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Multiple proposals could spell legalisation of hemp and CBD in Israel

Written by CannIntelligence | 4th September 2020

Israel is considering amending the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, which – if successful – will have a major impact on the market with hemp and CBD products ...

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 ...

The entourage effect – absence of evidence, but no evidence of absence

Written by CannIntelligence | 11th August 2020

Some recent research has cast doubt on the idea that cannabis compounds may be more effective when taken together ...

Distribution deals show faith in future of European CBD retail

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 22nd July 2020

Firms from Israel and South America are showing faith in the European CBD market, and its bricks-and-mortar retail, with distribution deals to place their products in a growing number of outlets ...

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 ...

CBD sector expands in Japan despite stricter import checks

Written by CannIntelligence | 15th May 2020

After a slow start, Japan's CBD sector is expanding rapidly, with the number of specialist shops growing, more vape and health shops, as well as the biggest discount retailer, now carrying CBD products ...

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 ...

Uzbekistan approves hemp cultivation and manufacture under licence

Written by CannIntelligence | 17th April 2020

The government of Uzbekistan has allowed the turnover and imports of hemp and its related products within its territory, according to recent statements made by the press service of the Uzbek Presidential Administration ...

Company boss hopes to help draw up legalisation of hemp in Kazakhstan

Written by CannIntelligence | 12th March 2020

Companies are beginning to show interest in Kazakhstan ahead of an anticipated liberalisation of cannabis laws they hope will allow the cultivation and production of hemp products for medical, food and other purposes ...

Epidiolex passes another clinical trial for treatment of Dravet syndrome

Written by Freddie Dawson | 11th March 2020

Results from a successful phase three clinical trial on the use of Epidiolex to treat drug-resistant Dravet syndrome have been published in the JAMA Neurology journal ...

CBD medicines could be approved in Philippines without need of new law

Written by CannIntelligence | 10th March 2020

Legislative efforts will continue to push for cannabinoid liberalisation in the Philippines – despite recent comments that approval in principle of the epilepsy drug Epidiolex would be sufficient to cover most matters ...

Would you like a dash of CBD with your burger? Business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 5th March 2020

A Denver-based chain claims to be the first CBD burger franchise in the US, while a Japanese company says it can extract CBD from orange peel. These and other stories are in CBD-Intel's latest round-up...

Toothpaste giant enters CBD market: business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 26th February 2020

Toothpaste giant Colgate is entering the CBD market, researchers have created a laser scanner that can tell the difference between legal hemp and potentially illegal cannabis, and wrestling legend Kevin Nash has become the latest...

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 ...

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 ...

Medical cannabis could now 'see the light of day' in the Philippines

Written by CannIntelligence | 13th February 2020

The current administration in the Philippines has expressed its openness to introducing cannabis products into the country, but strictly in medicinal form – contrary to what the president indicated last year ...

Guitar legend to launch his own CBD range: business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 30th January 2020

Guitar legend Carlos Santana is teaming up with a legal cannabis company to have his own branded range of CBD; a CBD firm plans to replant burnt Australian trees, and a French restaurant offers a...

Can CBD help make anticancer drugs and antibiotics more effective?

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 22nd January 2020

Two new studies have shown hopeful signs that CBD could be combined with existing drugs to improve treatment – in one case, of cancer, and in the other of the potentially deadly E. coli ...

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 ...

Law criminalising the use of cannabis challenged in Indian court

Written by CannIntelligence | 29th November 2019

An Indian court is getting ready to hear a petition challenging the constitutionality of a law prohibiting and criminalising the use of cannabis. India has a long history of usage of cannabis, yet the plant...

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 ...

CBD 'most searched health term in the US': CBD business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 4th November 2019

According to research from San Diego State University, CBD is the most searched health term in the US. Also covered are further stories from the US, Australia, India, Italy and Switzerland ...

Research reveals how CBD offsets mentally disturbing effects of THC

Written by CannIntelligence | 17th October 2019

Researchers in Canada have for the first time revealed how CBD can block unwanted THC-related side-effects of cannabis. Also: Can CBD relieve anxiety disorders? and the therapeutic potential of ‘Turbo’ oil tested ...

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 ...

Malaysia looks to begin research into medical cannabis

Written by CannIntelligence | 24th September 2019

The Malaysian government is to allow the import, storage, distribution and sale of medical marijuana – as long as producers or importers can prove its safety and efficacy for medical use ...

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 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 ...

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

Written by CannIntelligence | 26th August 2019

Austrian and German police policy, local THC decision in Italy, Slovakian de-scheduling, Croatian proposals, US federal and state rulings and Israeli priorities come under the regulatory spotlight ...

CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 19th August 2019

CBD-Intel’s regular round-up of regulatory news features items from the US, Mexico, Germany, Italy, Spain, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, and the self-governing UK dependency of Jersey ...

CBD-Intel business news in brief, 8th-12th July 2019

Written by CannIntelligence | 15th July 2019

CBD-Intel brings you up-to-date with the latest developments in the fast-moving world of CBD business deals ...

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

Written by CannIntelligence | 8th July 2019

Elvis Presley CBD for your hound dog? CBD-Intel’s business news round-up includes items from New York, British Columbia, Ireland, the UK, Hong Kong, Israel, Australia and Colombia ...

CBD and cannabis news in brief: International

Written by CannIntelligence | 20th May 2019

The first in a new weekly round-up from around the world brings you news from India, Canada – and the International Space Station ...

Japan’s new CBD stores tread softly but promise big things to come

Written by CannIntelligence | 14th May 2019

The nascent CBD sector in Japan gained a new outlet when the H&F Dispensary opened at the beginning of May in Hiroshima ...

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 ...

Philippines moves one step closer to legalising medical cannabis

Written by ECigIntelligence | 29th March 2019

The Philippines moved one step closer to legalising cannabis for medical use when a bill was approved on its final reading, but its progress to law could be scuppered by opposition from president Rodrigo...

Cannabis is popular left, right and centre as Israeli election approaches

Written by CannIntelligence | 22nd March 2019

Politicians in Israel are rarely united on any single issue, but as the much contended Israeli election draws nearer, members from across the political spectrum support the full legalisation of recreational cannabis ...

UN narcotics committee postpones vote on CBD and cannabis rules

Written by Freddie Dawson | 26th February 2019

The United Nations Committee on Narcotic Drugs (UNCND) has delayed voting on cannabis and CBD recommendations in a move that has upset a number of delegates ...

Singapore ministries declare cannabis mad, bad and dangerous

Written by Freddie Dawson | 18th February 2019

Singaporean authorities do not believe there is sufficient evidence supporting the efficacy of “raw” cannabis, considering the plant and its derivatives to be a dangerous drug with few medical benefits ...

Israel can grow its cannabis and CBD sector with government blessing

Written by CannIntelligence | 7th February 2019

Although cannabis is considered a dangerous drug in Israel, government support for cannabis start-ups and liberal policies on research have helped the country develop an active medical cannabis industry ...

Israel gears up for trade after cannabis export law is passed

Written by CannIntelligence | 5th February 2019

Israeli firms will soon be able to export medical cannabis and some derived medical cannabis products after a bill was passed establishing a licensing and supervision regime ...

Kosher product approval achieved by two CBD companies

Written by CannIntelligence | 25th January 2019

Two CBD products have received kosher status from the largest agency in Europe dealing with rabbinically-approved foodstuffs. London-based Advance Biotech received kosher certification from KLBD Kosher Certification in September 2018, followed by Provocan, a CBD brand...

Where in the world are the countries most likely to legalise cannabis?

Written by Barnaby Page | 17th January 2019

Researchers in Portugal have developed an algorithm to identify characteristics that suggest the nations most likely to legalise recreational cannabis ...

Japan embraces CBD – with eager endorsement in high places

Written by CannIntelligence | 1st August 2018

Japan, although a socially conservative nation with stringent laws on both medical and recreational marijuana, now allows the sale of CBD products – and even the prime minister’s wife approves ...

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