News analysis for professionals in the cannabis industry

Italian Senate president unilaterally denies hemp regulation amendment

Written by CannIntelligence | 19th December 2019

The proposal to regulate and tax low-THC hemp varieties of cannabis has been removed from the budget bill and declared inadmissible by the president of the Italian senate ...

Calls for new regulation after ‘vape-related’ death of Belgian teenager

Written by CannIntelligence | 19th December 2019

Regulation in Belgium and possibly across Europe may change as a result of the link being made between CBD vaping and a teenager’s death – though that link has not been verified ...

Brazil takes a major step towards liberalisation of the hemp industry

Written by Marija Obradovic | 19th December 2019

Brazil has granted industrial hemp cultivation and processing authorisation to a company in a move that may be viewed as a major step towards liberalisation of the hemp and cannabinoid sector in the country ...

Despite hold-ups, the outlook appears bright for Zimbabwe’s cannabis trade

Written by CannIntelligence | 18th December 2019

The legalisation of cannabis production in Zimbabwe – including both low-THC “hemp” and higher THC “medical cannabis” varieties – has created considerable interest but continues to be held back ...

Two CBD products approved under Irish medical cannabis programme

Written by CannIntelligence | 17th December 2019

The Irish government has given approval to two CBD-based medicines as it starts its medical cannabis programme ...

Guidance in place, but finance not yet SAFE: CBD-Intel business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 17th December 2019

Guidance on SAFE Banking, the emergence of non-CBD CBD creams, and a question of wind in Arizona are among the latest items of business news in brief from CBD-Intel ...

Wuhan launches out into South Africa with coffee, creams and mushrooms

Written by CannIntelligence | 16th December 2019

Wuhan General Group has announced that it is to launch CBD cosmetic creams, coffees and medicinal mushrooms in South Africa before a planned expansion across more of the region ...

Is Austria losing enthusiasm for the enforcement of novel food rules?

Written by CannIntelligence | 16th December 2019

Confusion surrounds the sale of CBD food products in Austria – but that has not stopped some companies that have previously run into trouble with the authorities from reintroducing items into the market ...

Boris’s Brexit: what it could mean for the UK CBD industry

Written by Barnaby Page | 16th December 2019

Boris Johnson’s landslide victory in the British general election means Brexit will almost certainly take place early in 2020. But will the strenthening of the Conservative grip on power have any direct impact on CBD?...

UK fuel station forecourt stores provide a way ahead for CBD vaping

Written by CannIntelligence | 11th December 2019

Vaping brands are looking with increased interest at the CBD product retail opportunity represented by opening a shop-within-a-shop at fuel stations. A number of businesses see it as a viable way to increase visibility and...

US-Canadian joint venture in hemp processing: business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 11th December 2019

CBD-Intel brings you news of a US-Canadian joint venture, new CBD product launches, a Canadian company's purchase of a Uruguayan grower, and a hitmaking music duo's hemp deal ...

EU novel food rules put CBD focus on cosmetics and pet products

Written by Freddie Dawson | 4th December 2019

Market limitations in Europe due to EU novel food regulations mean members of the CBD industry are likely to look at areas such as cosmetics and products for animals, according to a number of experts...

Italy's Five Star party proposes new tax regulation on hemp products

Written by CannIntelligence | 3rd December 2019

Two amendments to regulate the sale of hemp products have been put forward by Italy’s Five Star party, including a tax on hemp-related items ...

Mexico wrestles with proposals over legalisation of cannabis

Written by CannIntelligence | 2nd December 2019

Mexico is getting closer to approving new legislation that will legalise cannabis; however, the question of whether CBD products should also be legalised is splitting opinions within the ruling party ...

Italian government urged to take action on hemp regulation

Written by CannIntelligence | 2nd December 2019

The Italian government has been urged to take action on regulating hemp and derived products, in a resolution adopted by the Agricultural Commission of the Italian House of Representatives ...

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...

Progressive Brighton well ahead in UK table for online search interest in CBD

Written by CannIntelligence | 27th November 2019

Residents of Brighton are more likely to search online for information about CBD than those of other UK cities, according to a survey based on figures from Google Trends ...

Quebec monopoly calls temporary halt to sales of cannabis vaping devices

Written by CannIntelligence | 27th November 2019

Cannabis-based vaping products won’t be legally available in Canada’s second-largest province “for the time being” after the Quebec government-owned cannabis monopoly decided to keep them off the shelves ...

FDA cracks down again on health claims, but seems receptive to CBD

Written by Barnaby Page | 26th November 2019

Scrutiny of the CBD market appears to be growing at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which this week reprimanded a further 15 companies for selling CBD products as drugs and also updated its...

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 ...

Inclusion of cannabis leaf extract in EU cosmetics database 'a milestone'

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla | 25th November 2019

The inclusion of some new cannabis-related entries in the CosIng catalogue will facilitate the placement of cannabis-containing cosmetics in the EU market – provided all other rules, such as limits on THC, are respected ...

US hemp crops going to rot and waste for lack of access to processing

Written by CannIntelligence | 25th November 2019

US hemp farmers are facing devastating crop rot due to a lack of processing capability and limited access to financial measures, according to an industry expert ...

A NICE change of heart as UK approves CBD-based medicines after all

Written by CannIntelligence | 21st November 2019

Official approval by the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) of the drugs Epidyolex and Sativex will be seen by many as a positive sign of growing acceptance of cannabis-based medicines ...

CBD patent awarded for treatment of genetic condition: CBD business news in brief

Written by CannIntelligence | 18th November 2019

The US Patent and Trademark Office has awarded a specialist pharmaceutical company a patent for a cannabidiol treatment of Fragile X Syndrome – a genetic condition. Other items include news from Australia, Latin America, the EU...

American CBD company blames limited regulation for drop in sales

Written by CannIntelligence | 18th November 2019

CV Sciences, a company based in California, is blaming a lack of regulatory clarity after its latest results revealed a downturn in revenue ...

US federal spending package to provide funding for research and enforcement

Written by CannIntelligence | 18th November 2019

A "minibus spending package" in the US Senate will provide hemp stakeholders with protection as well as funding for further work by federal institutions in the sector ...

CBD or medical cannabis? Some users – and companies – could do with both

Written by CannIntelligence | 17th November 2019

While entrepreneurs and users tend to focus just on medical cannabis or just on CBD, many people would benefit from a balanced use of both, according to a patient who also runs three companies in...

CBD firm denies liability over driver’s lost job and woman’s amputation

Written by Freddie Dawson | 14th November 2019

The owner of the JustCBD range of products is being sued in Florida by a woman who claims she lost both her legs after vaping CBD oil – and in Illinois by a truck driver...

CBD vaping will not be allowed under Massachusetts ban exemption

Written by Freddie Dawson | 13th November 2019

CBD vaping will not be permitted under an exemption from cannabis regulators to the vaping ban brought in by the Republican governor of Massachusetts, Charlie Baker ...

Portugal steps up enforcement over edibles with seizure in Porto

Written by Marija Obradovic | 13th November 2019

Authorities in Porto recently seized over 500 edible products, stepping up enforcement efforts ...

‘Potential goes beyond CBD and THC – but consumers need educating’

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 12th November 2019

Educating consumers is the key to success in the fast-moving industry of cannabis-based products, says Melissa Jochim, founder of High Beauty, a brand of skincare products from pressed hemp seed oil ...

Upcoming legislation set to propel Colombian CBD industry development

Written by CannIntelligence | 12th November 2019

Upcoming legislation in Colombia could help to clarify details between psychoactive and non-psychoactive cannabis, which in turn will help speed up the development of the CBD industry ...

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 ...

NYPD acts on FedEx tip-off that was shrugged off by police in Vermont

Written by CannIntelligence | 12th November 2019

Police in Vermont were satisfied with the legality of a shipment of hemp after being tipped off by delivery company FedEx – but the New York Police Department took a different view ...

Typical CBD user 'is college-educated white woman aged 44 or above'

Written by CannIntelligence | 11th November 2019

A US-based international survey suggests the majority of CBD users are white, middle-aged women with a higher level of education. The report also highlights reasons for the use of CBD products ...

US survey results reveal real worry over safety of CBD products

Written by CannIntelligence | 11th November 2019

A survey suggests that the vaping health scare appears to have had some impact on US consumer perceptions of CBD, with almost half of consumers surveyed admitting worry over CBD products ...

New UK trade association places its focus on EU novel food regulations

Written by CannIntelligence | 7th November 2019

The Centre for Medical Cannabis is launching a new Association for the Cannabinoid Industry (ACI), claiming to be the first CBD trade organisation in the UK to ensure compliance with EU novel food regulations ...

Trump nominee Hahn unlikely to change much as FDA commissioner

Written by CannIntelligence | 6th November 2019

Little is expected to change at the US FDA in terms of CBD or cannabis policy if president Donald Trump’s nominee Stephen Hahn is approved as commissioner, according to sources contacted by CBD-Intel ...

Unreliability of oils ‘will hold back CBD’ – but there is another way

Written by Freddie Dawson | 5th November 2019

A CBD company is trying to convince other vendors to give up selling CBD oils, believing the variable bioavailability of oils will hold the industry back ...

CBD regulation will not be forgotten by new Polish parliament, says ex-MP

Written by CannIntelligence | 5th November 2019

CBD issues will be addressed in Poland's next parliamentary session, according to former MP Piotr Liroy-Marzec ...

Polish hemp fields grow and grow with profit potential of CBD

Written by CannIntelligence | 5th November 2019

CBD cultivation continues to grow rapidly, and aggregate surface of Polish hemp fields has significantly increased over the past five years ...

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 ...

'Isn't it dodgy?' Survey spells gloomy news for the UK cannabidiol market

Written by CannIntelligence | 4th November 2019

A survey, by Manchester-based company Dr Ed – specialists in the sale of cannabidiol products – found almost every possible negative stereotype about CBD to be harboured by the majority of those surveyed ...

Hemp extraction proposal falls short of solving Italian regulation chaos

Written by CannIntelligence | 4th November 2019

A proposal to regulate the sale of hemp biomass in Italy has been put before the Agriculture Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, but members of the industry fear it does not go far enough...

Ukraine's new government drops plan to legalise medical cannabis

Written by CannIntelligence | 31st October 2019

The legalisation of medical cannabis in Ukraine, which was expected this year, is now likely to be indefinitely suspended following a decision not to include cannabis in the list of substances permitted in the country...

Agriculture department set to issue rules for US national hemp program

Written by CannIntelligence | 30th October 2019

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that it is preparing to release the interim final rules governing a national hemp product program ...

Full-spectrum products are 'the future', says pro-hemp vet

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 29th October 2019

California vet Tim Shu, founder of Vet CBD and Dr Shu’s Pet Care, discusses the future of full-spectrum products, cannabinoid therapeutics, and the need for further research and regulation ...

Into the fourth dimension, and other stories: CBD business news in brief

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 28th October 2019

A bumper crop of business briefs includes news of a “unique 4D, shape-changing cannabinoid and active ingredient delivery system” ...

Product liability claim over vape-related injury a threat to CBD industry

Written by CannIntelligence | 28th October 2019

A product liability lawsuit filed in Washington state could be a very serious issue for the CBD industry in the near future, especially following the ongoing lung-related illness outbreak ...

Slovakia’s parliament dashes hopes that CBD was to be legalised

Written by CannIntelligence | 28th October 2019

CBD remains banned in Slovakia after the country’s parliament, the National Council, defied widespread expectation that the substance would be legalised in line with the rest of Europe ...

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