Could the cannabinoid industry learn anything from the recent move to close the loophole that had kept synthetic nicotine out of US Food and Drug Administration oversight? ...
The Canadian government is proposing a change in the regulations governing cannabis-infused beverages to increase the number of drinks that can legally be bought at a time ...
South Dakota’s Republican governor, Kristi Noem, has signed House Bill (HB) 1292, legalising the sale of delta-8 THC, THC-O acetate, and hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) in the state after the bill flew through the state legislature almost...
Hemp production in the US in 2021 totalled $824m in value – the vast majority of which came from hemp grown for flowers, according to a report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
Last month CBD-Intel reported that the Dermapharm Holding bought Canopy Growth’s Cannabinoid Compound Company (C3) for €80m, a huge loss for Canopy, and one of the biggest cannabis acquisitions in Europe at the time. But what makes...
While Big Pharma acquisitions of companies involved in the development of cannabinoid treatments are expected to to propel and expand cannabinoid treatment options, the overall impact of and interest in Big Pharma’s reach into the...
Hemp companies are poised to benefit from a new law in New York put forward to help ease supply issues that often occur when a state opens up a legal recreational cannabis market ...
Scientists around the world are starting to look even further afield for potential uses of cannabis in medical applications, such as treating the symptoms of long Covid-19, Alzheimer’s-related agitation, and to alleviate the pain resulting...
A bill originally aimed at restricting the shapes that edible cannabis products may take has morphed into a potential significant threat to CBD products in Virginia ...
One of the most prestigious cannabis legalisation lobbying groups has come out with a disappointing – but not surprising – strong line against hemp-derived delta-8 THC products ...
One of the oldest surviving and best known advocacy organisations for cannabis legalisation has come out strongly against hemp-derived intoxicating cannabinoids such as delta-8 THC ...
The SAFE Banking Act, which sets out to protect banks from being penalised for providing services to legitimate cannabis-related businesses, is on shaky ground ...
What was once the purview of more “controversial” or “alternative” names has now become the territory of mainstream celebrities designed to appeal to a wider – and whiter – audience ...
The latest offering from the company that first devised the Juul e-cigarette looks sure to be a new Californian craze – a new vaping pod “made solely from pure cannabis” ...
Research from scientists at the University of Oregon suggests that certain cannabinoids can stop the SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) virus from infecting cells. This may lead to future treatments ...
Hemp companies are creating new products marketed to get the user high legally in all 50 US states. Industry experts disagree on whether these companies are risk-taking pioneers, or simply shortsighted ...
Lawsuits in the US have finally overturned the DEA's requirement that researchers interested in studying cannabis could only purchase from one source, the University of Mississippi ...
German pharmaceutical manufacturer Dermapharm Holding is paying Canadian cannabis giant Canopy Growth €80m for the Cannabinoid Compound Company (C3) ...
Audacious Brands is the latest cannabis company to look at a partnership with a Native American tribe to gain a head start in the New York recreational cannabis market ...
Covid has significantly increased consumer interest in health and wellness, with food and drink formulations that create innovative solutions for “mental and emotional wellbeing” becoming a 2021 trend ...
Potential demand for rarer cannabinoids is prompting firms to explore other methods of manufacturing, such as biosynthesis and chemical synthesis, to give higher yields at lower...
Last year saw no movement on cannabinoid issues at federal level in the US, as CBD-Intel predicted, and it’s not looking too good for this year either – though we anticipate some continued movement at...
US representatives have introduced a bill into the House aiming to push the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate CBD in food and drinks ...
The most common subject of recent warning letters from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over unsubstantiated health claims was CBD products that were claimed to mitigate, prevent, treat, diagnose or cure Covid-19 ...
CBD-Intel was on point in its 2021 predictions. Much like the preceding year, we believed 2021 would largely be defined more by what did not happen than what did ...
If 2020 was the year in the waiting-room then 2021 was perhaps the year of the unfulfilled hype. As predicted, there was little movement in many of the major issues controlling the CBD market ...
The acquisition of Mellow by US cannabis and CBD investment firm Thought Leaders will position the UK-based CBD marketplace to open in the US and bolster its position in Asia ...
The US-based heat-not-burn (HnB) hemp company Omura will announce a new set of target country markets in the first quarter of 2022, starting with Switzerland as a bridge into Europe ...
One major CBD retailer says the US Postal Service’s decision to stop shipping CBD vaping products isn’t affecting his business at all – because he isn’t complying ...
There are incorrect reports that a proposed bill in Florida would regulate delta-8 THC products in the state. In fact the bill will place limitations on the sale of all hemp-derived products ...
Cannabis firms continued to expand their footprint through to the end of 2021, with the lucrative US market being the strategic focus of many acquisitions, covering retail chains and tech companies ...
The potential of psychedelics to treat a range of mental health conditions continues to attract increasing levels of funding for clinical trials as firms work towards bringing them into mainstream medical use ...
Mexico’s Senate has drafted new legislation that, if approved, would legalise and regulate recreational cannabis consumption, sales, cultivation, import, export and...
Nancy Mace, a first-term Republican Congresswoman from South Carolina, recently introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that would decriminalise cannabis at the federal level ...
Legal recreational cannabis in South Dakota will have to wait following the state Supreme Court’s controversial decision to invalidate Amendment A, a ballot initiative passed by voters a year ago ...
As the market for medical cannabis goes on growing, dispensaries continue to drive merger and acquisition activity in the US as multi-state operators invest millions of dollars in expanding their retail footprint ...
Rahul Gupta has been confirmed by the US Senate as director of National Drug Control Policy, while president Joe Biden intends to nominate Robert Califf as head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
It owns one of North America’s biggest chains of convenience stores and fuel stations – now Alimentation Couche-Tard may have the potential to become one of its foremost providers of cannabis and CBD ...
The economic tide flowing for cannabis continues to float businesses in the US in secondary areas such as cultivation systems and delivery services too ...
Toronto-based Flora Growth believes increasing legalisation will eventually lead to cannabis becoming a commodity much like any other crop, and has chosen to focus much of its cannabis production in Colombia ...
US cannabis dispensaries are attracting significant interest from investors and several multi-million dollar deals have been agreed as operators expand their footprint into new states ...
Sign up to access our business and regulatory briefings and get the most updated news, insights and our expert analysis to keep you on top of worldwide industry trends.