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People vs politics – Wisconsin remains divided over what to do about cannabis
4th April 2022 - News analysis |
Lawmakers in the US state of Wisconsin are sympathetic to patients who could benefit from medical cannabis – but they don’t want to go against federal law
House passes MORE Act…
4th April 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Disappointment across US after CBD language dropped from omnibus bill
29th March 2022 - News analysis |
CBD stakeholders hoping for clarity in US regulations were left disappointed by the passing of the $1.5tn omnibus spending bill earlier this month as some helpful language was dropped during the final negotiations
Poland set to grow cannabis for medical use after Senate ratifies hemp bill
15th March 2022 - News analysis |
The Polish Senate has passed a bill introducing new regulations on hemp growing and medical cannabis with minimal changes from the version already approved by the lower parliamentary chamber, the Sejm
New York’s new law could offer some liberty for local hemp producers
4th March 2022 - News analysis |
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
Regulatory report: Central America, March 2022
4th March 2022 - Regulatory reports |
Covers: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Overall, the region is restrictive on hemp and cannabis, with exceptions being Belize, Costa Rica and Panama
Virginia bill could pose significant threat to CBD products in the state
3rd March 2022 - News analysis |
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
Financial credits for medicinal cannabis manufacturers…
25th February 2022 - Alerts | Colombia, South America |
Italian Constitutional Court rejects referendum on decriminalising cannabis
25th February 2022 - News analysis |
An Italian referendum on the potential decriminalisation of cannabis for personal use has been rejected by the country’s Constitutional Court
Mississippi medical cannabis bill finally becomes law
25th February 2022 - News analysis |
Mississippi has finally signed a medical cannabis bill into law after a long and often arduous process.
President’s medical cannabis veto accepted…
17th February 2022 - Alerts | Costa Rica, South America |
President promises 130,000 cannabis jobs…
15th February 2022 - Alerts | Africa, South Africa |
Senate moves on medical cannabis…
15th February 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States, Virginia |
Senate chief refuses legalisation bid…
15th February 2022 - Alerts | North America, Ohio, United States |
South American legislation on cannabis and hemp will progress, if slowly, in 2022
8th February 2022 - News analysis |
This is an important year for positive legislation affecting cannabinoids across South America, though some depends on election results and all of it will take a few years to take effect
Costa Rica’s president promises to get cannabis legalisation done despite veto
7th February 2022 - News analysis |
Costa Rican president Carlos Alvarado, who has supported the legalisation of cannabis throughout his administration, has partially vetoed a bill that would have legalised medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp
Early research shows some cannabinoids can prevent Covid-19 infecting cells
3rd February 2022 - News analysis |
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
French government defeated in court as hemp flower sales ban is suspended
27th January 2022 - News analysis |
France’s highest administrative court has temporarily and partially suspended the French decree banning the sale and consumption of CBD hemp flowers
Italian hemp farm aid and research grants fail to win over the industry
21st January 2022 - News analysis |
€3m in aid has been allocated to the hemp supply chain following a decree by minister of agriculture Stefano Patuanelli issued in late December 2021
Polish Sejm drafts laws to govern hemp farming for medical applications
20th January 2022 - News analysis |
A bill governing growing and harvesting of hemp for pharmaceuticals has been passed to the Sejm’s Health Commission and the Agriculture and Rural Development Commission
More of the same in US 2022 – expect state moves and federal stalemate
17th January 2022 - News analysis |
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 state level
How US Democrats’ cannabis reform plans ran aground despite promises
12th January 2022 - Blogs , News analysis |
After early promise, no cannabis-focused legislation has yet made it onto president Joe Biden’s desk for signing. So why is that?
Rival bills aim to establish a pathway to the US market for ingestible CBD
3rd January 2022 - News analysis |
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
CBD-Intel’s crystal ball reveals possible intoxicating prospects for the year ahead
29th December 2021 - News analysis |
“Intoxicating” will be the word to watch for and THC will be the main driver for developments in 2022, CBD-Intel predicts
How well did we do? CBD-Intel’s predictions for 2021 reviewed
28th December 2021 - News analysis |
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
So it’s farewell to 2021 – a year that promised little and delivered less
27th December 2021 - News analysis |
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
What’s next as Malta becomes first EU state to legalise recreational cannabis?
20th December 2021 - News analysis |
Malta becoming the first EU country to legalise recreational cannabis in some form will still have a commercial impact even though the regulations do not create a retail market
What do Luxembourg and Malta’s legal cannabis plans mean in practice?
9th December 2021 - Blogs , News analysis |
Will proposed plans to legalise recreational cannabis in Luxembourg and Malta change much in terms of EU business?
Luxembourg leads Europe on the road to legalisation of recreational cannabis
6th December 2021 - News analysis |
Luxembourg will become the first European country to establish a legal regulatory framework allowing adults to grow and use cannabis for personal use and to trade seeds
Little stands in the way of Germany legalising recreational cannabis by 2024
30th November 2021 - News analysis |
The incoming German ‘traffic light’ coalition government’s promise to legalise recreational cannabis for adults puts it on track to be the first major European nation to take such action
Top South Dakota court overturns ballot bid to legalise recreational cannabis
25th November 2021 - News analysis |
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
New German coalition plans to legalise cannabis – but when will sales begin?
25th November 2021 - Blogs , News analysis |
The newly elected German governing coalition has followed through on pre-election promises and included a plan for cannabis legalisation in its coalition agreement – but many questions remain to be answered
Gupta’s appointment and nomination of Califf may indicate change in US climate
16th November 2021 - News analysis |
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)
Italian cannabis referendum looks likely to go ahead despite teething troubles
27th October 2021 - News analysis |
Italian campaigners believe they have done enough to secure a referendum on the legalisation of cannabis cultivation for personal use and the decriminalisation of possession
France facing legal battle over coming decree to ban the sale of CBD flowers
19th October 2021 - News analysis |
The French ban on CBD flowers looks set to go ahead, with a decree expected to be officially published at the start of November – and an immediate legal appeal against it likely
New Moroccan government will stick with medical cannabis production plan
14th October 2021 - News analysis |
Morocco’s new medical cannabis law is still supported by the new government of Aziz Akhannouch, even though it was the pet project of a minister in the government he has displaced
German medical cannabis imports rise but no sign of domestic production yet
8th October 2021 - News analysis |
German imports of medical cannabis flowers rose by 80% in the first half of 2021 compared to the same period of 2021, but hopes of establishing local production were dashed
Panama leads the way with Central America’s first legal medical cannabis
5th October 2021 - News analysis |
Panama is set to become the first country in Central America to legalise and regulate medicinal cannabis after the 44-member National Assembly voted unanimously in favour of doing so
Why do cannabis black markets persist in US states where recreational use is legal?
27th September 2021 - News analysis |
Although many point to tax rates driving legal prices higher than those on the illicit market, access plays a bigger role than price in the survival of cannabis black markets, according to experts
