UK-based CBD brands Cannaray and Pureis are the first to obtain a positive safety assessment from the Food and Standards Agency (FSA) Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes ...
As Germany becomes the first country in mainland Europe to partially legalise adult-use cannabis, investors from outside the continent may want to establish a presence in the European market now and wait for opportunities ...
In this part of a series of articles celebrating the tenth anniversary of Tamarind Intelligence, we look at how the landscape of intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids (IHDCs) across Europe has changed over the years ...
Germany agrees on partial recreational cannabis legalisation, after fears that the enforcement of its already approved regulation law would be delayed beyond the 1st April set date ...
Shortly after drafting its first proposal on cannabis regulation, the Czech government has banned semi-synthetic cannabinoids HHC, HHC acetate (HHC-O) and tetrahydrocannabiforol (THCP) ...
In just a few days, the global cannabis sector will gather again in Barcelona for what has become informally known, for some years now, as the city’s cannabis week ...
Germany has successfully passed a law legalising the recreational use of cannabis, which could make it the first mainland EU member state to successfully apply a regulatory framework to the sale of recreational cannabis ...
The cannabis social club model is now being incorporated by multiple European regulators. Born and developed outside a legal framework, it originated as an attempt to regulate cannabis production and consumption ...
The Czech government’s newly presented, much-awaited proposal on cannabis regulation falls short of industry expectations, although activists believe there is still room for improving the initial draft ...
Cannabis rather than hemp will see the primary regulatory changes in 2024, CannIntelligence predicts, with moves coming in the US, Thailand, Germany and France, among others ...
Optimism over possible regulation of cannabis in Spain has increased as the new ruling coalition has shown some potential for getting back to work on the process ...
While its neighbours Germany and the Czech Republic continue to move closer towards legalising recreational cannabis, Austria appears to be lagging behind. The governing People’s Party is firmly against the idea ...
A coalition of centre-right, liberal, and left-wing forces is the most likely to form a new government in Poland before the end of the year, following elections held on 15th October ...
The nearly 18m people of the Netherlands face uncertainty following the collapse of the government this summer. The cabinet is currently overseeing the nation with a “caretaker” status until the 22nd November general election ...
As the German government pushes ahead with its work creating a new legal framework for cannabis in the country, hemp and cannabis associations are urging politicians to fine-tune the current draft of the legislation ...
Cannabis companies in Italy are opposing a government decree that will become effective on 20th September and may outlaw CBD oils for oral use in the country ...
Tobacco-free herbal sticks are expected to continue growing in popularity, and some producers are considering the inclusion of CBD-based heated sticks in their product line where it is permitted as an ingredient ...
Spain’s surprise inconclusive election result has left the future of medical cannabis in the country up in the air, with everything depending on what government eventually emerges ...
Major cannabis firms are streamlining their North American operations and reallocating resources toward markets with what they see as more long-term growth potential ...
Women started entering the cannabis sector right at its beginning, and by 2015 over one third of US executives in cannabis companies were female. In 2017 this figure was down to 26% ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
CannIntelligence held a private event for industry stakeholders on 10th March 2023 to present market and regulatory data and to open discussion on pressing issues in the sector ...
HHC is the most popular intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoid (IHDC) in Europe, while delta-8 THC remains top in the US, according to CannIntelligence analysts ...
National Assembly member Christophe Bex hopes to spearhead efforts to legalise cannabis in France and could draft legislation aimed at doing just that ...
The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) of Lazio has anulled an Italian government decree on officinal plants which put the use of hemp flowers and leaves under narcotics law ...
Cold-pressed hemp oils appear to provide a way for CBD producers to circumvent UK rules on novel foods – but while some are all in favour, others see dangers and shortcomings ...
An expert working group preparing an outline proposal for the regulation of the recreational cannabis market in the Czech Republic has released a provisional set of recommendations ...
The European Commission has issued a proposal for a revision of EU legislation on packaging and packaging waste, which could have profound long-term consequences for the CBD and potential cannabis industries ...
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