Belgium: Market and legal data analysis of the cannabis sector

The uncertain fate of IHDCs in Europe: could a general ban be on the horizon?

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 12th April 2024

In this part of a series of articles celebrating the tenth anniversary of Tamarind Intelligence, we look at how the landscape of intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids (IHDCs) across Europe has changed over the years ...

Belgian ban on cannabinoid pouches comes under attack from tobacco giant

Written by CannIntelligence | 13th June 2023

British American Tobacco (BAT) will petition Belgium’s highest administrative court, the Council of State, to annul a royal decree banning the sale of cannabinoid pouches, along with those containing nicotine ...

Belgium aims to bring herbal products under clarified heated tobacco rules

Written by CannIntelligence | 31st May 2023

Herbal products and devices will fall under the Belgian regulatory framework for tobacco if a bill to incorporate Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/2100, submitted into the EU TRIS database, goes into effect unchanged ...

Belgium to outlaw sales of cannabinoid and nicotine pouches later this year

Written by CannIntelligence | 14th April 2023

The sale of cannabinoid pouches in Belgium has been banned along with nicotine pouches on the grounds the latter pose a danger to public health, particularly due to their potential for addiction ...

Relaxation beats intoxication – IHDC sales aren’t just about getting high

Written by Freddie Dawson | 15th March 2023

HHC is the most popular intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoid (IHDC) in Europe, while delta-8 THC remains top in the US, according to CannIntelligence analysts ...

Developing countries could get economic boost from industrial hemp, says UN

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 25th January 2023

Government and industry representatives from around the world met in Geneva last week to hear about the “significant economic opportunities” offered by industrial hemp and the need for greater clarity on its legal status ...

EU legal doubt as Belgium’s new e-liquid rules amount to a ban on CBD vapes

Written by CannIntelligence | 23rd January 2023

Belgium has set new rules for nicotine-free e-liquids, effectively banning all e-liquids containing CBD – and thereby setting up a possible conflict with EU law ...

Victory in Antwerp confirms company’s right to sell cannabinoids across Belgium

Written by CannIntelligence | 29th November 2022

A CBD company in Belgium has proved in court that local authorities in the country do not have the right to gold-plate regulations to prohibit the sale of hemp-based cannabinoid products ...

Euro cross-party group to push for EU harmony on medicinal cannabis rules

Written by CannIntelligence | 12th July 2021

A new cross-party European parliamentary group wants to help patients across the European Union get better access to medical cannabis and advance the EU’s cannabis resolution of 2019 ...

Ambitious firms defy the times by expanding operations into new markets

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 5th October 2020

Turbulent times and the ongoing challenges caused by COVID-19 are not stopping some CBD businesses from doing deals and making major investments as they seek expansion into new markets ...

Actor refutes claims he endorsed CBD products: business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 18th February 2020

Tom Hanks refutes false claims over endorsement of CBD products, research suggests cannabinoids benefit gene receptor diseases and CBD coffee is set to hit the market, plus more ...

CBD regulatory news in brief, 3rd - 9th September

Written by CannIntelligence | 9th September 2019

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...

CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 24th July 2019

CBD-Intel brings you regulatory updates and snippets from the US, UK, Italy, Germany and Belgium ...

CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief, 1st-5th July 2019

Written by CannIntelligence | 8th July 2019

This week’s round-up of regulatory news in the global CBD market includes updates from US federal authorities, Kansas, Massachusetts, New York City, Belgium, Germany and Italy ...

CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief, 17th-21st June

Written by CannIntelligence | 24th June 2019

A round-up of the week’s relevant regulatory news in the global CBD market for CBD-Intel, with updates from around the US, Belgium, France, Latvia, and Colombia ...

Belgium makes smokable flower rules clear – but tax plan raises fears

Written by CannIntelligence | 13th May 2019

Regulations on the sale of smokable CBD flower products in Belgium have been clarified. But taxing the products like tobacco could send users to the black market, a campaign group has warned ...

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The uncertain fate of IHDCs in Europe: could a general ban be on the horizon?

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 12th April 2024

Belgian ban on cannabinoid pouches comes under attack from tobacco giant

Written by CannIntelligence | 13th June 2023

Belgium aims to bring herbal products under clarified heated tobacco rules

Written by CannIntelligence | 31st May 2023

Belgium to outlaw sales of cannabinoid and nicotine pouches later this year

Written by CannIntelligence | 14th April 2023

Relaxation beats intoxication – IHDC sales aren’t just about getting high

Written by Freddie Dawson | 15th March 2023

Developing countries could get economic boost from industrial hemp, says UN

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 25th January 2023

EU legal doubt as Belgium’s new e-liquid rules amount to a ban on CBD vapes

Written by CannIntelligence | 23rd January 2023

Victory in Antwerp confirms company’s right to sell cannabinoids across Belgium

Written by CannIntelligence | 29th November 2022

Euro cross-party group to push for EU harmony on medicinal cannabis rules

Written by CannIntelligence | 12th July 2021

Ambitious firms defy the times by expanding operations into new markets

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 5th October 2020

Actor refutes claims he endorsed CBD products: business news in brief

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CBD regulatory news in brief, 3rd - 9th September

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CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief

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CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief, 1st-5th July 2019

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CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief, 17th-21st June

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Belgium makes smokable flower rules clear – but tax plan raises fears

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