Major US alcohol distributor Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits is signing increasing numbers of distribution deals to add CBD products to its portfolio ...
The predicted Red Wave never arrived – but how have the prospects for cannabis-related federal legislation in the US been changed by the midterm elections? US correspondent James DeLise considers the new balance of power...
Nebraska is one of only 12 US states still holding out against medical cannabis – and advocates believe they were deliberately blocked from getting the issue put to the public ballot despite wide popular support...
In an exclusive partnership with Charlotte’s Web, Major League Baseball (MLB) has become the first of the major US sports leagues to sign a deal with a cannabinoid company ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently appointed Norman Birenbaum to a top post as a senior public health adviser in the FDA’s Center for Regulatory Programs, signalling a seismic shift at the agency...
Legal hurdles impeding recreational cannabis legalisation in Mexico are expected to continue through 2024, industry members told CannIntelligence during the CannaMexico conference last month ...
The 8th November US midterm elections are just around the corner, and while the Republicans are favoured to win the majority, regardless of the outcome, things will change dramatically ...
Republicans are favoured over Democrats to take control of both chambers of US Congress in the midterm elections, but there are supporters and naysayers among both major parties when it comes to cannabis legalisation ...
Amazon still seems to be laissez-faire about enforcement of ingestible hemp-derived cannabinoid products that appear on its site – and in particular those containing intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids (IHDCs) ...
Despite serving 11 years in prison under federal drug kingpin charges, Barry Foy never lost his original vision of bringing cannabis to the people and, eventually, the US caught up with him ...
Canada’s cannabis industry has launched a lobbying blitz, warning that the federal government must act quickly to reduce excise duties and fees on the industry or risk many Canadian cannabis companies going out of business...
Smoking cigarettes is going out of fashion, but having smoked cannabis is becoming much more common in the US, according to recent research conducted by analytics and polling firm Gallup ...
The creators of a UK report on hemp that has received criticism from the industry told CBD-Intel they stand by their estimates, but it remains unclear where some of the numbers have come from ...
Canadian company Aurora Cannabis has seen continued growth in its international business thanks to an increasing presence in emerging medical cannabis markets, notably Germany, the UK, Australia and Poland ...
Canadian firms SNDL and Valens are merging in a CAD138m deal that aims to establish one of Canada’s largest adult-use cannabis manufacturers and retailers and a global leader in cannabis products ...
US president Joe Biden has pledged to review how cannabis is scheduled under US law and will pardon all prior federal offences of simple cannabis possession at a fortuitous time ...
The senator leading a bid to legalise recreational cannabis in France has called legalisation “the least bad solution” to addressing cannabis consumption in the country, and has said he does not expect any measure to...
Tilray Brands’ report of a meeting with government officials over the planned legalisation of adult-use cannabis in Germany has been questioned by some of the officials who were present ...
Reducing opioid dependence is a primary goal of medical cannabis programmes, but there remains a need for rigorous science when making decisions about the interaction between cannabis and opioid use for pain ...
Bermudan lawmakers are vexed that UK authorities have not granted assent for a cannabis legalisation bill in the British Overseas Territory despite other commonwealth nations with the UK monarchy as their nominal head of state...
The Canadian government has launched its long-awaited review of the country’s cannabis law, saying the existing legislation is a good start but needs to be improved ...
Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 21st September 2022
A French hemp trade association believes the consortium approach applied in the initial European novel food application process could again be the solution to the requests for extra data that have stalled assessments ...
As debate over the legalisation of recreational cannabis involves a growing number of European countries, the commercial demand for legal psychoactive alternatives to controlled cannabinoid variants is on the rise ...
Kushly is the first – but potentially not the last – CBD company to be forced to provide refunds to consumers through the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ...
Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 15th September 2022
As the US midterm elections approach, questions are being raised about the actions the Biden administration has taken to meet campaign promises regarding drug reform ...
Canada’s cannabis industry is calling for changes in the way cannabis products are distributed and sold in some parts of the country after labour disputes in two provinces have led to strikes and forced some...
Some Minnesota legislators have expressed regret after failing to realise that a law clarifying rules around hemp products would permit the sale of edible products with THC levels similar to those seen in recreational cannabis...
If CBD is to be regulated as a drug, then so should honey. That was one of the views put by industry members to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Science Board public advisory...
The Republican-influenced National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) has explicitly called on the US federal government to support cannabis legalisation measures ...
US law enforcement is working alongside toxicologists and cannabis breathalyser developer Cannabix Technologies to test and compare various methods of detecting cannabis intoxication ...
A US federal government publication on weights and measures is to get a new section providing guidance on cannabis standards, following a vote by officials ...
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has issued a pre-solicitation notice to approved medical cannabis producers, the next step in securing new suppliers of cannabis for research purposes after a monopoly was ended ...
Recent unusual activity by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could be an attempt to strike a heavy blow now in order to avoid continuing to play whack-a-mole with enforcement as time goes on...
Canada has moved a step closer to allowing some health products containing CBD to be sold without a prescription as Health Canada embarks on consultation over regulatory plans ...
A new state law will help shield financial companies in Pennsylvania from prosecution over transactions with legal cannabis companies. But industry leaders say more protection is needed after a federal bill was halted ...
Members of the US House of Representatives have approved a bill to expand and streamline research into CBD and cannabis. The bill is now heading for the Senate and is expected to reach president Joe...
A group of US Congress members, state agriculture commissioners, researchers and industry representatives told a Congressional committee what changes to the law they would include in the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill if given the chance...
US firm 22nd Century expects to double its total annual revenue following the acquisition of GVB Biopharma, which it describes as one of the largest global CBD suppliers ...
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has withdrawn its proposal to effectively ban five psychedelic compounds after receiving significant opposition from the research and advocacy community ...
It’s difficult to get a licence to operate in the cannabis field in the US if you’ve been convicted of selling cannabis before it was legal. Yet such restrictions do little to protect the market...
Regulatory change in Canada’s provinces, and the lack of it at federal level in the US, are both encouraging innovation by providers of financial services to cannabis businesses ...
Psychedelics are having another moment in the spotlight. But is the heightened awareness just hype, or have these once-taboo substances been permanently rehabilitated? ...
Biotechnology firm Awakn Life Sciences has secured UK government funding to accelerate the route to the UK and US markets for its proprietary ketamine-assisted therapy, which is designed to treat alcohol use disorder ...
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