United Kingdom: Market and legal data for the cannabis sector

CBD in foods: UK FSA set to issue guidance

Written by Freddie Dawson | 1st March 2019

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) will issue further guidance next week on the use of cannabinoids as novel food ingredients ...

'More women than men' have tried CBD in UK

Written by Freddie Dawson | 19th February 2019

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 ...

‘No change to UK novel food rules’ after Brexit

Written by CannIntelligence | 8th February 2019

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 ...

UK company raises £7.4m for medicinal cannabis research

Written by CannIntelligence | 15th January 2019

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 ...

Online seller accuses others of using CBD as ‘a marketing tool’

Written by CannIntelligence | 10th January 2019

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...

Health claims in ads for CBD products: the UK rules interpreted

Written by Freddie Dawson | 8th January 2019

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 ...

CBD beverage companies step into the future with nanoemulsions

Written by CannIntelligence | 28th December 2018

Companies which make beverages containing CBD are resorting to new technologies to get around a thorny problem. CBD is not water soluble, meaning a fatty emulsion needs to be created in order to get the substance...

Drinkable CBD – a drop of the good stuff, or weak as water?

Written by CannIntelligence | 6th December 2018

Among a wave of drinkable CBD products released in the UK this year, one of the more controversial is Love Hemp’s CBD-infused bottled water – advertised as being spring water “infused with CBD hemp droplets”...

Wayland agrees to take 51% share in UK medical cannabis company

Written by Freddie Dawson | 6th December 2018

Canadian medical cannabis company Wayland Group has agreed to purchase 51% of the British firm Theros Pharma for £27.8m – if it succeeds in gaining a UK cultivation or import licence ...

Imperial Tobacco will be a hands-off partner to cannabis researchers

Written by ECigIntelligence | 20th November 2018

A Big Tobacco company which invested in a medical cannabis startup will not influence how the smaller firm is run, according to bosses at Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies ...

All CBD products for animals will be treated in the UK as medicine

Written by Barnaby Page | 14th November 2018

The UK’s Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has told CBD-Intel that even a product not normally considered a medicine, such as a pet food or livestock feed, will be treated as a pharmaceutical if it contains...

Cannabis in the UK now medically legal – up to a point

Written by Freddie Dawson | 1st November 2018

Medical cannabis products are now legal in the UK – in very limited circumstances. This could include products without marketing authorisation, if approved by a registered specialist in certain conditions ...

Trade body founder quits, alleging CBD companies have been misled

Written by Freddie Dawson | 31st October 2018

A founder of the UK Cannabis Trades Association (CTA) has resigned, alleging the industry body has been misleading companies about its role in regulation ...

Search data reveals increasing European curiosity about CBD

Written by ECigIntelligence | 26th October 2018

A rise in the number of CBD-related Google searches suggests there is growing interest in the CBD sector across Europe. ...

‘No health claims’ law encourages creativity among UK CBD brands

Written by CannIntelligence | 25th October 2018

Many British CBD companies are finding their voice and their own way to make the regulations that ban them from making medical claims work for them and the consumer ...

CBD prescriptions may be just around the corner for UK patients

Written by CannIntelligence | 16th October 2018

CBD products could be prescribed to British patients from as early as next month after the UK government announced plans to lift restrictions on the medical use of cannabis ...

Imperial Brands looks to CBD for growth, says CEO

Written by David Palacios | 28th September 2018

Tobacco giant Imperial Brands is looking to new markets such as cannabis and CBD in the near future. “At the moment we are looking to understand this space”, said Alison Cooper, CEO of Imperial Brands, about the...

Epilepsy research charity warns against unlicensed CBD products

Written by Barnaby Page | 12th September 2018

A British health charity has warned people with epilepsy against using CBD products that do not have a pharmaceutical licence ...

Police seize £3k of CBD products in unexplained raid on UK vape store

Written by Freddie Dawson | 11th September 2018

CBD products, which the shop-owner and the suppliers say were entirely legal, have been seized by police from a vape shop in Plymouth in the southwest of England ...

CBD ‘may reduce temptation’ for quitters to pick up a cigarette

Written by Barnaby Page | 21st May 2018

Cannabidiol (CBD) could be helpful in smoking cessation, but the area is little researched and more work is required, says a London scientist who will soon publish a paper on the topic ...

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