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Legal eagle Kight explains how the USPS could have modified PACT Act regulation

Written by CannIntelligence | 22nd December 2021

Does the United States Postal Service (USPS) really have the authority to permit the shipping of CBD vaping products under the PACT Act? ...

Omura to take its heated Flowersticks international, starting in Switzerland

Written by CannIntelligence | 21st December 2021

The US-based heat-not-burn (HnB) hemp company Omura will announce a new set of target country markets in the first quarter of 2022, starting with Switzerland as a bridge into Europe ...

What's next as Malta becomes first EU state to legalise recreational cannabis?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 20th December 2021

Malta becoming the first EU country to legalise recreational cannabis in some form will still have a commercial impact even though the regulations do not create a retail market ...

African countries legalise cannabinoids to help revive flagging economies

Written by CannIntelligence | 17th December 2021

Many ailing African economies are turning to hemp and cannabis cultivation. In some cases this is to replace declining tobacco businesses. But many still face economic challenges as well as local opposition ...

USPS non-delivery rule on CBD vapes ‘isn’t affecting anything’ – or is it?

Written by CannIntelligence | 16th December 2021

One major CBD retailer says the US Postal Service’s decision to stop shipping CBD vaping products isn’t affecting his business at all – because he isn’t complying ...

Florida bill will not distinguish delta-8 THC from other hemp-derived products

Written by Freddie Dawson | 16th December 2021

There are incorrect reports that a proposed bill in Florida would regulate delta-8 THC products in the state. In fact the bill will place limitations on the sale of all hemp-derived products ...

Cannabis companies go on acquisition spree for US stores and tech companies

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 15th December 2021

Cannabis firms continued to expand their footprint through to the end of 2021, with the lucrative US market being the strategic focus of many acquisitions, covering retail chains and tech companies ...

UK health trust teams up with Awakn to investigate psychedelic treatment

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 13th December 2021

The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has expressed some interest in the viability of psychedelics as a course of treatment ...

Growing investor interest sparks more funding for psychedelic clinical trials

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 10th December 2021

The potential of psychedelics to treat a range of mental health conditions continues to attract increasing levels of funding for clinical trials as firms work towards bringing them into mainstream medical use ...

What do Luxembourg and Malta's legal cannabis plans mean in practice?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 9th December 2021

Will proposed plans to legalise recreational cannabis in Luxembourg and Malta change much in terms of EU business? ...

Luxembourg leads Europe on the road to legalisation of recreational cannabis

Written by CannIntelligence | 6th December 2021

Luxembourg will become the first European country to establish a legal regulatory framework allowing adults to grow and use cannabis for personal use and to trade seeds ...

Mexico circulates a new draft bill that could legalise recreational cannabis

Written by CannIntelligence | 3rd December 2021

Mexico’s Senate has drafted new legislation that, if approved, would legalise and regulate recreational cannabis consumption, sales, cultivation, import, export and...

European Council approves increased 0.3% THC limit for 2023 in new CAP

Written by Freddie Dawson | 2nd December 2021

Hemp varieties with up to 0.3% THC will soon be able to be added to the European common variety list following a vote by the European Council to adopt an EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)...

Novel food process 'has trapped Britain's CBD industry in a frustrating limbo'

Written by CannIntelligence | 2nd December 2021

A market that cannot innovate stagnates – and that is exactly what is happening with CBD in the UK because of delays in the novel food application process which mean companies cannot introduce any new...

Little stands in the way of Germany legalising recreational cannabis by 2024

Written by CannIntelligence | 30th November 2021

The incoming German ‘traffic light’ coalition government’s promise to legalise recreational cannabis for adults puts it on track to be the first major European nation to take such action ...

Republican bill could create ingestible CBD pathway, but passage remains iffy

Written by CannIntelligence | 26th November 2021

Nancy Mace, a first-term Republican Congresswoman from South Carolina, recently introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that would decriminalise cannabis at the federal level ...

Top South Dakota court overturns ballot bid to legalise recreational cannabis

Written by Anthony Traurig | 25th November 2021

Legal recreational cannabis in South Dakota will have to wait following the state Supreme Court’s controversial decision to invalidate Amendment A, a ballot initiative passed by voters a year ago ...

Malawi asks former world boxing champ Tyson to be cannabinoids ambassador

Written by CannIntelligence | 25th November 2021

Malawi has asked former world heavyweight boxing chamption Mike Tyson to be ambassador for its cannabinoid industry, where new legislation is coming in. A civil rights group opposes this ...

New German coalition plans to legalise cannabis – but when will sales begin?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 25th November 2021

The newly elected German governing coalition has followed through on pre-election promises and included a plan for cannabis legalisation in its coalition agreement – but many questions remain to be answered ...

Hempro returns to German courts in bid to overturn rejection of hemp imports

Written by CannIntelligence | 24th November 2021

A German hemp producer and retailer is going to court hoping to overturn a rejection of its application to import hemp products from Austria. The new German government may pre-empt matters if it makes cannabis...

European Commission commentary on French CBD rules raises wider questions

Written by CannIntelligence | 19th November 2021

Questions on European policies banning flowers and outlining permitted THC levels in food ingredients have been raised by a commentary from the EC to a French proposal ...

Switzerland heads towards cannabis legalisation, but some hurdles remain

Written by CannIntelligence | 19th November 2021

Switzerland inched closer towards legalising recreational and medical cannabis as a committee of the upper parliamentary chamber backed a proposal to regulate the market ...

Russia plans to bring light to the grey area of industrial hemp definitions

Written by CannIntelligence | 18th November 2021

The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade is planning to clarify the definitions of definition of industrial hemp and the varieties that can be cultivated for industrial purposes by March/April 2022 ...

Why are specialist vape retailers around the world turning away from CBD online?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 17th November 2021

More and more vape specialists appear to be moving away from selling CBD vaping products, according to online market data produced by CBD-Intel ...

Multi-million, multi-state M&A deals as cannabis dispensaries spread across US

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 17th November 2021

As the market for medical cannabis goes on growing, dispensaries continue to drive merger and acquisition activity in the US as multi-state operators invest millions of dollars in expanding their retail footprint ...

Gupta's appointment and nomination of Califf may indicate change in US climate

Written by Freddie Dawson | 16th November 2021

Rahul Gupta has been confirmed by the US Senate as director of National Drug Control Policy, while president Joe Biden intends to nominate Robert Califf as head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

Couche-Tard tipped for a big future in US CBD retail through its Circle K stores

Written by CannIntelligence | 11th November 2021

It owns one of North America’s biggest chains of convenience stores and fuel stations – now Alimentation Couche-Tard may have the potential to become one of its foremost providers of cannabis and CBD ...

eBay prepares to take on Amazon with the launch of UK trial of CBD sales

Written by Freddie Dawson | 10th November 2021

eBay is set to launch a CBD trial, sources tell CBD-Intel. The internet marketplace that built its name as an auction site is said to be anticipating a November start for its UK...

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 ...

The suspense continues, still with no end in sight to the UK's novel food saga

Written by Freddie Dawson | 3rd November 2021

October has ended and November begun with still no further update from the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) on the ongoing novel food application...

Concerns arise as Italian study finds pesticides and metals in hemp flowers

Written by CannIntelligence | 29th October 2021

Another study, this time from Italy, has found potentially dangerous levels of heavy metals and pesticides in CBD products. Researchers were worried by the results and asked regulators and legislators to act ...

Italian cannabis referendum looks likely to go ahead despite teething troubles

Written by CannIntelligence | 27th October 2021

Italian campaigners believe they have done enough to secure a referendum on the legalisation of cannabis cultivation for personal use and the decriminalisation of possession ...

Secondary concerns a growth area as US firms buy into cannabis industry services

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 26th October 2021

The economic tide flowing for cannabis continues to float businesses in the US in secondary areas such as cultivation systems and delivery services too ...

Court of Cassation ruling spreads more confusion over French legal position

Written by CannIntelligence | 25th October 2021

The highest court in France has confirmed the decision made by the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) in the Kanavape case – but the decision has contributed to uncertainty over the legality of hemp-derived...

Canadian firm Flora Growth picks Colombia for its cannabis production

Written by CannIntelligence | 22nd October 2021

Toronto-based Flora Growth believes increasing legalisation will eventually lead to cannabis becoming a commodity much like any other crop, and has chosen to focus much of its cannabis production in Colombia ...

Brazilian report highlights theoretical growth but small current numbers

Written by CannIntelligence | 22nd October 2021

Interest in the Brazilian medical cannabinoid market is based on optimistic projections of growth continuing in the same vein rather than concrete current numbers, a domestic report has confirmed ...

US states fall over themselves backwards to sow further confusion over delta-8

Written by Anthony Traurig | 21st October 2021

A few US states may have over-corrected course in their rushing to modify regulations to cover hemp-derived delta-8 THC ...

Cannabis dispensaries tempt investors into multimillion US acquisitions

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 21st October 2021

US cannabis dispensaries are attracting significant interest from investors and several multi-million dollar deals have been agreed as operators expand their footprint into new states ...

CBD suppliers to US risk being shut out by online credit card processors

Written by Freddie Dawson | 20th October 2021

Ambiguous messages about where CBD companies will ship to in the USA may result in risk-averse online payments processors refusing to deal with them, says a speakers at the upcoming USA-CBD Expo in Chicago ...

France facing legal battle over coming decree to ban the sale of CBD flowers

Written by CannIntelligence | 19th October 2021

The French ban on CBD flowers looks set to go ahead, with a decree expected to be officially published at the start of November – and an immediate legal appeal against it likely ...

UK advertising watchdog raps shopping channel over CBD firm's health claims

Written by Freddie Dawson | 18th October 2021

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has held a shopping infomercial channel to account for claims made for a CBD product being marketed during one of its shows ...

Potential for psychedelic treatments prompts big North American buyouts

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 15th October 2021

Interest in psychedelic drugs and treatments continues to grow, as evidenced by three major takeovers in Canada and the USA, two involving drug treatments developments and another offering a network of ketamine infusion treatment centres...

New Moroccan government will stick with medical cannabis production plan

Written by CannIntelligence | 14th October 2021

Morocco’s new medical cannabis law is still supported by the new government of Aziz Akhannouch, even though it was the pet project of a minister in the government he has displaced ...

Charlotte's Web new dietary ingredient application did include ValidCare data

Written by Freddie Dawson | 14th October 2021

It turns out the Charlotte’s Web application to the US FDA for the registration of a full spectrum hemp extract as a new dietary ingredient (NDI) DID include data from the ValidCare industry study ...

Is CBD a dietary ingredient or a drug? US FDA 'appears to have changed its mind'

Written by CannIntelligence | 13th October 2021

The lack of a clear regulatory pathway to market for CBD products in the US is highlighted by a row over the FDA’s denial of new dietary ingredient (NDI) approval for full spectrum hemp extracts...

Personal mental health histories lead to investments in psychedelics research

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 12th October 2021

Two North American entrepreneurs have put millions of dollars into exploring the treatment efficacy of psychedelics, based on personal experience of using them to help deal with their own mental health issues ...

High Tide enters UK market with £9m purchase of Scotland's Blessed CBD

Written by Freddie Dawson | 11th October 2021

The Canadian cannabis retailer High Tide has made a move into the UK CBD sector by purchasing 80% of the Scottish CBD company Blessed CBD for just over £9m ...

German medical cannabis imports rise but no sign of domestic production yet

Written by CannIntelligence | 8th October 2021

German imports of medical cannabis flowers rose by 80% in the first half of 2021 compared to the same period of 2021, but hopes of establishing local production were...

Thailand expecting massive returns from economic zone cannabinoid pilot

Written by CannIntelligence | 8th October 2021

Thailand’s government is allowing farmers in the country’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) to use 10,000 rai of undeveloped land to grow cannabis, hemp, and other medicinal herbs to help boost the economy and farmer's standard...

Could CBD companies face scrutiny from another US regulatory agency?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 6th October 2021

Does the CBD industry now face increased scrutiny from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)? ...

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