A founder of the UK Cannabis Trades Association (CTA) has resigned, alleging the industry body has been misleading companies about its role in regulation
Despite being Europe’s biggest hemp grower and reputedly its highest cannabis user, France has one of Europe’s most restrictive regulatory environments for cannabis use.
The Spanish Observatory of Medicinal Cannabis has called on the government to stop seizures of CBD oil in Spain, and demanded clear regulation of cannabis-based products
Executive summary Canada is the centre for the world’s largest cannabis companies and has recently implemented a wide-ranging new regulatory environment for all cannabis products. However, the new cannabis legislation treats CBD in exactly the same way as THC-containing products. Under the Cannabis Act Only licence holders will be allowed to extract CBD, and CBD products » Continue Reading.
In this overview of Swiss CBD regulation, we find that THC content is limited to 0.3% in cannabis plants and 1% in finished products, significantly higher than most neighbouring countries
Prospects for CBD in Brazil depend hugely on the outcome of the forthcoming presidential election, in which the far right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro has emerged as a very strong favourite
A recent judgement by the Constitutional Court of South Africa which legalised the personal use of cannabis in private may not have a big impact on the CBD market in the country
A deadline for the federal legislature to pass a bill expected to remove hemp and low-THC cannabis from the federal list of narcotics lapsed on 30th September, leaving US hemp farmers in regulatory uncertainty
Language in the Senate version of the 2018 US Farm Bill could lead to sweeping changes in the CBD sector – and significant bipartisan support appears to exist to pass it after the November mid-term elections
Cannabis growers in Massachusetts have indicated they may sue the state’s Cannabis Control Commission over a dispute that appears to have delayed the start of legal sales there
CBD should not be scheduled within international drug control conventions, according to the latest meeting of the World Health Organization’s Expert Committee on Drug Dependence
Judicial bodies in France have issued statements clarifying the national legal framework for products containing cannabidiol (CBD) and asked local enforcement authorities to ensure compliance with current legislation
CBD-Intel drops in on a heated meeting of French CBD entrepreneurs, under growing pressure from a government apparently committed to throttling a young industry at birth
US government agencies have questioned the legality of cannabidiol (CBD) – just as the industry is starting to benefit from increased public awareness
E-cigarette firms who already have devices on the market are manoeuvring to see how their products can serve the growing marijuana industry – and they face competition there from some well-financed start-ups.