The Austrian government is to review the enforcement of rules on CBD, but stricter interpretations are not expected despite recent rumours and the fears of some sellers of CBD products ...
The UK’s Food Standards Agency has said there will be no change in UK regulations concerning CBD as a novel food ingredient should the UK leave the EU on 29th March ...
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 ...
Interest in the Greek CBD market continues to grow despite an uncertain regulatory situation, with a number of apparent cases of police taking action against people acting entirely legally ...
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 ...
Despite the 2018 Farm Act, CBD companies hoping for a national market in the US are still hampered by federal regulations, with products prevented from being sold across state lines ...
A growing domestic CBD consumer base and excellent potential for cannabis farming make Argentina an intriguing market despite regulatory ambiguity and differences in opinion between national and provincial authorities ...
Congressional politicians in Tennessee have been turning their attention to possible regulation of farming for CBD, while those in Georgia have been addressed by military veterans eager for CBD to be legalised ...
A series of advertisements for CBD products will be seen at Sunday’s Super Bowl LIII between the New England Patriots and the LA Rams, powerfully demonstrating their arrival in the US mainstream ...
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...
A proposal before the Italian government to legalise personal cultivation and possession of cannabis would also allow cannabis flowers with THC concentrations of up to 1% in foods and as a herbal product ...
Wyoming is unlikely to join the long list of US states permitting the legal use of CBD after a bill proposing legalisation failed to pass through the Republican-controlled state House’s judiciary committee ...
No food item should contain any cannabinoid, including CBD, in the EU without prior novel food ingredient authorisation following a change by European authorities - though this is open to interpretation ...
Michigan legislators have passed what is thought to be the first US law specifically exempting CBD products from state medical cannabis regulations ...
Though Lloyds is a lesser name than Boots among UK pharmacy chains, its partnership with Sainsbury’s means it could be poised to dramatically expand the range of the supermarket’s CBD product offerings.
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Researchers in Portugal have developed an algorithm to identify characteristics that suggest the nations most likely to legalise recreational cannabis ...
An unconfirmed seizure of products from a shop in Arizona could be the first instance of enforcement on CBD by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials since the passage of the US 2018 Farm Bill...
The Canadian government has released proposed regulations for additional products containing cannabis-derived ingredients, including food items, beverages, extracts and topicals ...
A Swiss CBD company claims to have become the first cannabidiol firm to use liposomes to deliver the substance into users’ bodies and says its new products will deliver CBD to a user’s system four...
A British biopharmaceutical company will be trialling the use of CBD and other hemp-based products for treating opioid addiction, as well as other conditions ...
The co-founder of an online CBD shop has accused rivals of deceptive marketing. Johan Obel of TheDrug.Store also called for more clarity – and tighter controls – over what is and is not legal...
The Italian government has responded to confusion over permitted THC levels in hemp-derived products such as foods, oils, supplements and animal feeds by informing the European Commission of its plans ...
When can a health claim be made in an advertisement for a CBD product in the UK? CBD-Intel considers how the advertising codes may be legally applied in practice ...
The US Congress is expected to address the legal situation of CBD and cannabis during the upcoming congressional session, according to a number of experts interviewed by CBD-Intel ...
Pro-cannabis measures are expected to receive at least 18 more votes of support in the new US Congress, according to exclusive research by CBD-Intel, with more than 60 new Representatives supporting legalisation ...
While CBD has been one of THE stories of 2018, the novelty phase is now over, and 2019 will be the year the longer-term future of CBD products becomes clearer. CBD-Intel looks at prospects for...
Companies which make beverages containing CBD are resorting to new technologies to get around a thorny problem.
CBD is not water soluble, meaning a fatty emulsion needs to be created in order to get the substance...
Removing hemp from the federal narcotics Schedule 1 list does not mean that all CBD products are now permitted, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned ...
The presence of CBD could render cannabis useless as a treatment for glaucoma, new research warns. Long-term use of the substance may even worsen one of the main risk factors for the eye disease ...
New York state has set out a series of new regulatory requirements for businesses wanting to produce or sell CBD products in its jurisdiction, with strict manufacturing, reporting and product category guidelines ...
The US Congress has approved a compromise version of the 2018 Farm Bill which will remove industrial hemp from the federal narcotics Schedule 1 list, potentially giving a green light to development of the CBD...
A Canadian company is facing the prospect of losing its licence to produce and sell cannabis products. It would mark the first time Health Canada has revoked a licence since the country began regulating medical...
Turning Point Brands, one of America’s largest smokeless tobacco and vapour companies, has taken a minority stake in Canadian American Standard Hemp, a company dedicated to CBD products ...
US tobacco giant Altria has bought a 45% stake in Canadian cannabis company the Cronos Group, with the option to take a majority 55% stake within the next four years ...
The merger of two companies in the US CBD sector – Level Brands and Cure Based Developments – is dependent on the US Farm Bill legalising CBD at federal level ...
Charlotte’s Web Holdings, which claims to be the market leader in “innovative hemp-based, CBD wellness products”, says it expects to add national drugstores to its thousands of locations in the US soon ...
Among a wave of drinkable CBD products released in the UK this year, one of the more controversial is Love Hemp’s CBD-infused bottled water – advertised as being spring water “infused with CBD hemp droplets”...
Canadian medical cannabis company Wayland Group has agreed to purchase 51% of the British firm Theros Pharma for £27.8m – if it succeeds in gaining a UK cultivation or import licence ...
Canadian company Indivia has announced its first move into the European market after investing in a deal worth more than $1.1m to purchase a licence to grow cannabis in Denmark ...
British detox products supplier Equilibrium Labs is to add CBD to its Sober Up shots next year, in a move that could benefit those with foggy heads thanks to a new CBD beer also hitting...
Securing cannabis supplies for research purposes is the focus of an information request from the US federal government. They are asking businesses about the ability to analyse, produce, and even distribute cannabis products for research....
A Big Tobacco company which invested in a medical cannabis startup will not influence how the smaller firm is run, according to bosses at Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies ...
The British government last week presented the 585-page draft withdrawal agreement which lays out how it intends the UK to leave the European Union. Here CBD-Intel explains just how it may affect the CBD industry...
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