A Swedish court has ruled that a product containing CBD for oral consumption cannot automatically be classified as a pharmaceutical, but that the legal status of each product must be assessed individually ...
The relative newness of CBD means brands will look to get big names to endorse it – but as the product becomes more known and accepted, this could all change ...
Despite various bodies making steps towards legalisation, the existing legal environment for CBD across the US remains a patchwork of contradictory policies ...
The American public believes nicotine e-cigarettes to be more dangerous than THC vaping, even as official statements on the recent outbreak of lung disease start to emphasise the role of cannabis and play down the...
Uncertainty over the legal status and future of CBD in Italy is affecting the way some manufacturers prepare and label their products, according to a senior executive in the industry ...
Moves are under way in a number of US states to take executive action against various vapour products. Meanwhile, a Kentucky CBD firm is suing for $44m an Oregon company it says sold it “nearly...
A San Francisco-based CBD firm is donating all September profits from its bestselling line to Leonardo DiCaprio’s Earth Alliance Amazon Forest Fund. This and other business news in brief ...
Passage of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act through the US House of Representatives is but one skirmish, with a potentially fiercer battle awaiting in the Senate and the White House ...
Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 25th September 2019
Scientific studies reveal varying views on the use of CBD and cannabis in treating PTSD, HIV, depression, anxiety and stress, while parents are warned not to give CBD to their children ...
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 ...
Multi-level marketing of cannabidiol is booming in the US and Europe, with forecasts for the market to continue expanding. There are advantages to the system – and challenges ...
The cannabis and CBD sectors have thus far remained remarkably unscathed by the lung illness outbreak in the US, despite a growing suspicion that in at least many cases, the culprit may be THC oil...
US Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell is to attach funding to the agricultural appropriations bill to speed the FDA’s preliminary steps towards rulemaking for CBD products ...
CBD users in parts of London will have the chance to get cannabidiol soft drinks without leaving their homes after drinks company Botanic Lab announced a partnership with home delivery firm Deliveroo, creating what they...
As Canada prepares for the legalisation of cannabis edibles and topical creams this autumn, one province wants to restrict them. Quebec has served notice that it plans to adopt its own set of regulations banning...
Experts have criticised plans by the Irish government to turn the country’s dwindling peat bogs into hemp farms that could produce the raw material for CBD products ...
CBD-Intel managing director Tim Phillips gave an informative presentation to visitors to the Hemp & CBD Expo in Birmingham, UK, on 15th September 2019.
The talk covered the UK market in general, plus the results of...
Regulatory developments from the US, EU, Germany, Italy, India, Israel and Myanmar – and news of an “illegal” incursion into Austria by undercover Swiss border guards ...
A professional football club from England’s second highest division could give its players CBD supplements after tying up a deal with a local CBD company ...
The chief medical officer of the US National Football League (NFL) remains wary of letting players use CBD, despite a number of stars coming forward to endorse it ...
Five months after police in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg raided CBD shops and confiscated goods worth hundreds of thousands of euros, no charges have yet been filed ...
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...
The launch of many CBD-containing foods, beverages and cosmetics in California has been delayed further as a bill legalising their sale is now not expected to pass before the end of the legislative session, which...
Curaleaf, a US-based vendor of CBD products with a presence in 12 states, has responded to warnings made by the FDA about its marketing of CBD products ...
The US Drug Enforcement Agency has decided to expand cannabinoid scientific research and no longer requires registration for the growth or research of hemp ...
Despite continuing uncertainty, the Russian CBD market is on the verge of big changes, following the approval of a draft bill by the national parliament ...
Americans for Safe Access has issued the Patient’s Guide to CBD, Ireland sees increase in hemping-growing licence applications, and over 6000 plants have been seized in Portugal ...
Information from the US, the UK, Canada and Africa, including how more than half of the hemp crops planted in Hawaii have had to be destroyed due to THC content being over the permitted levels...
The panel largely responsible for recommending which drugs the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) should provide may discourage use of the CBD-based drug Epidyolex ...
UK ornamental flowers producer the Bridge Farm Group says it will focus on hemp and CBD following its recent acquisition by Canadian cannabis company Sundial Growers ...
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 ...
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 ...
A new government decree in Colombia is expected to boost the hemp/cannabis export market by as early as the end of 2019, leading to optimism about the industry in the country ...
An organisation led by a former UK government advisor is proposing a significant new medical cannabis study, potentially providing treatment to thousands of patients ...
CBD is being brought reluctantly into the recent growing concern surrounding an unexplained lung condition affecting more than 120 people across the US ...
Consumers looking for the medical benefits of cannabis are willing to pay a premium for high-CBD flowers, according to the findings of a new study by a group of US universities ...
US cannabis company Bhang is targeting six European CBD markets, including the UK and Spain, in a bid to evolve from a regional supplier to global player ...
Some Italian companies have begun to register CBD hemp flower products as animal feed in an attempt to avoid regulatory confusion and uneven enforcement in the country ...
Unilever, one of the world's largest consumer goods companies, is still planning to launch its own CBD-infused deodorant under its Schmidt’s Naturals brand ...
The future of one of Canada's largest cannabis companies is hanging in the balance after a whistleblower and an unannounced inspection by Health Canada triggered a series of problems for CannTrust ...
CBD supplier Kannaway says it has been granted licences confirming compliance with the law and permitting free sale of a product in an EU member state – Bulgaria – as well as in Russia ...
The precise role Mexico’s government should play in a future cannabis industry was among the major issues discussed at a recent three-day event hosted by the country’s Senate ...
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 ...