China: Market and regulatory data analysis of the cannabis sector

‘Bad legal advice’ led Smoore to pursue patent case it was never going to win

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 6th April 2023

A claim by Smoore Technology that 38 cannabis companies infringed the Chinese firm’s patents had very little chance of success with the US International Trade Commission, according to legal experts ...

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 ...

What action in the name of sustainability is the CBD industry likely to see?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 19th May 2022

CBD is already working from a higher base than many consumer products on the market. But that does not mean there is nothing else to be done ...

How well did we do? CBD-Intel’s predictions for 2021 reviewed

Written by Freddie Dawson | 28th December 2021

CBD-Intel was on point in its 2021 predictions. Much like the preceding year, we believed 2021 would largely be defined more by what did not happen than what did ...

Two studies seek to show the benefits of cannabinoids for liver health

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 5th November 2021

A research team at the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) in the Netherlands recently launched a three-year study into whether medicinal cannabis oil can help to regress liver-cancer tumours ...

Details of China's proposed ban on CBD in cosmetics still unclear

Written by CannIntelligence | 14th April 2021

Suggestions that a Chinese ban on the use of CBD in cosmetics that would essentially shut down the domestic CBD market, blocking imports and cross-border online sales, appear to be premature ...

Funding and support promised for hemp sector development in Yunnan

Written by CannIntelligence | 29th October 2020

A CNY5bn ($745m) fund and three years of CNY100m ($14.9m) funding have been promised as part of a hemp sector development plan for Kunming City, the capital of Yunnan Province ...

Licensing difficulties hold back hemp producers in China's Yunnan province

Written by CannIntelligence | 3rd September 2020

Companies seeking licences to produce hemp in the Chinese province of Yunnan face a tightening of the application process, according to some who have successfully negotiated the concealed hurdles ...

Hong Kong faces serious rivals in its bid to become the Asian hub for CBD

Written by CannIntelligence | 14th July 2020

It remains unclear where the hemp and CBD investment centre for Asia will develop. History and existing infrastructure would point to Hong Kong, but development there has stalled – and there are other contenders ...

Chinese firms eager to build home CBD market held back by lack of regulation

Written by CannIntelligence | 12th May 2020

Chinese companies hoping to build up CBD businesses are growing increasingly frustrated by a lack of rulemaking, which is inhibiting the development of the domestic market ...

Heilongjiang province hemp proposals could be basis for industrial policies

Written by CannIntelligence | 24th February 2020

At a meeting of the thirteenth People’s Congress of Heilongjiang, representative Ding Fei laid out a comprehensive plan to accelerate the growth of the hemp and CBD industries in the province ...

US hemp farmers set up trade association: business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 10th January 2020

CBD-Intel brings you news that hemp farmers in the US have set up their own trade association. a new CBD production line has been announced in China, and a German business is now taking orders...

Outdated Chinese rules ‘hold back an embryonic industry of huge potential’

Written by CannIntelligence | 31st December 2019

While figures show China has around half the agricultural land in the world under hemp cultivation, the CBD industry in the nation is really only just beginning, according to experts at a recent conference ...

Police set to drop ‘drug bust’ charges: CBD-Intel business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 25th November 2019

CBD-Intel's regular round-up of business news in brief revisits the strange case of the Fed Ex tip-off that got New York police confused ...

CBD vending machines for Colorado c-stores: CBD business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 12th November 2019

A Colorado company is to pilot the use of CBD vending machines in convenience stores. Other news items come from the UK, South Africa, and states across the US from California to Vermont ...

Trials test link between marijuana and autism: CBD-Intel news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 9th October 2019

CBD-Intel brings you business and related news in brief from the US, China, Israel and UK ...

CBD-Intel business news in brief, 19th-23rd August 2019

Written by CannIntelligence | 26th August 2019

Items from China, Thailand, Colombia, Israel, the US, Canada, UK and Ireland include news of the political leader’s son who is planning to open a hemp store, with dad’s blessing ...

Israeli and Chinese companies come to an understanding on cannabis

Written by CannIntelligence | 13th May 2019

A new partnership expands Israel’s global cannabis ties and gives a Chinese investor access to an entire portfolio of cannabis and hemp-related start-ups ...

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‘Bad legal advice’ led Smoore to pursue patent case it was never going to win

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 6th April 2023

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

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 25th January 2023

What action in the name of sustainability is the CBD industry likely to see?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 19th May 2022

How well did we do? CBD-Intel’s predictions for 2021 reviewed

Written by Freddie Dawson | 28th December 2021

Two studies seek to show the benefits of cannabinoids for liver health

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 5th November 2021

Details of China's proposed ban on CBD in cosmetics still unclear

Written by CannIntelligence | 14th April 2021

Funding and support promised for hemp sector development in Yunnan

Written by CannIntelligence | 29th October 2020

Licensing difficulties hold back hemp producers in China's Yunnan province

Written by CannIntelligence | 3rd September 2020

Hong Kong faces serious rivals in its bid to become the Asian hub for CBD

Written by CannIntelligence | 14th July 2020

Chinese firms eager to build home CBD market held back by lack of regulation

Written by CannIntelligence | 12th May 2020

Heilongjiang province hemp proposals could be basis for industrial policies

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US hemp farmers set up trade association: business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 10th January 2020

Outdated Chinese rules ‘hold back an embryonic industry of huge potential’

Written by CannIntelligence | 31st December 2019

Police set to drop ‘drug bust’ charges: CBD-Intel business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 25th November 2019

CBD vending machines for Colorado c-stores: CBD business news in brief

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Trials test link between marijuana and autism: CBD-Intel news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 9th October 2019

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Written by CannIntelligence | 26th August 2019

Israeli and Chinese companies come to an understanding on cannabis

Written by CannIntelligence | 13th May 2019

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