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
Moves are under way in a number of US states to take executive action against various vapour products. Meanwhile, a Kentucky CBD firm is suing for $44m an Oregon company it says sold it “nearly worthless” hemp seeds
CBD-Intel looks at the regulatory position in Bulgaria, where the use of hemp flowers is forbidden but the regulatory burden appears to be easing…
This bonus edition of CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief includes items from across North and South America as well as Europe and Australia
Passage of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act through the US House of Representatives is but one skirmish, with a potentially fiercer battle awaiting in the Senate and the White House
The Malaysian government is to allow the import, storage, distribution and sale of medical marijuana – as long as producers or importers can prove its safety and efficacy for medical use
This report continues to look at the European Union’s CLP regulations and covers hazardous chemicals and obligations to notify, the part played by Poison Centres and the need for UFIs
The EU’s Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulations classify all chemical substances and mixtures according to their toxicity levels. Part 1 of our report looks in detail at this legislation
Epidyolex, the CBD-based medicine used to treat rare forms of epilepsy, has been approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA)
A court in Indiana has ruled the state ban on smokable hemp unconstitutional. This, and other news from the US, Austria, France, Italy, the UK, Colombia, Ecuador and the UAE in our regular regulatory round-up
US Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell is to attach funding to the agricultural appropriations bill to speed the FDA’s preliminary steps towards rulemaking for CBD products
CBD for vaping is not as cut-and-dried as you might hope, despite vaping products having a clear regulatory regime in Europe. CBD-Intel looks at the different rules for CBD and vaping across the EU.
As Canada prepares for the legalisation of cannabis edibles and topical creams this autumn, one province wants to restrict them. Quebec has served notice that it plans to adopt its own set of regulations banning cannabis-laced edibles that might appeal to youth.
Regulatory developments from the US, EU, Germany, Italy, India, Israel and Myanmar – and news of an “illegal” incursion into Austria by undercover Swiss border guards
In our look at the regulatory picture in India we find that while CBD is regulated at a federal level, states also have their own rules and regulations with some more lenient than others
Five months after police in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg raided CBD shops and confiscated goods worth hundreds of thousands of euros, no charges have yet been filed
This report outlines the regulations around permits, import and export, and processing of CBD in Oregon
South Dakota governor Kristi Noem has explained why she continues to oppose hemp legalisation in the state; Flanders in Belgium is seeing enforcement action against CBD shops because of CBD oils and teas; Australian state Victoria may yet see hemp farming legalised as attitudes appear to be softening; and much more…
The launch of many CBD-containing foods, beverages and cosmetics in California has been delayed further as a bill legalising their sale is now not expected to pass before the end of the legislative session, which ends on on 13th September
Curaleaf, a US-based vendor of CBD products with a presence in 12 states, has responded to warnings made by the FDA about its marketing of CBD products
The US Drug Enforcement Agency has decided to expand cannabinoid scientific research and no longer requires registration for the growth or research of hemp