
Marketing and retailing



Tamarind Intelligence podcast: what’s next for e-cigarette regulation?
24th February 2025 - Podcasts |
Barnaby Page, host of Tamarind Intelligence podcast, sits down with Michael Landl, director of the World Vapers’ Alliance, to unpack the major regulatory hurdles facing the e-cigarette sector in 2025 and beyond

Could Switzerland be the first in Europe to fully legalise recreational cannabis?
20th February 2025 - Blogs , News analysis |
Though it’s still early days, Switzerland could become the first European country to wholeheartedly legalise recreational cannabis, though that doesn’t mean that progress in Europe is speeding up


Tamarind Intelligence podcast: Global insights into novel nicotine regulation
14th February 2025 - Podcasts |
Join our host Barnaby Page as he sits down with Pablo Cano Trilla, regulatory director at Tamarind Intelligence, to explore the latest global updates on novel nicotine regulation.

Bill establishing recreational cannabis sales heads to governor…
13th February 2025 - Alerts | North America, United States, Virginia |



Do US cannabis companies need to resort to drastic measures to stay in business?
31st January 2025 - Blogs , News analysis |
Cannabis companies have been pushing the envelope of acceptable marketing and business practices by insinuating unproven benefits for their products while also looking to create the strongest goods possible

Developments and trends in the global cannabis industry, Q4 2024
22nd January 2025 - Market reports , Regulatory reports |
CannIntelligence presents the latest regulatory and market developments and trends in the global cannabis industry in slide deck format. The slide deck covers the latest developments from the fouth quarter of 2024

Temporary block to state rules that would have banned hemp products…
7th January 2025 - Alerts | North America, Tennessee, United States |

Tamarind Intelligence podcast: 2024 highlights and 2025 predictions
19th December 2024 - Podcasts |
Join the Tamarind Intelligence leadership team for a compelling round-table discussion with four top industry experts. They’ll reflect on the major moments of 2024 in the reduced-risk nicotine world and share their insights for 2025.

Allowed levels of THC in UK CBD products to be much lower than Home Office limit
16th December 2024 - News analysis |
Permitted THC levels in CBD products in the UK will be below Home Office drug law levels, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA), though a specific amount has not been announced

CBD firm founder’s personal post deemed an unauthorised health claim by UK ASA
13th November 2024 - News analysis |
Even the most general of positive statements can be construed as a health claim, according to the latest CBD ruling from the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)


Tamarind Intelligence podcast: Impact of novel nicotine products on public tobacco firms
13th November 2024 - Podcasts |
Rupert Wilson, managing director at Strategic Business Consulting and former Rothmans International tobacco expert, sits down with Tamarind Intelligence’s Tim Phillips to examine the influence of novel nicotine products on the performance and strategic direction of public tobacco firms.


Medical cannabis retail price tracker
30th October 2024 - Market data |
This interactive and user-friendly dashboard shows the evolution of retail pricing in four of the largest medical cannabis markets in the world – Australia, Germany, Israel, and the UK

Tamarind Intelligence podcast: A look into the illicit vape market
16th October 2024 - Podcasts |
Join Tamarind Intelligence founder Tim Phillips and Editorial Director Barnaby Page as they explore the complexities of the illicit e-cigarette trade.


Regulatory tracker: current global regulation of CBD, October
9th October 2024 - Regulatory databases |
The CBD regulatory tracker offers a deep analysis of the regulations and proposals in over 50 countries, for nine major regulatory areas: hemp cultivation, processing, flower, extracts, food, cosmetics, vaping, pet food and import/export

Australia: medical cannabis snapshot, October 2024
1st October 2024 - Market reports , Regulatory reports |
This snapshot offers an overview of Australia’s medical cannabis market and its regulations


Poland: medical cannabis snapshot, September 2024
26th September 2024 - Market reports , Regulatory reports |
This snapshot offers an overview of the Poland’s medical cannabis market and its regulations

Israel: medical cannabis snapshot, September 2024
25th September 2024 - Market reports , Regulatory reports |
This snapshot offers an overview of Israel’s medical cannabis market and its regulations

Canada: medical cannabis snapshot, September 2024
25th September 2024 - Market reports , Regulatory reports |
This snapshot offers an overview of Canada’s medical cannabis market and its regulations

UK ASA says no to CBD web guidance on under-age use and maximum daily dose
20th September 2024 - News analysis |
CBD company websites must follow UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) guidelines – even though they are recommendations only – as demonstrated by two new rulings from the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA)

Switzerland: medical cannabis snapshot, September 2024
18th September 2024 - Market reports , Regulatory reports |
This snapshot offers an overview of Switzerland’s medical cannabis market and its regulations

New Zealand: medical cannabis snapshot, September 2024
6th September 2024 - Market reports , Regulatory reports |
This snapshot offers an overview of New Zealand’s medical cannabis market and its regulations

Czech Republic: medical cannabis snapshot, September 2024
4th September 2024 - Market reports , Regulatory reports |
This snapshot offers an overview of the Czech Republic’s medical cannabis market and its regulations

UK: medical cannabis snapshot, September 2024
4th September 2024 - Market reports , Regulatory reports |
This snapshot offers an overview of the UK’s medical cannabis market and its regulations

Germany: medical cannabis snapshot, September 2024
3rd September 2024 - Market reports , Regulatory reports |
This snapshot offers an overview of Germany’s medical cannabis market and its regulations



Chief research officer shares equation for success in developing next-gen products
23rd August 2024 - News analysis |
Businesses that lead product innovation with what the consumer wants will be one step ahead when it comes to taking a next-generation product to market – particularly when making PMTAs in the US

Cannabinoid and vape brands’ joint affair sparks surprise interest from Middle East
16th August 2024 - News analysis |
Executives were taken aback by the enthusiasm vendors showed for a nicotine vape brand in Dubai with a US West Coast theme, even though it involves a product that the UAE only recently legalised

Not your usual partnership between cannabinoid brand and vaping company
9th August 2024 - News analysis |
Vaping company Ispire has signed a 30-year global licensing agreement with Hidden Hills Club, a cannabinoid operation with wider lifestyle ambitions that will lead to the creation of Hidden Hills branded nicotine vaping products

Developments and trends in the global cannabis industry, Q2 2024
25th July 2024 - Market reports , Regulatory reports |
CannIntelligence presents the latest regulatory and market developments and trends in the global cannabis industry in slide deck format. The slide deck covers the latest developments from the second quarter of 2024

Germany’s cannabis clubs are now allowed to operate, but are they really?
19th July 2024 - News analysis |
On 1st July, cannabis clubs became allowed to operate under Germany’s new cannabis law, but this doesn’t mean that even the first already-licensed club will actually be able to start operations anytime soon

Intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids: the US market, July 2024
19th July 2024 - Market reports |
This report examines products offered online in the US that contain alternative active ingredients, such as intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids (IHDCs), kratom and mushrooms

DCC issues dual licences for medical and recreational cannabis sales…
26th June 2024 - Alerts | North America, Ohio, United States |

House Bill on ‘conversion licences’ moves to Senate…
20th June 2024 - Alerts | Delaware, North America, United States |

Private label cannabis products allowed…
4th June 2024 - Alerts | Canada, North America |

UK FSA novel food committee gives CBD brands first positive safety assessments
6th May 2024 - News analysis |
UK-based CBD brands Cannaray and Pureis are the first to obtain a positive safety assessment from the Food and Standards Agency (FSA) Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes

Attorney general issues CIDs over illegal marketing practices…
22nd April 2024 - Alerts | Missouri, North America, United States |

Report recommends changes to Canada’s cannabis law to deal with industry issues
3rd April 2024 - News analysis |
An expert panel report that could set the stage for changes in coming months in the way cannabis is bought, sold and marketed across Canada is recommending wide-ranging amendments to the country’s cannabis law

UNESCO declares CBD store in suburban US shopping mall a World Heritage Site
1st April 2024 - News analysis |
CBDeelite has today (1st April) been declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO), in an effort to preserve some of the CBD era for future generations

Amendment introduced to reduce illegal cannabis sales…
27th March 2024 - Alerts | Canada, North America |

German regulation seen as a beacon of hope during Barcelona’s cannabis week
21st March 2024 - Blogs , News analysis |
The international cannabis sector wrapped up its yearly gathering in Barcelona with all eyes on Germany’s upcoming regulation and the contradiction of host country Spain still without one