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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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...
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 inched closer towards legalising recreational and medical cannabis as a committee of the upper parliamentary chamber backed a proposal to regulate the market ...
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 ...
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 ...
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)...
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 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...
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 ...
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 campaigners believe they have done enough to secure a referendum on the legalisation of cannabis cultivation for personal use and the decriminalisation of possession ...
The economic tide flowing for cannabis continues to float businesses in the US in secondary areas such as cultivation systems and delivery services too ...
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...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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 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’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...
Zimbabwe wants to be a big player in the African cannabis industry, but the country is failing to meet its initial ambitions because only a few licensed companies are active ...
Panama is set to become the first country in Central America to legalise and regulate medicinal cannabis after the 44-member National Assembly voted unanimously in favour of doing so ...
Patience continues to be the watchword when it comes to innovation in the cannabinoid beverage space. Developments continue but companies appear willing to take their time to enter the market as regulation loosens ...
Although many point to tax rates driving legal prices higher than those on the illicit market, access plays a bigger role than price in the survival of cannabis black markets, according to experts ...
A Nordic company making functional ingredients from mushrooms is looking for €3m in Series A investment in order to scale up its production capacity to meet demand ...
Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 23rd September 2021
The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is calling for an increase in production of cannabis and psychedelics to supply federal research and clinical trials ...
Kentucky and Tennessee are among a large number of Southeastern US states that have not yet passed legislation for medical cannabis programs. Here, CBD-Intel examines the issues behind the official reluctance ...
Discount supermarket chain Lidl has removed foods containing hemp from its stores in Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands amid concerns that the products contain excessive levels of THC ...
Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 20th September 2021
The long-running saga of one of the first UK police raids on a retail location selling hemp products has finally ended after a jury took just 30 minutes to reach a non-guilty verdict on drug...
Enforcement action against companies pushing the limits on marketing delta-8 THC products in the US is likely following a health advisory from the FDA and CDC ...