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With midterms coming, what has the Biden administration ever done for us?

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 15th September 2022

As the US midterm elections approach, questions are being raised about the actions the Biden administration has taken to meet campaign promises regarding drug reform ...

CBD brands hit supermarket shelves as UK market shows mainstream appeal

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 14th September 2022

Despite the challenges of the market, CBD firms appear to be setting their sights on the UK and have secured some major listings in mainstream supermarkets ...

UK startup secures $12m to Trip further into US 'next generation wellness'

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 13th September 2022

UK CBD brand Trip has secured a $12m investment to further its growth in the US and other global markets ...

Where the parties stand on cannabis ahead of Italian elections this month

Written by CannIntelligence | 12th September 2022

The right-wing coalition parties which look most likely to triumph in Italy’s coming elections take a uniformly hard line on drug policy – which could be bad news for the cannabinoids industry ...

German hemp farm raided on grounds crop exceeds country’s 0.2% THC limit

Written by CannIntelligence | 12th September 2022

More than two dozen officers carried out a surprise raid on a farm in Dithmarschen on 30th August as part of “an investigation into the joint illegal trade of large quantities of narcotics”, according to the...

Calls for changes in Canadian cannabis laws as strikes cause supply issues

Written by CannIntelligence | 9th September 2022

Canada’s cannabis industry is calling for changes in the way cannabis products are distributed and sold in some parts of the country after labour disputes in two provinces have led to strikes and forced some...

Coming together over cannabis: is support becoming a bipartisan issue?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 8th September 2022

Once mainly the purview of fringe leftists, support for cannabis continues to become more of a bipartisan issue ...

President puts forward bill to legalise recreational cannabis in Costa Rica

Written by CannIntelligence | 6th September 2022

Costa Rica will look to legalise recreational cannabis with a bill presented to Congress ahead of extraordinary legislative sessions in November, president Rodrigo Chaves announced ...

Minnesota Republicans told they should have been careful what they voted for

Written by CannIntelligence | 5th September 2022

Some Minnesota legislators have expressed regret after failing to realise that a law clarifying rules around hemp products would permit the sale of edible products with THC levels similar to those seen in recreational cannabis...

CBD is no more a drug than honey is, industry expert tells FDA science board

Written by CannIntelligence | 5th September 2022

If CBD is to be regulated as a drug, then so should honey. That was one of the views put by industry members to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Science Board public advisory...

Colombia sees explosion in medical cannabis exports since rules changed

Written by CannIntelligence | 2nd September 2022

The 1st April change to permit the export of medical cannabis from Colombia has sparked an immediate boom in shipments from the South American country ...

African nations press on with medical cannabis, but it's not all plain sailing

Written by CannIntelligence | 1st September 2022

Two southern African countries, Malawi and Zimbabwe, are progressing in the advancement of their nascent medicinal cannabis industries ...

Legal challenge coming after Ghana's Supreme Court halts hemp licensing

Written by CannIntelligence | 31st August 2022

Cannabis activists are set to challenge a ruling by the Supreme Court of Ghana which invalidated a section of the country’s Narcotic Control Commission Act 2020 that would have enabled the licensing of hemp production...

Colombia's new president out to end 'war on drugs' and legalise recreational use

Written by CannIntelligence | 30th August 2022

Colombia’s first leftist president says the “war on drugs” has failed and it is now time to look to formerly prohibited crops such as cannabis to boost the country’s economy and bring some justice to...

State legislatures urge Washington to support moves to legalise cannabis

Written by CannIntelligence | 30th August 2022

The Republican-influenced National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) has explicitly called on the US federal government to support cannabis legalisation measures ...

High costs result in further delays to Belize's cannabis referendum

Written by CannIntelligence | 29th August 2022

Belize will defer a referendum vote on the legalisation of recreational cannabis brought about by opposition from national church leaders in the country, officials have said in a joint statement issued on 4th August ...

A microdosing inhaler: just one of the many new innovations for psychedelics

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 26th August 2022

A new conceptual inhaler designed around the idea of controlled microdosing could eventually lead to a product capable of administering precise amounts of active ingredients such as CBD, nicotine or even psychedelics ...

New B2B platform will aim to make cannabinoids 'boring' and reliable

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 24th August 2022

A new online trading platform will soon facilitate B2B CBD transactions within the EU, filling a gap the company behind it says has so far remained almost unbridged ...

A breathalyser for cannabis impairment? The search to find a reliable test goes on

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 23rd August 2022

US law enforcement is working alongside toxicologists and cannabis breathalyser developer Cannabix Technologies to test and compare various methods of detecting cannabis intoxication ...

Cannabis standards to be added to US federal weights and measures guide

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 23rd August 2022

A US federal government publication on weights and measures is to get a new section providing guidance on cannabis standards, following a vote by officials ...

Move towards granting new US research cannabis licence following slow start

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 22nd August 2022

The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has issued a pre-solicitation notice to approved medical cannabis producers, the next step in securing new suppliers of cannabis for research purposes after a monopoly was ended ...

Medical cannabis advocates in the Philippines find government support

Written by CannIntelligence | 19th August 2022

Medical cannabis advocates in the Philippines have found an ally in a young senator, but there is still much to do ...

US FDA gets into local enforcement now 'rather than play whack-a-mole later'

Written by CannIntelligence | 19th August 2022

Recent unusual activity by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could be an attempt to strike a heavy blow now in order to avoid continuing to play whack-a-mole with enforcement as time goes on...

Views invited as Health Canada moves on prescription-free CBD product sales

Written by CannIntelligence | 18th August 2022

Canada has moved a step closer to allowing some health products containing CBD to be sold without a prescription as Health Canada embarks on consultation over regulatory plans ...

Could cannabis help improve outcomes for patients badly afflicted by Covid?

Written by CannIntelligence | 18th August 2022

A study published this month provides further evidence that cannabis could be helpful in treating severe late-stage Covid-19 ...

Pennsylvania banking bill welcomed, but it's federal legislation they all want

Written by CannIntelligence | 17th August 2022

A new state law will help shield financial companies in Pennsylvania from prosecution over transactions with legal cannabis companies. But industry leaders say more protection is needed after a federal bill was halted ...

US House approves cannabis research bill but hopes for reform remain low

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 16th August 2022

Members of the US House of Representatives have approved a bill to expand and streamline research into CBD and cannabis. The bill is now heading for the Senate and is expected to reach president Joe...

US legislators seek to amend cannabis advertising laws ahead of midterms

Written by CannIntelligence | 15th August 2022

Advertising of cannabis products looks set to be a potential battleground as the US legislature heads towards midterm elections later this year ...

US House agriculture committee hears wish list of changes to 2023 Farm Bill

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 12th August 2022

A group of US Congress members, state agriculture commissioners, researchers and industry representatives told a Congressional committee what changes to the law they would include in the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill if given the chance...

22nd Century plays double-your-money after buying into CBD supply business

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 10th August 2022

US firm 22nd Century expects to double its total annual revenue following the acquisition of GVB Biopharma, which it describes as one of the largest global CBD suppliers ...

Trouble in Lima – hemp bill’s chances tied up in Peru’s congressional crisis

Written by Freddie Dawson | 10th August 2022

New legislation has been put forward in Peru to establish a framework for the production and commercialisation of hemp – but what are its chances of passing in a period of political turmoil? ...

Three nations aiming to lead EU states toward joined-up cannabis reforms

Written by CannIntelligence | 9th August 2022

Germany, Luxembourg and Malta have taken the first step towards working together on the legalisation and regulation of recreational cannabis, leading a wave of potential reform across the EU ...

US DEA makes U-turn on psychedelics as senators call for more research support

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 8th August 2022

The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has withdrawn its proposal to effectively ban five psychedelic compounds after receiving significant opposition from the research and advocacy community ...

Panel urges closer regulation as Jersey's medical cannabis industry moves ahead

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 5th August 2022

The Channel Island of Jersey is continuing to build its cannabis industry, awarding its fifth cultivation licence to a startup amid calls from officials for stricter regulation ...

Peruvian initiative aims to open up hemp industry for rural 'artisan' production

Written by CannIntelligence | 5th August 2022

A bill put forward in Peru seeks to establish regulation that would allow for the production and commercialisation of industrial hemp in the South American country ...

In a world of wide-boys and no-hopers, who should have a licence to sell weed?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 4th August 2022

It’s difficult to get a licence to operate in the cannabis field in the US if you’ve been convicted of selling cannabis before it was legal. Yet such restrictions do little to protect the market...

Exit Tikun, another victim of Australia's tight regulation and low medical sales

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 4th August 2022

One of the first companies involved in medical cannabis is the latest bankruptcy casualty in the volatile global cannabis market – citing slower than expected sales due to more rigorous than expected regulations ...

A very Juicy scandal as 'e-growers' see their cannabis investments disappear

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 3rd August 2022

Scandal now surrounds the cannabis “crowdgrowing” platform Juicy Fields, which is being sued by its investors for fraud ...

Different regulatory pressures driving innovation in cash services to cannabis

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 2nd August 2022

Regulatory change in Canada’s provinces, and the lack of it at federal level in the US, are both encouraging innovation by providers of financial services to cannabis businesses ...

Swiss CBD company takes issue with EFSA’s delay of novel food applications

Written by CannIntelligence | 1st August 2022

A Swiss CBD company has questioned the approach of European authorities in demanding further data in order to advance novel food applications, describing it as an issue that might signal the end of hemp-extracted cannabinoids...

Spain’s first medical cannabis regulation could boost sector despite restrictions

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 29th July 2022

Patients in Spain will soon be able to access cannabis in pharmacies with a medical prescription as the government is about to introduce new legislation ...

CBD moves further into UK mainstream with more invited listings on Amazon

Written by Freddie Dawson | 26th July 2022

Amazon is expanding its UK CBD pilot, inviting firms that comply with UK novel food regulations onto its platform – clear evidence that support for CBD continues to become increasingly mainstream ...

CBD and cannabis on Australia’s horizon – but don’t thank Labor government

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 25th July 2022

CBD products may start to appear on the Australian market but it will not be due to any action taken by the newly elected Labor government, according to industry insiders and experts ...

Are psychedelics set to follow cannabis into mainstream medical acceptance?

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 21st July 2022

Psychedelics are having another moment in the spotlight. But is the heightened awareness just hype, or have these once-taboo substances been permanently rehabilitated? ...

Report calls for cannabis product testing to be standardised between US states

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 20th July 2022

A US coalition of lawyers and lab researchers has called for the implementation of national standards in the testing of cannabis products ...

Argentina's hemp industry hoping new legal framework will encompass delta-8

Written by CannIntelligence | 19th July 2022

The Argentine hemp industry is hopeful that sales of delta-8 THC hemp products will be formally permitted under the country’s new legal framework for cannabinoids ...

UK government to fund research into psychedelic treatment for alcoholism

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 19th July 2022

Biotechnology firm Awakn Life Sciences has secured UK government funding to accelerate the route to the UK and US markets for its proprietary ketamine-assisted therapy, which is designed to treat alcohol use disorder ...

A 'milestone' for psychedelics as clinical trial begins in US with FDA's blessing

Written by Freddie Dawson | 18th July 2022

As the first federally approved psychedelics clinical trial begins in the US, there is broad but not total agreement among official bodies over legalising research into hallucinogenic substances ...

US 0.3% THC limit challenge dismissed: what could it mean for hemp producers?

Written by CannIntelligence | 15th July 2022

Hemp producers have lost an important challenge on the 0.3% THC threshold for hemp-derived products in the US, potentially making producers liable if they go over the threshold during production, whether or not the end...

Neptune Wellness joins the exodus from Canada's troubled cannabis market

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 14th July 2022

Quebec-based Neptune Wellness Solutions has become the latest firm to exit the Canadian cannabis market, switching focus to its consumer packaged goods business, where it sees more potential ...

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