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The CBD industry navigates a complex and changing regulatory landscape across the world, with parts of the industry operating in a grey area. This is particularly the case for one of the most popular product categories on the market: edibles
CBD-Intel examines possible exemptions for some small packages in EU regulations concerning classification, labelling and packaging (CLP)
The regulatory landscape for CBD products varies across the world and constantly changing, making compliance a potential minefield. This report provides an overview of the current legal status of CBD cosmetics in key markets around the world
Official approval by the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) of the drugs Epidyolex and Sativex will be seen by many as a positive sign of growing acceptance of cannabis-based medicines
Cannabis regulation in France is considered to be among the most stringent in Europe and violations of law are punished with severe penalties. This report provides regulatory information on aspects from import and export to finished products and extracts
According to the latest investigation on the outbreak of lung diseases associated with vaping, released on Friday by the CDC, vitamin E acetate was the substance found in all of the samples tested. This and other stories from the US, Europe and Israel
A “minibus spending package” in the US Senate will provide hemp stakeholders with protection as well as funding for further work by federal institutions in the sector
The owner of the JustCBD range of products is being sued in Florida by a woman who claims she lost both her legs after vaping CBD oil – and in Illinois by a truck driver who lost his job over a failed drug test
Hemp is only allowed to be grown in Arizona for commercial or research purposes. This snapshot provides an overview of restrictions relating to import and export, processing, licences, extracts and finished products
CBD vaping will not be permitted under an exemption from cannabis regulators to the vaping ban brought in by the Republican governor of Massachusetts, Charlie Baker
Authorities in Porto recently seized over 500 edible products, stepping up enforcement efforts
Upcoming legislation in Colombia could help to clarify details between psychoactive and non-psychoactive cannabis, which in turn will help speed up the development of the CBD industry
Police in Vermont were satisfied with the legality of a shipment of hemp after being tipped off by delivery company FedEx – but the New York Police Department took a different view
A Senate vote in Mexico on legalising cannabis has been postponed. In Germany, three hemp shops have been raided on suspicion of breaking narcotics and pharmaceuticals laws. These and other stories from the US, Asia and Paraguay
Little is expected to change at the US FDA in terms of CBD or cannabis policy if president Donald Trump’s nominee Stephen Hahn is approved as commissioner, according to sources contacted by CBD-Intel
CBD is not a scheduled substance in Switzerland, and its legality in the finished product depends on the intended use. This inevitably leads to a somewhat confusing regulatory framework with many different rules and restrictions
From Canada to China, it has proven impossible to find a single approach to regulating the plethora of CBD consumer products. Marija Obradovic, one of CBD-Intel’s senior analysts, presented the latest insights into the global markets’ efforts to develop a legal framework concerning CBD at the Medical Cannabiz Summit World in Malta, held on 5th of November. Download this free » Continue Reading.
CBD issues will be addressed in Poland’s next parliamentary session, according to former MP Piotr Liroy-Marzec
CBD cultivation continues to grow rapidly, and aggregate surface of Polish hemp fields has significantly increased over the past five years
It has been reported that the prime minister of Tonga denied rumours that there would be a public consultation on the legalisation of hemp. In addition, we bring a regulatory roundup of news from the US, Thailand, Turkey and the EU
According to research from San Diego State University, CBD is the most searched health term in the US. Also covered are further stories from the US, Australia, India, Italy and Switzerland
A proposal to regulate the sale of hemp biomass in Italy has been put before the Agriculture Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, but members of the industry fear it does not go far enough in allowing use of the plant
The legalisation of medical cannabis in Ukraine, which was expected this year, is now likely to be indefinitely suspended following a decision not to include cannabis in the list of substances permitted in the country
Hawaii has not yet implemented the 2018 US federal Farm Bill and is operating under the 2014 Farm Bill. This report outlines current regulations, focusing on processing, import/export and permits, as well as extracts and finished products
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that it is preparing to release the interim final rules governing a national hemp product program
CBD-Intel would like to thank Anuj Desai of The Cannabis Conversation for inviting our managing director, Tim Phillips, to take part in this podcast, which explores the legal cannabis industry through a European perspective. In this conversation, Tim sheds light on the ongoing vaping “crisis” in the US and its effect on the CBD and wider cannabis sectors. Click here » Continue Reading.
A hemp shop in Germany has been raided by local authorities, whilst a company in Florida faces warnings for unsubstantiated claims about its products. This, and other news from India and the US in our regular regulatory round-up
CBD remains banned in Slovakia after the country’s parliament, the National Council, defied widespread expectation that the substance would be legalised in line with the rest of Europe
Governors and lawmakers from six US states have met at a regional cannabis and vaping summit in an attempt to establish more collective standardised regulations and legislative approaches
Federal enforcement against CBD medical claims in the US is going strong, with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently sending a warning letter to a new company about what it said were prohibited medical claims
Regulators in the US state of Colorado are preparing to finalise rules that ban certain additives in cannabinoid vaping liquids – but a question remains over who is to oversee and enforce those rules
UK Trading Standards teams report very few complaints about food and drink containing CBD, despite the Food Standards Agency (FSA) saying it would follow EU rules, which say CBD should not be used as an ingredient in foodstuffs
Zimbabwe sees its first legal hemp crop planted after being awarded its first licence. This, and other news from the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Lithuania and Slovakia in our regular regulatory round-up
In our latest look at the regulatory landscape in Latvia, we can see the different areas into which CBD falls and the changes to the law that look set to come into effect in 2020
Authorities in Norway have a very strict interpretation of CBD, and most products are illegal; however, authorities are examining possible relaxation of the regulatory restrictions, which might make some CBD products permissible
Cannabis industry stakeholders are most interested in CBD – both in and out of medical context – according to an executive in the European arm of a cross-trading platform
CBD-Intel’s regulatory round-up brings you news from Mexico; the US states of Montana, Illinois, Michigan, and New Hampshire; the EU, Slovakia, Italy, France, and Lithuania; and Australia, where one territory is set on legalising recreational cannabis
A Swedish court has ruled that a product containing CBD for oral consumption cannot automatically be classified as a pharmaceutical, but that the legal status of each product must be assessed individually
In Utah, different permits are required for the purpose of growing, cultivating, processing, or marketing industrial hemp or an industrial hemp product. This snapshot provides regulatory information around a number of aspects regarding CBD
CBD-Intel brings you business and related news in brief from the US, China, Israel and UK
Despite various bodies making steps towards legalisation, the existing legal environment for CBD across the US remains a patchwork of contradictory policies
Hemp may be legally grown, processed, possessed, transferred, sold, and traded in Colorado. This report provides further details of the regulations
Hemp may be legally grown, processed, possessed, transferred, sold, and traded in Nevada. This report provides further details of the regulations
State regulations governing the growing, processing, import, export and sale of CBD products in Massachusetts are outlined here
Import and export of hemp and processed hemp within the legal requirements set by the state of Michigan are generally legal, as long as both the grower and the processor comply with current law
This snapshot outlines the regulations around hemp products in the US state of Ohio, as well as laws relating to permits, processing, import and export
CBD and hemp regulation across the US remains mixed; this report takes the three main provisions of the 2018 US Farm Bill, and analyses each state’s implementation
Hemp may be legally grown, processed, possessed, transferred, sold, and traded in Washington State. This report provides further details of the regulations
This report takes a look at the current regulations around CBD in the Netherlands, including information relating to cultivation, processing, extracts, edibles, cosmetics and more
Uncertainty over the legal status and future of CBD in Italy is affecting the way some manufacturers prepare and label their products, according to a senior executive in the industry
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