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US FDA releases CBD enforcement policy update in Congress
13th March 2020 - News analysis |
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released an update on CBD enforcement to members of Congress
Regulation and legislation
Company boss hopes to help draw up legalisation of hemp in Kazakhstan
12th March 2020 - News analysis |
Companies are beginning to show interest in Kazakhstan ahead of an anticipated liberalisation of cannabis laws they hope will allow the cultivation and production of hemp products for medical, food and other purposes
MLB to look again at rules barring CBD from baseball: business news in brief
12th March 2020 - News analysis |
Other stories here: Frustrated wine-grower turns to hemp research; Patent given for CBD/CBG ‘micropearl’; GW reclaims UK rights to Sativex; Kentucky crop to be destroyed; Fight goes on over rights to cream formula
St Louis Fed Reserve bank fed up with others’ failure to take on CBD business
11th March 2020 - News analysis |
One of the 12 US regional reserve banks has complained about the banking industry’s reluctance to service hemp and CBD businesses even though they are now legal products
CBD medicines could be approved in Philippines without need of new law
10th March 2020 - News analysis |
Legislative efforts will continue to push for cannabinoid liberalisation in the Philippines – despite recent comments that approval in principle of the epilepsy drug Epidiolex would be sufficient to cover most matters
Regulatory report: enforcement measures increase in Belgium
9th March 2020 - Regulatory reports |
This regulatory report covers the current situation for CBD in Belgium, looking at finished products, extracts, import and export rules and more
CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief, 3rd-9th March
9th March 2020 - Alerts , Regulatory alerts roundup |
This week’s regulatory news in brief brings updates from the US, Colombia, Germany, Slovenia and Luxembourg
EIHA statement leads to confusion over Germany’s novel food position
6th March 2020 - News analysis |
German authorities and a major European hemp association have disagreed on the implications of correspondence regarding the novel status of hemp extracts
Law firm leads call for joined-up hemp regulation between US states
5th March 2020 - News analysis |
A coalition of organisations linked to the US hemp market has released the first part of a series of policy recommendations – while one CBD firm has been referred to the US Federal Trade Commission over extravagant health claims
Malawi legalises medical cannabis to salve collapse in tobacco earnings
3rd March 2020 - News analysis |
A bill legalising hemp and medical cannabis has been passed in Malawi, making it the fifth African country to pass some form of cannabis legalisation
Regulatory report: hemp cultivation prohibited in Malaysia
3rd March 2020 - Regulatory reports |
Malaysia has a tough regime on hemp products. Cultivation is prohibited because hemp falls into the cannabis legal framework. The previous government had started to look into the possibility of legalising hemp cultivation and processing
CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief, 25th February-2nd March
2nd March 2020 - Alerts , Regulatory alerts roundup |
This week’s regulatory news in brief brings updates from the EU, Mexico, the US, Lebanon, Malawi, Peru and the Philippines
US FDA chief Hahn says it would be ‘a fool’s game’ to try to halt CBD spread
2nd March 2020 - News analysis |
CBD products will not be banned in the US and there is some medicinal value to them being on the market, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Stephen Hahn has said
USDA takes step back on enforcement of interim hemp testing rules
2nd March 2020 - News analysis |
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is to temporarily delay enforcement of two controversial provisions in its interim hemp production rule after receiving a large quantity of critical feedback
Irish hemp federation hits out at FSAI over order to recall CBD products
28th February 2020 - News analysis |
The Hemp Federation of Ireland (HFI) has taken issue with a report from the Food Standards Agency of Ireland (FSAI) and the order to remove a number of specified CBD products from shelves
Testing technology playing catch-up to head off US state smokable hemp bans
28th February 2020 - News analysis |
Testing in the field could counter a major stated reason for enacting bans on smokable hemp in the US, but a perfect technical solution has not yet been found
SAFE Act and US medical cannabis research bill look dead in the water
27th February 2020 - News analysis |
Two bills in the US House of Representatives, relating to banking and medical cannabis research, appear to be dead, with not enough time to pass the measures in 2020 despite wide support
15-day testing rule under review after US hemp farmers express fears
27th February 2020 - News analysis |
Several US hemp farmers have spoken to CBD-Intel expressing concern over the crop-testing provisions set out in the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s interim final rule on hemp production
Join CBD-Intel for breakfast in Barcelona and pick our brains
26th February 2020 - News analysis |
The first CBD-Intel Breakfast Briefing will be held in our home city of Barcelona on 13th March, to coincide with Europe’s largest cannabis trade show, Spannabis, and is free to our valued clients and subscribers
Our new special intelligence service covers the alternative tobacco field
25th February 2020 - News analysis |
TobaccoIntelligence, a new service from the team that produces CBD-Intel, is now available, covering the global tobacco and nicotine alternatives sector
Regulatory report: Texas snapshot, February 2020
25th February 2020 - Regulatory reports |
The regulatory snapshot gives a comprehensive overview of the current regulatory landscape in Texas, detailing import and export laws, rules around vaping, cosmetic and pet food products as well as foodstuffs
Clarity needed over CBD pet and animal products in the US
25th February 2020 - News analysis |
A lack of clear regulation has not stopped growth for companies looking at the US CBD pet and animal sector, but for the industry to see the niche truly embraced, some solution to the regulatory issues must first be found
Swiss Supreme Court rules that hemp flowers should not be taxed under tobacco law
24th February 2020 - News analysis |
Switzerland’s federal supreme court has ruled CBD should not be taxed under tobacco law, meaning that hemp flowers will no longer be subject to the 25% tax under the Swiss tobacco law
CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief, 18th-24th February
24th February 2020 - Alerts , Regulatory alerts roundup |
This week’s regulatory news in brief brings updates from the US, Bulgaria, Ireland, Italy, Serbia, Switzerland, New Zealand, Israel and the Philippines
Heilongjiang province hemp proposals could be basis for industrial policies
24th February 2020 - News analysis |
At a meeting of the thirteenth People’s Congress of Heilongjiang, representative Ding Fei laid out a comprehensive plan to accelerate the growth of the hemp and CBD industries in the province
BfR issues warning over adulterated German e-liquids
21st February 2020 - News analysis |
Germany’s Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) recently issued a warning on e-liquids that it believed to be containing synthetic cannabinoids, after at least eight teenagers suffered medical complications from an as yet unconfirmed source
Polish agricultural subcommittee meet to discuss hemp cultivation
20th February 2020 - News analysis |
Polish lawmakers from the Permanent Subcommittee on Bioeconomy and Innovation in Agriculture at the Sejm – the lower chamber of the country’s parliament – recently hosted government officials, representatives of the Polish and the European hemp industry, and other stakeholders to discuss ways to facilitate hemp cultivation in the Polish market. The MPs have also called on the country’s Ministry » Continue Reading.
Scotland and Ireland take different approach to novel food legislation
19th February 2020 - News analysis |
Scotland has not followed the rest of the UK in setting a deadline for novel food applications, while the Republic of Ireland has adopted an even more conservative approach, stating that unauthorised novel foods should not be on the market at all
Regulatory report: further hemp regulations expected soon in Peru
18th February 2020 - Regulatory reports |
Although CBD itself is not regulated in Peru, it is our interpretation that hemp by-products require a specific licence to be sold. This regulatory reports discusses the current rules and regulations around CBD in Peru
Is CBD a passing fad?
18th February 2020 - Presentations , Resources |
Our managing director Tim Phillips recently participated as a speaker at the Future Cannabis Strategies Europe 2020 in London on 29th January. Tim discussed CBD within the wider cannabis sector and provided the audience with an overview of consumer segmentation and market data. In addition, he shared how the market will evolve given the changing regulatory environment as well as » Continue Reading.
CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief, 11th-17th February
17th February 2020 - Alerts , Regulatory alerts roundup |
This week’s regulatory news in brief brings updates from the US, the UK, Indonesia, South Africa, Germany, Ireland, Poland and the Netherlands.
Regulatory report: CBD and hemp products – EU trademarks and patents
17th February 2020 - Regulatory reports |
This regulatory report looks at Intellectual Property law in relation to CBD and hemp products, focusing specifically on trademarks and patents and their requirements
Italian prohibitionist draft bill unlikely to find approval
17th February 2020 - News analysis |
A proposal to regulate hemp in Italy through increasing restrictions has not got any closer to becoming a law
Medical cannabis could now ‘see the light of day’ in the Philippines
13th February 2020 - News analysis |
The current administration in the Philippines has expressed its openness to introducing cannabis products into the country, but strictly in medicinal form – contrary to what the president indicated last year
UK FSA sets a March 2021 deadline for novel food applications
13th February 2020 - News analysis |
The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) today set 31st March 2021 as a deadline by when the industry players must submit their novel food application
Regulatory report: the path to the market for CBD foods under Article 4
13th February 2020 - Regulatory reports |
The aim of this report is to bring some clarity to the process of placing a food product on the EU market, looking at the options of Article 4 and Article 10
Firm takes a risk with ‘FDA certified’ claim for CBD pain relief cream
11th February 2020 - News analysis |
Reports that a CBD pain relief cream has been certified by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could be construed as misleading
Florida regulatory snapshot, January 2020 (update)
11th February 2020 - Regulatory reports |
This report on Florida provides updated information on our last report from the end of year, specifying updates to regulation relating to seeds, foodstuffs and pet food
Vital directives still to come as Peru pieces together full regulation
11th February 2020 - News analysis |
Peru is moving towards comprehensive legislation on cannabis but has yet to define how to classify CBD, leaving the guidelines unworkable for now
CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief, 4th-10th February
10th February 2020 - Alerts , Regulatory alerts roundup |
This week’s regulatory news in brief brings updates from Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Mexico, the US, the Bahamas, Nepal, Peru, the Philippines, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uganda
Green shoots of hope springing for cannabinoid production in Brazil
10th February 2020 - News analysis |
Optimism is growing and companies are only waiting for the green light to start the production of cannabinoid products in Brazil, according to specialists
Growing pains, but hemp crops are flourishing again in Amish country
6th February 2020 - News analysis |
At the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, farmers and others were lining up to learn about a new old cash crop that’s got everyone talking: the humble hemp plant
Italy lays down limits for THC in edibles, but no mention of CBD
6th February 2020 - News analysis |
A decree approved by Italy’s Ministry of Health has established firm limits for allowed levels of THC in edibles
Italian amendment to regulate ‘light cannabis’ is thrown out once more
5th February 2020 - News analysis |
The Constitutional Affairs and Budget committees of Italy’s lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, have rejected an amendment to regulate the sale of hemp or “cannabis light” products
‘Nothing to do with us’ – UK firms shrug off novel foods warning
4th February 2020 - News analysis |
Companies selling foods containing CBD appear to be ignoring the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA)’s latest warning about the EU’s novel foods legislation – because, some of them claim, it has no legal weight
CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief, 28th January-3rd February
3rd February 2020 - Alerts , Regulatory alerts roundup |
This week’s regulatory news in brief brings updates from the US, Canada, Uganda, Israel, the Philippines, Mexico, Thailand, Australia and Europe
So this is Brexit – but what does it mean for CBD trade, now or later?
3rd February 2020 - News analysis |
As the UK exits Europe and enters its 11-month period of transition, what does Brexit actually mean for cross-Channel relationships, and for the CBD industry in particular?
Frustration grows as US federal rules impede research on cannabinoids
30th January 2020 - News analysis |
Federal agencies and legislators from both major US parties have all voiced a desire for more research on cannabinoids – but a major obstacle remains the lack of federally approved cannabinoids to study
US Congress members bid again to make CBD supplements legal
29th January 2020 - News analysis |
Leading members of the US Congress are again pushing for the legalisation of dietary supplements containing hemp-derived CBD, currently banned by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
CBD and food products in the US: FAQs
29th January 2020 - Regulatory reports |
This report identifies and answers some of the most important questions surrounding the legality and regulation of CBD and food in the US
