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The French CBD industry is planning to fight back against a decree that continues to deny shops the right to sell CBD flowers or hemp leaves to consumers
Colombian insurance providers must now cover the cost of medical cannabis prescriptions, a move that could represent a “billion-dollar shift” in the market – and perhaps lay down a marker for other countries
This report offers a comprehensive overview of the current regulations in place in Hungary for CBD and related products, including laws around medical and recreational cannabis
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from the France. Germany, Poland, Spain, UK, Canada, US, Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica and India
The dust is starting to settle and the initial excitement – or even hype – around Malta becoming the first EU country to legalise recreational cannabis in some form is starting to fade
Colombia has joined a select few countries now demanding mandatory coverage of medical cannabis by health insurance providers
Government support of Thailand’s hemp and CBD industry is paying off. Examples include US based Australis’ partnership with local GTH and MPX International’s agreement with Salus Thailand
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
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from the Malta, Slovakia, the US and Brazil
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
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
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from the Czech Republic, Malta, Netherlands, Slovenia, the UK, Canada, Mexico, the US, Argentina, Chile, Chine, Colombia, Costa Rica, Malaysia, Panama and Thailand
Many ailing African economies are turning to hemp and cannabis cultivation. In some cases this is to replace declining tobacco businesses. But many still face economic challenges as well as local opposition
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
Changes are on the horizon for Germany’s recreational cannabis regime. This report covers Germany’s regulatory framework for hemp, CBD and cannabis
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from the Germany, Italy, Malta, UK, US, Colombia, Fiji, Israel, Malaysia, Pakistan and Singapore
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
Mexico’s Senate has drafted new legislation that, if approved, would legalise and regulate recreational cannabis consumption, sales, cultivation, import, export and distribution.
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from the EU, Germany, Malta, Slovakia, Spain, UK, Mexico, US, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica and Hong Kong
Slovenia’s stance on CBD in the light of the Kanavape case isn’t clear; recreational cannabis rules not likely change; medicinal cannabis rules might change
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
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from Austria, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Malta, UK, US, Argentina, Brazil, India, Israel, Panama and Thailand
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
Malawi has asked former world heavyweight boxing chamption Mike Tyson to be ambassador for its cannabinoid industry, where new legislation is coming in. A civil rights group opposes this
CBD-Intel podcast editor Jon Bruford meets Dr K CBD’s Dr Ruchira Karunadasa who explains why he believes the company has an important role to play in helping the industry towards mature dialogue, and the impact that
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
A German hemp producer and retailer is going to court hoping to overturn a rejection of its application to import hemp products from Austria. The new German government may pre-empt matters if it makes cannabis sales legal
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from France, Germany, Malta, Slovenia, Ukraine, the US, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Israel, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Uruguay
Switzerland inched closer towards legalising recreational and medical cannabis as a committee of the upper parliamentary chamber backed a proposal to regulate the market
The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade is planning to clarify the definitions of definition of industrial hemp and the varieties that can be cultivated for industrial purposes by March/April 2022
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from Georgia, Canada, Mexico, the US, Chile, Colombia, India, Japan, Malaysia, Russia and Thailand
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from Portugal, the UK, US, Brazil and Chile
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from France, Finland, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Switzerland, Ukraine, Canada, the US, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, India New Zealand, Peru and Thailand
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
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from the EU, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, UK, Canada, Mexico, US, Brazil, Costa Rica, Moldova, Russia
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
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from Germany, Ireland, the US, Chile, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, Panama and Pakistan
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from Spain, US, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Malaysia and New Zealand
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
Chile has maintained a rather restrictive approach towards hemp and CBD. It has only recently allowed medicinal use of cannabis-based products, but there are still many legal grey areas as a consequence of the lack of regulation
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, the US, Ecuador, Malaysia and Thailand
This regulatory report examines which of the 36 US states that have legalised medical and/or recreational cannabis sales allow for home deliveries of cannabis products
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Spain, the US, Colombia and Uruguay
The USPTO Appeals Board verdict upholding the USPTO’s decision to not grant Joy Tea a trademark covering CBD beverages should come as no surprise
Kentucky and Tennessee are among a large number of Southeastern US states that have not yet passed legislation for medical cannabis programs. Here, CBD-Intel examines the issues behind the official reluctance
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from Czech Republic, EU, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, UK, US and Costa Rica
What is delta-8 THC and how does US law deal with it, at both federal and state level? In this presentation, CBD-Intel legal analyst Anthony Traurig shares his insights
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from Belgium, Ireland, Italy, UK, US, China, Namibia, Nigeria and Zimbabwe
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from Italy, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Mexico, the US, Belize, China, Colombia, Japan, Malaysia, Panama, South Africa, Thailand and Uruguay
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