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CBD continues to gain ground across sports in North America; with recent visibility in sports like rugby and baseball, and no general proscription against CBD use from the World Anti-Doping Code, it may be making headway into American football.
Catch up on the latest CBD business news with CBD-Intel’s weekly round-up of stories.
Banking associations from all across the US have written to the Senate to advocate for a hearing on cannabis banking reform
Catch up on the latest CBD business news with CBD-Intel’s weekly round-up of stories.
Many parties taking part in the current European parliamentary elections would like to see more research on the effects of CBD before passing pro-CBD legislation
The first in a new weekly round-up from around the world brings you news from India, Canada – and the International Space Station
The first in a new weekly round-up from around Europe brings you news from Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Lithuania and the EU
The Tennessee legislature has enacted a bill which defines “smoking hemp”
Funding is available for Irish CBD businesses from Enterprise Ireland, a government body facilitating business development
The Italian CBD market should not be severely curtailed despite deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini’s threat to destroy the legal cannabis industry
Elavon Inc, a subsidiary of US Bank that processes card transactions, will cancel payment services for CBD businesses this week, documents seen by CBD-Intel reveal
A decision on legalising recreational cannabis in New Zealand will go to a referendum to be held next year, but the outcome is not likely to affect the regulatory status of CBD
The US Department of Veterans Affairs has opposed three CBD-related bills in Congress, leading some to wonder if the agency is looking to punish veterans who admit using medical cannabis
Women are emerging as key players in the movement to promote medical CBD: starting their own businesses, campaigning for legalisation and creating networks for future empowerment
Ireland’s Department of Health still won’t commit to allowing farmers to grow cannabis for medical use, two years after the health minister announced a medical cannabis access programme
A UK member of parliament has accused the president of a child healthcare organisation of lying to the parliamentary health and social care committee and dismissing the concerns of families
Mexico is well on its way to fully legalising cannabis and its derivative products, but the new government may impose stricter regulation than that left by the previous regime
Europe desperately needs harmonised legislation on medical cannabis – but it could take five years, and Big Pharma must not be allowed to set the agenda, delegates at a conference in Brussels heard
US attorney general William Barr has said the current patchwork regulatory situation for CBD in the country is “intolerable” and given qualified support to an act which would allow states to decide their own policies
Just two out of around 80 people prescribed medical cannabis in the UK have received products containing THC, with the rest getting CBD, the British parliament has heard
Use of the federal mail to deliver CBD products has remained a vexed question for companies in the US since the passing of the 2018 Farm Bill. Now the US Postal Service has shone some light on the issue
Ohio is moving a step nearer following its neighbour Michigan in distinguishing hemp-derived CBD products from state cannabis regulations, while Texas is to remove hemp from its list of controlled substances
UK member of parliament Steve Brine, a supporter of medical cannabis, has resigned as under-secretary of state for public health over Brexit-related issues
CBD products appears to be entering the mainstream of US retail. One of the largest retail pharmacy chains in the US, CVS is already selling a range of products in at least eight US states and Walgreens has announced plans to sell the product in nine states.
The Philippines moved one step closer to legalising cannabis for medical use when a bill was approved on its final reading, but its progress to law could be scuppered by opposition from president Rodrigo Duterte.
The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) promises trials of medical cannabis after a senior consultant told a parliamentary committee of his worries about it being widely prescribed
Under current EU rules, cannabinoid-containing hemp extracts could require pre-market authorisation as they are now considered to be novel foods. CBD-Intel explains how the rules work
Inconsistent quality of products purchased online, and confusion over cannabis itself, could be putting patients at risk, a group of UK MPs were told during presentations on medical cannabis and related issues
Politicians in Israel are rarely united on any single issue, but as the much contended Israeli election draws nearer, members from across the political spectrum support the full legalisation of recreational cannabis
Nearly five months after Canada legalised cannabis, its fledgling system for delivering cannabis and CBD products to consumers is still experiencing growing pains
Lobbyists have highlighted flaws in European authorities’ current classification of cannabinoids as novel foods which could signal change
Several US states and territories are reporting changes to hemp policies following the passing of the 2018 US Farm Bill. One surprisingly positive example is Pennsylvania, which is backing growth
CBD drug manufacturer GW Pharmaceuticals saw a significant net loss in the last quarter, despite growth and sales of its cannabis-derived pharmaceutical drugs going to plan
The US Food and Drug Administration is moving slowly in drawing regulatory boundaries for CBD businesses. Members of Congress have called for clarity, but the FDA says it has no plans to give cannabis derivatives the green light
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) will issue further guidance next week on the use of cannabinoids as novel food ingredients
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has set a tentative date of sometime in April for a long-awaited public meeting to hear from stakeholders and begin a rulemaking process on legalising hemp-derived CBD, according to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb
Growing acceptance and use of CBD in Switzerland, as demonstrated in a recent report, could eventually lead to legalisation of cannabis in the country, according to a range of experts
Momentum in the American CBD market continues to build, but a confusing patchwork of differing interpretations by various state authorities has led to local officials starting to clamp down on retailers
The United Nations Committee on Narcotic Drugs (UNCND) has delayed voting on cannabis and CBD recommendations in a move that has upset a number of delegates
Whether the left or the right ends up in power – and that is difficult to predict – some form of debate around cannabis could be on the cards following forthcoming general elections in Spain
Regulations governing hemp-derived CBD are likely to increase sharply in the near future but then tail off as the product is integrated into general regulatory frameworks for food, cosmetics and industrial products, according to a legal expert
Singaporean authorities do not believe there is sufficient evidence supporting the efficacy of “raw” cannabis, considering the plant and its derivatives to be a dangerous drug with few medical benefits
The European Parliament has passed a resolution supporting medical cannabis – though only in cases where a product has gone through clinical trials and a regulatory approval process
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
This report covers the regulatory status of CBD-related products in Sweden
While the EU has allowed varieties of industrial hemp to be grown in Sweden in accordance with EU rules, cannabidiol extracts are currently widely subject to medicines legislation as interpreted by Sweden’s Medical Products Agency.
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
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