Freddie Dawson, Author at CannIntelligence

Audacious move as pain relief cream mixes it with the men who ride bulls

Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th September 2021 || News analysis |

The makers of a new CBD pain relief cream – mixed with an actual local anaesthetic – are bullish about their prospects of a sales boost from an endorsement deal with one of the most painful professional sports...

Growing cannabis drinks market may be a case of keeping up with the Joneses

Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th August 2021 || News analysis |

Cult favourite Jones Soda will enter the US cannabis beverage market, while an Oklahoma firm’s new beverage launch looks well positioned to capitalise on any move to a recreational market in the state ...

Three states lay out a possible roadmap for US regulation of delta-8 products

Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd August 2021 || News analysis |

Three US states where recreational cannabis states is legal have now moved to regulate hemp-derived delta-8 THC products by placing them under their state cannabis programmes ...

London firm signs deals to grow cannabis in North Macedonia for medical use

Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th July 2021 || News analysis |

London-based AltoVerde has chosen North Macedonia as its site for growing medical cannabis to be sold throughout European markets ...

New chair abstains as US Federal Trade Commission confirms Kushly penalty

Written by Freddie Dawson || 28th July 2021 || News analysis |

A CBD company’s punishment by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for making false or misleading health claims has been confirmed ...

Italian company gains EU validation for synthetic CBD novel food application

Written by Freddie Dawson || 8th July 2021 || News analysis |

The European Commission (EC) has validated a novel food application submitted by the Italian company Farmabios for a synthetic CBD. This is the first step to gaining novel food authorisation from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The...

EU ‘non-paper’ lays out the current state of European cannabinoid regulation

Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th July 2021 || News analysis |

The Council of the European Union (CEU) has published a “non-paper” clarifying its thinking on the legal position of cannabis, hemp and cannabinoids within the EU and giving an overview of the current regulatory position ...

Irish novel food enforcement coming – but not on cold-pressed extracts

Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th June 2021 || News analysis |

Enforcement action will take place in the coming months against CBD products on Irish retailers’ shelves that violate EU novel food regulations. However, cold-pressed hemp extracts will not be included ...

UK taskforce urges reform – but will it happen, and will it boost the market?

Written by Freddie Dawson || 28th June 2021 || Blogs |

CBD growth in the UK could be boosted by a report from a new taskforce on post-Brexit regulatory change. But how likely is it that the recommendations will be implemented? ...

UK report says cannabinoids should be under health, not law-and-order rules

Written by Freddie Dawson || 24th June 2021 || News analysis |

The British government must take oversight of CBD and medical cannabis out of Home Office hands and place it with the Department of Health and Social Care, according to a new report on post-Brexit regulation ...

Another CBD company that ‘should know better’ fined by US FTC over health claims

Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th May 2021 || News analysis |

A CBD company has been fined more than $30,000 by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the first such punishment since a crackdown on false or misleading health claims was announced in December ...

UK FSA releases initial validated novel food application list

Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd April 2021 || News analysis |

The long-anticipated UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) initial list of products supported by a validated CBD novel food application has been released ...

US FDA: You can’t hide health claims for CBD behind other active ingredients

Written by Freddie Dawson || 31st March 2021 || News analysis |

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has assessed a combined health claim for the first time and denounced the practice of promoting CBD on a product making qualified health claims based on other ingredients ...

US FDA warns CBD firms over inadequate testing, labelling and health claims

Written by Freddie Dawson || 29th March 2021 || News analysis |

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has told two CBD companies they fell short of current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) regulations for finished pharmaceuticals and ordered them to undertake proper testing ...

ValidCare reports to US FDA that trials find no evidence of CBD liver toxicity

Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd March 2021 || News analysis |

No evidence of liver toxicity from CBD has been found in the ValidCare study, the results of which have been given to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for review ...

GenCanna acquires white label company Taylor Mammon in transatlantic merger

Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd March 2021 || News analysis |

UK white label CBD company Taylor Mammon has been acquired by US hemp firm GenCanna ...

BAT moves further into cannabinoids with Organigram research deal

Written by Freddie Dawson || 11th March 2021 || News analysis |

British American Tobacco (BAT) has continued its expansion into the cannabinoid space by signing a research collaboration agreement with Organigram, a licensed Canadian cannabis producer ...

Charlotte’s Web makes potential cannabis bet through THC business deal

Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th March 2021 || News analysis |

Charlotte’s Web has signalled that it believes the US will legalise cannabis at the federal level within three years through a deal to acquire a related THC business ...

UK FSA picks up the pace with at least one novel food application validated

Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th March 2021 || News analysis |

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is moving forward at pace with at least one CBD novel food application having been validated ...

Will change at the FTC mean a new US approach to enforcement on CBD?

Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th February 2021 || News analysis |

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) could take a more discerning approach to enforcement against CBD companies under the new administration in Washington ...

No Home Office change in CBD importation licensing requirements

Written by Freddie Dawson || 12th February 2021 || News analysis |

Reports that the UK Home Office now requires businesses importing CBD into the UK to have controlled drug licences are untrue, according to the Home Office ...

Jazz Pharmaceuticals buys Epidiolex manufacturer GW Pharma for $7.2bn

Written by Freddie Dawson || 3rd February 2021 || News analysis |

GW Pharmaceuticals, the British manufacturer of the CBD-based epilepsy drug Epidiolex, has been acquired by Jazz Pharmaceuticals in a cash and shares deal worth over $7bn ...

US Small Business Administration claims credit for softening USDA final hemp rule

Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st February 2021 || News analysis |

The US Small Business Administration (SBA) has highlighted its role in securing changes to the Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s final rule for hemp production ...

Is a CBD spirit brand making an implicit health claim simply by mentioning CBD?

Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st February 2021 || News analysis |

Specific UK guidance for producers of drinks containing both alcohol and CBD will be developed after the first complaint against one such brand was upheld by the voluntary regulating body for the UK drinks industry ...

Pyxus exits cannabis and cuts back on hemp to focus on tobacco and vapes

Written by Freddie Dawson || 28th January 2021 || News analysis |

Pyxus International, a major supplier of products to the tobacco and vaping sectors, is to sell off its cannabis-related business while restructuring its industrial hemp and CBD operations ...

European Commission decides CBD from entire plant can be used in cosmetics

Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th January 2021 || News analysis |

CBD extracted from the whole Cannabis sativa plant will be allowed in cosmetic products in the EU, according to a preliminary conclusion by the European Commission conveyed to CBD-Intel ...

The NCUA labels serving hemp businesses a 2021 priority

Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd January 2021 || News analysis |

The National Credit Union Association (NCUA) has highlighted serving the hemp industry as a priority for 2021, which may enable more hemp businesses to access banking and financial services ...

Tobacco giant steps in – BAT launches CBD e-liquid range onto UK market

Written by Freddie Dawson || 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 ...

Molson Coors and Hexo joint venture Truss launches CBD beverage in US

Written by Freddie Dawson || 15th January 2021 || News analysis |

Molson Coors and Hexo joint-venture Truss has finally released its CBD beverage in the US state of...

European report outlines CBD retail practices and urges clarity on the rules

Written by Freddie Dawson || 11th January 2021 || News analysis |

A recently published report from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) highlights the diverse retail make-up and unclear regulatory outlook of the European CBD sector ...

Canopy Growth in patent infringement lawsuit with GW Pharmaceuticals

Written by Freddie Dawson || 8th January 2021 || News analysis |

Canopy Growth has sued GW Pharmaceuticals over patent infringement in a case that could have wider-spread consequences for the CBD industry ...

Georgia run-off election: it looks like good news for cannabis reform

Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th January 2021 || News analysis |

Reform of cannabis laws at federal level in the US looks to be a step closer following the likely victory of the Democratic party in run-off elections for both Senate seats in the state of Georgia ...

It could have been so much worse: 2020 was CBD’s year in the waiting-room

Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st January 2021 || News analysis |

For many 2020 will always carry an asterisk. The CBD industry was – overall – more fortunate than many other sectors ...

Isle of Man to invite applications to grow hemp, but won’t license extraction – yet

Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd December 2020 || News analysis |

The Isle of Man is set to begin assessing hemp production applications as early as February in order to allow initial crops to be grown in 2021 – though no cannabinoids will be extracted yet ...

US firms hit by FTC fines as Operation CBDeceit targets false health claims

Written by Freddie Dawson || 21st December 2020 || News analysis |

The first ever fines – ranging up to $85,000 – have been issued to CBD companies by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for deceptive marketing practices ...

Avazo has its collar felt by the FDA/FTC over ‘unsubstantiated COVID-19 claims’

Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th December 2020 || News analysis |

Another company has been warned by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to stop claiming CBD can cure or mitigate the symptoms of COVID-19 ...

EC to review novel food applications following change of heart on CBD

Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th December 2020 || News analysis |

The European Commission (EC) will start to review novel food applications after reversing its opinion on the narcotic status of CBD, the EC has confirmed to CBD-Intel ...

CBD store ordered to drop ‘irresponsible and harmful’ anti-mask advertisements

Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd December 2020 || News analysis |

A CBD shop in the town of Glastonbury in southwest England has been called out for publishing anti-mask advertisements ...

UN commission votes to deschedule cannabis but CBD measure fails

Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd December 2020 || News analysis |

One of four proposed changes to the international scheduling of cannabis as well as CBD has been passed by the 53 voting members of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) ...

Canadian public and industry back plan to free CBD from cannabis regulation

Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st December 2020 || News analysis |

The results of Canada’s public consultation on health products containing cannabis have been released, showing strong support for allowing the sale of CBD outside the current cannabis restrictions ...

The British isle heading for its own rules on cannabinoid extraction for export

Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st December 2020 || News analysis |

The Isle of Man looks likely to become the second jurisdiction operating under UK regulations to allow the use of hemp flowers in extraction ...

Switzerland opens a door by allowing non-EU catalogue varietals to be grown

Written by Freddie Dawson || 24th November 2020 || News analysis |

Starting next year, Switzerland will allow the commercial growing of all hemp varieties with a THC content below 1% – even those that are not in the European Union catalogue ...

EU court rules at last in Kanavape case: CBD cannot be deemed a narcotic

Written by Freddie Dawson || 19th November 2020 || News analysis |

CBD must not be regarded a narcotic drug, even under UN Convention definitions, whether or not it is extracted from hemp flowers, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled ...

US federal regulation at last? It will come next year, predicts Charlotte’s Web

Written by Freddie Dawson || 16th November 2020 || News analysis |

Expect US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations on CBD by the second half of 2021, according to leading brand Charlotte’s Web ...

UK novel foods committee provides food for thought on white-label ingredients

Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th November 2020 || News analysis |

Concerns over traceability, limiting final use and demonstrating safety of final products could make it difficult to grant UK novel food approval to CBD ingredients producers and white label manufacturers ...

No to legalisation, suggests New Zealand referendum preliminary counts

Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th October 2020 || News analysis |

A push to legalise cannabis has not been successful in New Zealand, according to reports of preliminary counts ...

USPS cuts could impact CBD industry through increased shipping prices

Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th October 2020 || News analysis |

Privatisation of the US Postal Service (USPS) could be one underreported aspect of a Trump re-election that significantly impacts on the CBD industry ...

US FDA issues warning letter over COVID-19 health claims

Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th October 2020 || News analysis |

The US Food and Drink Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to the CBD company For Our Vets over COVID-19 health claims ...

Behind the mask: ads regulator refers claims to US Federal Trade Commission

Written by Freddie Dawson || 20th October 2020 || News analysis |

The National Advertising Division (NAD) of the US Better Business Bureau has referred advertising claims made by a CBD company to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ...

Web giant Amazon quietly changes policy to run CBD sales pilot on its UK site

Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th October 2020 || News analysis |

In an unheralded change of Amazon policy, the world’s biggest online marketplace has started allowing the sale of CBD products on its UK site ...

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