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US vape store survey, 2022 – IHDC and CBD product diversification
20th March 2023 - Market reports |
This report analyses the trends and changes in the US vape store channel concerning CBD and intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids (IHDCs)
Sustainability policy proposals affecting the cannabis/hemp vape sector in the EU, March 2023
8th March 2023 - Regulatory reports |
The aim of this report is to analyse legal developments in the European Union related to the environment that are most likely to impact the cannabis/hemp vape sector, such as waste management and the phasing out of certain batteries
Portugal: CBD and cannabis regulation, March 2023
1st March 2023 - Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed overview of the current regulatory framework in place in Portugal for hemp, cannabis and other cannabinoids, covering all policy areas
Bill prohibiting THC vapes and edibles heads to governor…
24th February 2023 - Daily news alerts | North America, United States, Wyoming |
Could a smart rapper help smokable hemp seriously disrupt Big Tobacco?
9th February 2023 - Blogs |
Could the involvement of Snoop Dogg help a Californian companyt to “disrupt tobacco’s nearly $1tn industry with hemp cigarettes, smoking paper and other alternatives to nicotine tobacco”?
Greece: CBD and cannabis regulation, February 2023
3rd February 2023 - Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed overview of the current regulatory framework in place for CBD and other cannabinoids, hemp and cannabis
Russia: CBD and cannabis regulation, January 2023
19th January 2023 - Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed overview of the current regulatory framework in place in Russia for hemp, CBD and cannabis, covering all areas of policy
Denmark: CBD and cannabis regulation, January 2023
17th January 2023 - Regulatory reports |
This report offers a comprehensive overview of the current regulatory framework in place in Denmark for hemp, CBD and other cannabinoids, as well as medical and recreational cannabis
Warning against e-cigs containing dangerous synthetic cannabinoids…
9th January 2023 - Daily news alerts | Asia, Israel |
Australia: CBD and cannabis regulation, January 2023
4th January 2023 - Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed overview of Australia’s federal and state regulation of hemp, CBD and cannabis, covering everything from cultivation to extracts and finished products, as well as the medical and recreational cannabis regimes
An overview of intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids in Europe
2nd January 2023 - Regulatory reports |
This report examines the basic regulatory framework for the most popular IHDC product categories and identifies the IHDC product that is most likely to be allowed in Europe
Proposal to change CLP regulation could affect vape producers…
21st December 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |
Italy: CBD and cannabis regulation, December 2022
19th December 2022 - Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed overview of the current regulatory framework in place for CBD, hemp and cannabis, covering all policy areas
US basketball player released from prison…
12th December 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe, Russia |
Tobacco Excise Directive proposal delayed…
2nd December 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |
Global cannabinoid vape compliance database
2nd December 2022 - Regulatory databases |
The cannabinoid vape compliance database goes beyond the legality of cannabinoid-containing vaping products and provides regulatory information on how they can reach the market and thrive
Province lifts ban on some cannabis vapes…
2nd December 2022 - Daily news alerts | Canada, North America |
South Korea: CBD and cannabis regulation, November 2022
30th November 2022 - Regulatory reports |
The South Korean legislation does not make a clear distinction between hemp and cannabis. This report provides a detailed overview of the regulatory framework in place for hemp, cannabinoids and cannabis, covering all policy areas
Ambitious German startup puts its Signature on Ccell CBD vaping devices
3rd November 2022 - News analysis |
German hemp supplier Signature Products is taking a step back to its roots, saying it will step up its marketing of Ccell vape devices that can be filled with CBD extracts
Inflation-linked French tobacco tax unlikely to apply to smokable hemp
13th October 2022 - News analysis |
France has no present plans to include smokable hemp products in a newly proposed inflation-linked tax on smokable tobacco
Vaping and weed – gateway to confusion between correlation and causation
13th October 2022 - Blogs |
Another study has confused correlation and causation when it comes to youth vaping and the supposed gateway effect – this time linking vaping and later cannabis use
Notified herbal products for smoking list updated…
16th September 2022 - Daily news alerts | Belgium, Europe |
EU approval of final Ecodesign Directive expected by end of next year…
18th August 2022 - Daily news alerts | Europe |
British Standards moves to fill the safety and quality gap on CBD vaping products
12th July 2022 - News analysis |
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has developed a fast-track informal standard, PAS 13956, to address quality, performance and safety issues of CBD vape products
Consumer trends and regulatory hurdles leave recycling schemes high and dry
28th June 2022 - News analysis |
Changing consumer trends have been blamed for the failure of a Canadian pilot programme for returning and recycling cannabis vaping devices
Pennsylvania medical cannabis vape recall leaves patients stranded
13th May 2022 - News analysis |
A widespread recall of cannabis concentrates sold for vaping at medical cannabis dispensaries in the US state of Pennsylvania has left patients with more questions than answers about who to trust
Smokable products list updated…
15th March 2022 - Daily news alerts | Belgium, Europe |
Only in California: the fresh vape that’s cannabis and nothing but the cannabis
9th February 2022 - Blogs , News analysis |
The latest offering from the company that first devised the Juul e-cigarette looks sure to be a new Californian craze – a new vaping pod “made solely from pure cannabis”
Smokable hemp ban in Texas overturned but further court action is probable
7th September 2021 - News analysis |
A ban on the production and sale of smokable hemp products in Texas has been fully overturned after two court decisions – but the case will almost certainly head through two further levels of appeal
Regulatory report: Europe’s regulation of herbal products for smoking
7th June 2021 - Regulatory reports |
Hemp flowers are treated similarly in Europe to all other hemp-derived CBD products in that market restrictions differ from country to country
Tobacco giant steps in – BAT launches CBD e-liquid range onto UK market
18th January 2021 - News analysis |
Big Tobacco has entered the CBD sector with British American Tobacco (BAT) launching a CBD e-liquid cartridge compatible with its Vuse vaping device
Italian Customs Agency proposes taking hemp flower sales into its monopoly
17th December 2020 - News analysis |
The Italian Customs Agency is trying to widen its jurisdiction by proposing including the sale of CBD hemp flowers within the state monopoly. Others have similar ideas
The good, the bad and the troublesome – could CBD and nicotine make a match?
17th November 2020 - News analysis |
CBD, generally seen as a health or wellness product, and “bad guy” nicotine are almost opposites in terms of public perception – but could putting the two together make commercial sense?
Switzerland edges towards legal cannabis with trials likely next year
17th August 2020 - News analysis |
Switzerland plans to launch trials next year as part of a move toward legalising cannabis with high levels of THC – but it could be several years before Swiss users can legally light up a joint
Smokable hemp is a fast-growing US market – in states where it’s legal
4th May 2020 - News analysis |
Corporate interest in smokable hemp as a consumer product continues to grow in the US despite the mixed and sometimes unclear regulatory situation
Regulatory report: US states’ smokable hemp regulations by state, April 2020
27th April 2020 - Regulatory reports |
With the federal legalisation of hemp in the US , states were left to enact their own legislation to adapt. CBD-Intel provides an overview of US law on smokable hemp, along with analysis of each state’s rules
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
Calls for new regulation after ‘vape-related’ death of Belgian teenager
19th December 2019 - News analysis |
Regulation in Belgium and possibly across Europe may change as a result of the link being made between CBD vaping and a teenager’s death – though that link has not been verified
CBD vaping will not be allowed under Massachusetts ban exemption
13th November 2019 - News analysis |
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
Podcast: Understanding the US vaping crisis
30th October 2019 - Podcasts , Resources |
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.
Product liability claim over vape-related injury a threat to CBD industry
28th October 2019 - News analysis |
A product liability lawsuit filed in Washington state could be a very serious issue for the CBD industry in the near future, especially following the ongoing lung-related illness outbreak
US Northeast cannabis and vaping summit aims at joint regulation
28th October 2019 - News analysis |
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
Lung outbreak: CDC, FDA now focused on THC, but public more worried by nicotine
4th October 2019 - News analysis |
The American public believes nicotine e-cigarettes to be more dangerous than THC vaping, even as official statements on the recent outbreak of lung disease start to emphasise the role of cannabis and play down the involvement of nicotine products
US lung outbreak: despite likely role of THC, most still blame vaping itself
23rd September 2019 - News analysis |
The cannabis and CBD sectors have thus far remained remarkably unscathed by the lung illness outbreak in the US, despite a growing suspicion that in at least many cases, the culprit may be THC oil bought from street sources
CBD in e-liquids: a guide for the EU
20th September 2019 - Regulatory reports |
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.
CBD vaping brought into the questions over US lung disease outbreak
23rd August 2019 - News analysis |
CBD is being brought reluctantly into the recent growing concern surrounding an unexplained lung condition affecting more than 120 people across the US
CBD vaping expected to continue growth, say stakeholders
13th August 2019 - News analysis |
CBD vaping stakeholders in Europe expect to see the category continue to grow – fuelled by unclear regulations over CBD as a food ingredient combined with a low barrier to entry
Colorado company puts smokable CBD in the pipeline for British market
24th June 2019 - News analysis |
An American company is seeking to sell smokable CBD products in the UK. Zoetic Organics has also announced plans to sell THC smokables in parts of the US where cannabis is legal
E-liquid brand Charlie’s Chalk Dust moving into CBD after takeover
8th May 2019 - News analysis |
A major brand in e-liquids has announced its entry into the CBD sector following its acquisition by a drinks company with CBD interests
