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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 claims.
Demand for CBD products in the UK has surged since Holland & Barrett became the first high-street chain to stock CBD oil in January 2018
Can CBD affect fertility in mice and men? CBD-Intel brings you this and other stories in our regular round-up of business snippets
CBD-Intel’s latest UK market report looks at the online sector; we discovered that there are over 600 online retailers selling CBD in the UK market – over 200 of which are owned by CBD brands. CBD-Intel breaks down the UK online market for you.
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
Christian Books or hemp extract? CBD-Intel brings you a pot-pourri of CBD-related news snippets from around the business world
The flagship London store of the UK’s largest pharmacy chain will feature CBD products heavily in its “largest ever” wellness section following redevelopment
From hummus to suppositories, the UK CBD market is highly fragmented, with over 700 brands available, as CBD-Intel managing director Tim Phillips explains in this presentation given at the Europe CBD Expo in London
Retailers selling CBD wares in Europe are currently facing multiple hurdles, with unclear legislation often leading to roughshod enforcement from local authorities
CBD-Intel brings you up-to-date with the latest developments in the fast-moving world of CBD business deals
Irish retailers have complained that their small shops have been raided by police and CBD stocks seized – even though they are also expected to pay tax on the 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
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
Golf is the latest US sport to be overtaken by the craze for CBD. The product is dominating conversations from amateur level up to the professional ranks
Catch up on the latest CBD business news with CBD-Intel’s weekly round-up, bringing updates from the US, Canada, Germany, South America and southern Africa
The number of French CBD shops reopening after facing legal action continues to rise, with at least seven shopkeepers acquitted of charges against them
Catch up on the latest CBD business news with CBD-Intel’s weekly round-up
Despite eBay’s claims to the contrary, CBD products appear to remain very much obtainable through the online marketplace. But are they the real thing?
Ben & Jerry’s says it will introduce CBD ice cream to stores throughout the US as soon CBD is legal across the country
Catch up on the latest CBD business news with CBD-Intel’s weekly round-up of stories.
Sales of water infused with cannabidiol (CBD) have surged in the US, but a range of regulatory and other obstacles in Europe may tamp down its popularity among Europeans. Some producers in Europe have gone so far as to call CBD water a “scam” that offers consumers almost none of the promised benefits. CBD water is usually made using nanotechnology » Continue Reading.
Catch up on the latest CBD business news with CBD-Intel’s weekly round-up of stories.
Aurora Cannabis is to collaborate with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotions company headquartered in Las Vegas, on studies of CBD’s possible usefulness in treating pain and inflammation and in recovery and wellbeing.
A couple of Canadian companies are working with a professional rugby league team to bring cannabidiol products to athletes – and the general public
The first in a new weekly round-up from around the world brings you news from India, Canada – and the International Space Station
Switzerland is a growing CBD market with nearly 700 local hemp growers.In Switzerland, THC content in cannabis-derived products may be of up to 1%, significantly higher than most adjacent EU countries. Also, different CBD-containing products are regulated by different laws, for instance, flower is regulated by Tobacco Products Ordinance (TabV) while vapes and e-liquids are regulated by the Food Products Law (Article 5). For more information about CBD regulations, please check our regulatory report.
CBD-Intel presents the results of a survey of independent headshops and pharmacies across Germany, revealing the range and variety of CBD products they offer
The Italian CBD market should not be severely curtailed despite deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini’s threat to destroy the legal cannabis industry
CBD has taken off in US retail, with a number of major chains – including some unexpected ones – taking opportunities to cash in on the surging popularity of CBD products
The nascent CBD sector in Japan gained a new outlet when the H&F Dispensary opened at the beginning of May in Hiroshima
Participants at the Paris 420 Festival, organised by NORML France (National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws), were keen to raise public awareness of hemp’s various properties
A major sports supplement chain is the latest business to bring CBD to its shelves in the US
CBD-Intel News in Brief from the US, Canada and UK
CBD-Intel News in Brief from the UK, US and Germany
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
Several Swedish companies offering dietary supplements with CBD oil produced from industrial hemp have either stopped selling the products or significantly toned down promises of its health benefits
Use of the federal mail to deliver CBD products has remained a vexed question for companies in the US since the passing of the 2018 Farm Bill. Now the US Postal Service has shone some light on the issue
CBD products appears to be entering the mainstream of US retail. One of the largest retail pharmacy chains in the US, CVS is already selling a range of products in at least eight US states and Walgreens has announced plans to sell the product in nine states.
David Klein, the man who created the iconic Jelly Belly jelly bean in the 1970s, has entered the CBD edibles market with his latest start-up Spectrum Confections, established to make CBD jelly beans
North American businesses are still investing millions in the CBD hemp market, despite the uncertainty generated by new legislation and clampdowns on retailers, with many US and Canadian firms acquiring nascent businesses
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) will issue further guidance next week on the use of cannabinoids as novel food ingredients
This report focuses on CBD consumer choices and behaviours in the UK and found that two-thirds of UK respondents could not name a CDB brand
Swiss consumers use CBD for assorted reasons, but one thing is clear: most prefer to smoke it. A preference for flowers was one major finding of a study into the habits of CBD users in Switzerland
Ohio-based CBD and cannabis company Green Growth Brands (GGB) is to open 108 retail locations in shopping malls across the US this year, including some of the most high-profile shopping locations in the country
A series of advertisements for CBD products will be seen at Sunday’s Super Bowl LIII between the New England Patriots and the LA Rams, powerfully demonstrating their arrival in the US mainstream
Two CBD products have received kosher status from the largest agency in Europe dealing with rabbinically-approved foodstuffs.
London-based Advance Biotech received kosher certification from KLBD Kosher Certification in September 2018, followed by Provocan, a CBD brand made by Jerusalem-based company Ciitech, later in the year.
Because CBD oils are ingested orally, they require kosher certification.
In our report looking at the regulations governing CBD in Taiwan, we find that CBD is a classified as a pharmaceutical product and the growing of cannabis plants for any purposes, and the addition of CBD to cosmetic products, is prohibited
Though Lloyds is a lesser name than Boots among UK pharmacy chains, its partnership with Sainsbury’s means it could be poised to dramatically expand the range of the supermarket’s CBD product offerings.
LloydsPharmacy started stocking a range of CBD products in October last year.
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