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Day One for Canada – the first step into a brave new world
17th October 2018 - News analysis |
Canada’s cannabis age has officially dawned, with some CBD products as well as the plant itself becoming legal for retail and personal possession
Regulation and legislation
New regulations now in place: Canada regulatory snapshot
17th October 2018 - Regulatory reports |
Contents1 Executive summary2 Planting and growing3 Extraction, manufacture, importing and exporting4 Finished products5 Relevant laws and guidance6 Relevant federal body7 Relevant industry associations Executive summary Canada is the centre for the world’s largest cannabis companies and has recently implemented a wide-ranging new regulatory environment for all cannabis products. However, the new cannabis legislation treats CBD in » Continue Reading.
New restrictions on the horizon: Switzerland regulatory snapshot
17th October 2018 - Regulatory reports |
In this overview of Swiss CBD regulation, we find that THC content is limited to 0.3% in cannabis plants and 1% in finished products, significantly higher than most neighbouring countries
A new Brazilian president is unlikely to free CBD from its legal chains
17th October 2018 - News analysis |
Prospects for CBD in Brazil depend hugely on the outcome of the forthcoming presidential election, in which the far right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro has emerged as a very strong favourite
CBD prescriptions may be just around the corner for UK patients
16th October 2018 - News analysis |
CBD products could be prescribed to British patients from as early as next month after the UK government announced plans to lift restrictions on the medical use of cannabis
THC content limited: Spain regulatory snapshot
12th October 2018 - Regulatory reports |
In our latest look at CBD regulations in Spain, we find hemp growing is allowed under strict control, but CBD may only be extracted from plant fibre and seeds. All CBD finished products must contain less than 0.2% THC
CBD sellers openly flouting Malta’s prescription-only rule
10th October 2018 - News analysis |
Though cannabis was legalised for medical use earlier this year, the legal status of CBD in Malta remains uncertain – but shops are ignoring the law that says it should be available only on prescription
Private cannabis use legalised – but CBD has a way to go in South Africa
10th October 2018 - News analysis |
A recent judgement by the Constitutional Court of South Africa which legalised the personal use of cannabis in private may not have a big impact on the CBD market in the country
Hemp still on federal narcotics list as Congressional deadline lapses
8th October 2018 - News analysis |
A deadline for the federal legislature to pass a bill expected to remove hemp and low-THC cannabis from the federal list of narcotics lapsed on 30th September, leaving US hemp farmers in regulatory uncertainty
US Farm Bill could yet bring big changes and growth to CBD market
8th October 2018 - Regulatory reports |
Language in the Senate version of the 2018 US Farm Bill could lead to sweeping changes in the CBD sector – and significant bipartisan support appears to exist to pass it after the November mid-term elections
CBD in Germany – the legal status of a new kind of e-liquid
2nd October 2018 - Regulatory reports |
While no German or EU law currently regulates CBD-infused e-liquids directly, and CBD is not in itself illegal, companies wishing to market CBD for vaping have plenty of legal issues to consider
Medical cannabis company lands in hot water with sexy ‘nurses’
1st October 2018 - News analysis |
A Canadian company has come under regulatory scrutiny and lost a major business deal after it attempted to recruit new medical cannabis users at a dance club party using scantily clad women in nurses’ uniforms
CBD in Canada: how the new federal law changes the game
30th September 2018 - Regulatory reports |
The cannabis plant and some of its by-products, including CBD, will be legal in Canada from 17th October 2018, but their sale, access and possession will come under a new strict regulatory framework
CBD medicines for animals will need UK government approval
26th September 2018 - News analysis |
CBD-based medical treatments for animals will need government approval before being sold in the UK, after the country’s Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) decided they fall under the definition of veterinary medicines
Spain regulatory report: regional, national and European rules apply
26th September 2018 - Regulatory reports |
While Spain has not enacted much law specifically targeting CBD, international and European laws still apply. This report looks at the legal landscape for CBD-containing products in Spain, in its different varieties
Complexities disentangled and explained: France regulatory report
20th September 2018 - Regulatory reports |
Considering the supply of CBD in various forms, from raw materials such as leaves or powder to ready-to-use products such as therapeutic products, food supplements, oils, chewing-gums and creams
Massachusetts growers losing patience over licensing hold-ups
18th September 2018 - News analysis |
Cannabis growers in Massachusetts have indicated they may sue the state’s Cannabis Control Commission over a dispute that appears to have delayed the start of legal sales there
Police seize £3k of CBD products in unexplained raid on UK vape store
11th September 2018 - News analysis |
CBD products, which the shop-owner and the suppliers say were entirely legal, have been seized by police from a vape shop in Plymouth in the southwest of England
CBD sellers ordered to stop – in states where it’s meant to be legal
5th September 2018 - News analysis |
Although all three states have laws permitting CBD sales, retailers in Ohio, Iowa and Alabama have been told they are breaking the law and ordered to stop
WHO’s experts decide CBD should not be controlled as a drug
23rd August 2018 - News analysis |
CBD should not be scheduled within international drug control conventions, according to the latest meeting of the World Health Organization’s Expert Committee on Drug Dependence
Experiments on mice suggest you can’t get addicted to CBD
23rd August 2018 - News analysis |
A new series of animal studies purports to show that CBD is non-addictive – potentially clearing the way for further research into the mechanisms behind its possible beneficial qualities
French warnings over ‘stores likely to be selling illegal products’
17th August 2018 - News analysis |
Judicial bodies in France have issued statements clarifying the national legal framework for products containing cannabidiol (CBD) and asked local enforcement authorities to ensure compliance with current legislation
French market booming in response to demand, despite perils with the law
17th August 2018 - News analysis |
While queues on Paris pavements show there is high demand for CBD products, those attempting to meet that demand risk severe repercussions from French authorities caught out by the rise of a not-yet-regulated market
Fear, hope and anger on the front line of the French CBD revolution
16th August 2018 - News analysis |
CBD-Intel drops in on a heated meeting of French CBD entrepreneurs, under growing pressure from a government apparently committed to throttling a young industry at birth
Confusion reigns in France, under a hostile and muddled government
14th August 2018 - News analysis |
Regulation of CBD in France remains unclear, with a variety of potentially conflicting rulings leading to confusion and French companies being discouraged from entering a new and beleaguered market
Relatively clear rules and guidance: CBD products in Switzerland
1st August 2018 - Regulatory reports |
CBD products in Switzerland come under three possible headings: sale with some restrictions; sale requiring authorisation; and sale prohibited. This report considers these three categories, what they apply to, and what they mean
Japan embraces CBD – with eager endorsement in high places
1st August 2018 - News analysis |
Japan, although a socially conservative nation with stringent laws on both medical and recreational marijuana, now allows the sale of CBD products – and even the prime minister’s wife approves
Potentially deadly rat poison found in synthetic cannabinoids, says FDA
30th July 2018 - News analysis |
Synthetic cannabinoid products being sold in convenience stores and gas stations across the US are contaminated with an ingredient commonly found in rat poison, the US FDA says
France adopts zero tolerance approach to THC in vaping products
14th June 2018 - News analysis |
The French government has moved to clear up a previous grey area in the regulation of CBD-containing e-liquids, stating that no trace of THC will be allowed in any product for sale
CBD vaping in France: making sense of a legal grey area
13th June 2018 - Regulatory reports |
The use of cannabidiol (CBD) in e-liquids is not specifically regulated in France, and in a grey area as no law or competent authority has officially confirmed the legality of its use in an e-cigarette as a consumer product
US authorities call into question the legality of CBD
8th June 2018 - News analysis |
US government agencies have questioned the legality of cannabidiol (CBD) – just as the industry is starting to benefit from increased public awareness
Greece makes it clear – no CBD or shake and vape allowed
8th June 2018 - News analysis |
The Greek Ministry of Health has issued two circulars on e-cig regulation, clearing up a legal grey area by insisting that both CBD and shake-and-vape products are banned in the country
If FDA approves CBD drug it could be a game-changer for the vapour industry
31st May 2018 - News analysis |
The first ever FDA-approved cannabis-derived product came a step nearer reality when an independent panel at the agency recommended it as a “safe” and “efficacious” treatment for childhood seizures
CBD in the UK: regulatory framework for cannabidiol and related products
21st May 2018 - Regulatory reports |
CBD-Intel guides you through the sometimes uncertain legal framework that applies in the UK to cannabidiol (CBD) in general, and CBD-containing e-liquids in particular
Italian enforcers issue stern ‘reminder’ – including CBD ban
18th May 2018 - News analysis |
The Italian Customs and Monopolies Agency (AAMS) has issued a bulletin informing the country’s e-cigarette industry of its interpretation of legal requirements arising from the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD)
CBD as an ingredient in e-liquids:
EU regulatory report
9th May 2018 - Regulatory reports |
What laws regulate the use of cannabidiol (CBD) in e-liquids across the European Union – and what regulatory regime is likely to apply in the future? Our report finds the clear lines in a legal grey area
Mostly legal: global conventions on CBD, the harmless cannabis extract
7th May 2018 - Regulatory reports |
Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of many cannabinoids that can be found in cannabis. While the cannabis plant itself, and many drugs that are extracted from it, are illegal in most parts of the world, CBD, which is non-intoxicating, is not
No short-fill shortfall – agency takes on added staff to handle notifications
18th April 2018 - News analysis |
So-called “short-fill” products have not affected the number of nicotine-containing e-liquids being notified in the UK, according to an expert from the agency in charge
Tracker archive: heated tobacco taxes in Europe, May 2017
15th May 2017 - News analysis |
This archived CBD-Intel heated tobacco taxes tracker is available below as an image and also as a downloadable Excel file
