis company Sundial Growers ...
Items from China, Thailand, Colombia, Israel, the US, Canada, UK and Ireland include news of the political leader’s son who is planning to open a hemp store, with dad’s blessing ...
An organisation led by a former UK government advisor is proposing a significant new medical cannabis study, potentially providing treatment to thousands of patients ...
US cannabis company Bhang is targeting six European CBD markets, including the UK and Spain, in a bid to evolve from a regional supplier to global player ...
CBD-Intel’s regular round-up of regulatory news features items from the US, Mexico, Germany, Italy, Spain, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, and the self-governing UK dependency of Jersey ...
The panel responsible for recommending which drugs England’s National Health Service (NHS) should prescribe may recommend against the organisation using cannabis-based medical...
The UK's largest high street health food retailer is increasing the number of CBD products it sells with a new range – and with it testing the rules on health claims ...
Hemp can now be grown on the Channel Island of Jersey following the issuance of the first licence to harvest, process and store hemp flower in preparation for CBD...
CBD vaping stakeholders in Europe expect to see the category continue to grow – fuelled by unclear regulations over CBD as a food ingredient combined with a low barrier to entry ...
US food and pharmacy chain Kroger has increased its range of CBD products with deals to distribute CV Sciences, Veritas Farms and Charlotte’s Web products in 1350 stores across 22 states ...
A UK hemp farming co-operative has told CBD-Intel of its plans to launch a campaign to raise support for legislative changes to support the UK CBD industry ...
A British shop specialising in hemp-related products says it has been told to remove some information from its website by the organisation responsible for regulating medicinal health...
In this dog-eat-dog world it’s not only humans who have to deal with stress – our four-legged friends also suffer from anxiety. But CBD can help, say manufacturers ...
The flagship London store of the UK’s largest pharmacy chain will feature CBD products heavily in its “largest ever” wellness section following redevelopment ...
The UK Centre for Medical Cannabis (CMC) has called for a Cannabinoid Clinical Trials Authority to regulate and test cannabis-based medicinal products ...
Elvis Presley CBD for your hound dog? CBD-Intel’s business news round-up includes items from New York, British Columbia, Ireland, the UK, Hong Kong, Israel, Australia and Colombia ...
A group of British MPs is recommending that more trials and research are carried out into cannabis-based medical products (CBMPs), including those containing CBD ...
UK authorities may take no action, and US multi-level marketing company HempWorx will not discipline its British affiliate sellers, over online posts making health claims ...
Catch up on the latest CBD business news with CBD-Intel’s weekly round-up, bringing updates from the US, Canada, London, Hungary, Spain, Google and Facebook ...
An American company is seeking to sell smokable CBD products in the UK. Zoetic Organics has also announced plans to sell THC smokables in parts of the US where cannabis is legal ...
British national newspapers have run nearly 300 articles related to CBD over the last year – and the lion's share have been overwhelmingly positive ...
The Cannabis Oil Company (TCOC) is hoping to raise £500,000 through crowdfunding to move into the vitamins and minerals markets, as well as funding clinical trials ...
International cannabis company Tilray has denied an accusation by the British Paediatric Neurological Association that it failed to provide sample products for testing ...
A couple of Canadian companies are working with a professional rugby league team to bring cannabidiol products to athletes – and the general public ...
Police have raided what is billed as the UK’s first cannabis restaurant, which features CBD products on its menu, seizing “a significant quantity of herbal cannabis” ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
CBD drug manufacturer GW Pharmaceuticals saw a significant net loss in the last quarter, despite growth and sales of its cannabis-derived pharmaceutical drugs going to plan ...
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 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 ...
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...
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 ...