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Officials in Malawi have been accused of deliberately setting high licence fees for hemp and cannabis cultivation and trade in order to attract international investment and exclude local ownership
Starting next year, Switzerland will allow the commercial growing of all hemp varieties with a THC content below 1% – even those that are not in the European Union catalogue
Voters in the US states of Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota passed ballot initiatives to legalise adult-use and/or medical cannabis in their states. However, the path from ballot initiative to law is not always clear
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from the EU, Czech Republic, France, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, Mexico, the US, Cayman Islands, Brazil, China Costa Rica and Namibia
How important is the CJEU decision on the Kanavape case? The judgement in favour of CBD from the Courts of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will almost certainly have significant long-term consequences for the CBD industry in Europe. It will likely influence the European Commission (EC)’s further assessment of the question of whether CBD is a narcotic. The preliminary opinion » Continue Reading.
Berta Camps Bisbal, CBD-Intel’s senior legal analyst, presented a comparative analysis of state laws in the US at CBD Live during VOXPO – Virtual Online Vape & CBD Expo on 18th November. She presented an overview of the federal farm bill as well as CBD at the federal level versus state level. You can now watch her presentation to obtain » Continue Reading.
The Italian regulatory landscape differentiates between hemp and cannabis. This report offers a detailed overview of the current regime for CBD as well as for medical and recreational cannabis
Mexico is overall the number one country to watch, rated highly likely to change regulations on both medical and recreational cannabis in the near future.
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from the EU, Germany, Belgium, Spain, the UK, Mexico, the US, Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Israel and Ukraine
Ukraine has undergone a quick shift in opinion on medical cannabis – proceeding from a point where liberalisation of current laws was viewed as unlikely to setting up parliamentary working groups to draft a bill on legalisation
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may be open to allowing CBD as an ingredient in dietary supplements as well as in food and drink products. However, the regulatory pathway is not clear
Singapore has a tough regime for hemp products. This report offers an overview of said regime, covering all areas of law
The Italian Ministry of Health has suspended the recently published decree listing oral administration of CBD as a medicine under Italy’s Narcotics Law
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from France, Germany, Lithuania, the UK, the US, Argentina, Australia, China, Costa Rica, Guyana, Israel, New Zealand, Panama, Russia and Uruguay
Concerns over traceability, limiting final use and demonstrating safety of final products could make it difficult to grant UK novel food approval to CBD ingredients producers and white label manufacturers
This report provides an overview of the recreational cannabis and CBD market in Canada in relation to the provincial regulations in place across the country
It looks like a clean sweep for pro-cannabis referendums in US states. But much work will still need to be done with state legislatures having to design and pass regulatory structures for each measure
One in three US citizens will soon be living in states where recreational cannabis is legal, while around 70% will have access to some form of medical cannabis programme after voters had their say
There is currently no specific national legislation in Greece relating to CBD, nor are there any restrictions that could prohibit the sale and import of CBD isolates, provided that the CBD source complies with relevant laws
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)’s new Interim Federal Rule on hemp has many in the industry concerned. There are potential solutions that could allay many industry fears, and this report outlines a few
A push to legalise cannabis has not been successful in New Zealand, according to reports of preliminary counts
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from the EU, Ireland, Italy, Spain, the UK, Dominica, Mexico, the US, Argentina, China, Israel, New Zealand, Peru and Ukraine
In short – not a lot in the short-term. The vote in favour of a 0.3% THC limit by the European Parliament (EP) is only the first step in a long process towards actually putting such a change into effect.
The UK Home Office has stated it has no plans to ease restrictions on using flowers for extraction before the EU exit transition period ends on 1st January 2021
A CNY5bn ($745m) fund and three years of CNY100m ($14.9m) funding have been promised as part of a hemp sector development plan for Kunming City, the capital of Yunnan Province
Italian vape stores will not be able to sell CBD products following the publication of a circular
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from the Czech Republic, EU, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the US, Australia, Colombia, Ecuador, New Zealand and Ukraine
Regulation of CBD at the federal level remains confusingly divided between multiple agencies. Three main bodies have overall control of most aspects of hemp and CBD consumer product regulation
The passage of the 2018 Farm Bill removed hemp and compounds derived from hemp (including CBD) from the CSA. Therefore, the DEA should have very little involvement in enforcing laws and regulations on hemp and CBD
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a critical agency in the regulatory scheme of CBD products. The 2018 Farm Bill, which legalised hemp and CBD derived from it, granted the FDA the authority to regulate hemp products
Among the most important obligations delegated to it in the Farm Bill, the USDA is responsible for rule making regarding production and testing of hemp and approving state and tribal plans for hemp production
The company of the president of the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) has challenged a ban on the sale of all foods containing CBD
A ministerial decree listing oral administration of CBD as a medicine under Italy’s Narcotics Law is meant to clear the way for the introduction of Epidyolex into the market, not to prevent consumer wellness products being sold
Our host for today’s podcast is Jon Bruford, a copy editor at CBD-Intel, who will be joined by CBD-Intel market analyst Maria Alejandra Estanga, who analyses the CBD market for European and American countries. In CBD-Intel’s new podcast, Alejandra discusses global CBD markets and their commonalities and differences, analysing each market and its own peculiarities based on regulations, market development » Continue Reading.
The National Advertising Division (NAD) of the US Better Business Bureau has referred advertising claims made by a CBD company to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from the EU, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy Switzerland, the UK, Canada, Mexico, the US, Argentina, Australia, Israel, New Zealand, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa and Ukraine
It’s important to remember that all aspects of cannabis and CBD – even federal decriminalisation or legalisation efforts
CBD is listed on the Controlled Drug Register in Australia, which means it cannot be sold as a consumer product. This report offers an overview of the current regulatory framework in the country for CBD
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from the EU, Austria, France Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Romania, Spain, the UK, the US, Australia, Colombia, Israel, Lebanon, New Zealand, Russia and Ukraine
A Costa Rican bill legalising the production of hemp and medical cannabis looks likely to pass due to broad support from the ruling coalition and president
There are still quite a few unanswered questions regarding the novel food application process under the FSA. Fortunately the requirement of having toxicological data
Commercial interest in mushrooms as active ingredients is on the rise – despite legal issues that severely curtail commercial opportunities
A recent proposal in Brazil could see the legalisation of hemp cultivation for industrial purposes and cannabis for medical use. This report provides an overview of the current regulatory framework
This report takes a state-by-state look at the status of CBD in foods in the US, detailing the current framework and status
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from Austria, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, UK, the US, Mexico, Australia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Uruguay and Israel
The Zimbabwean agriculture minister has officially published a new statutory instrument to regulate the production, procurement, distribution, possession, sale, provision and transportation of industrial hemp
There has been increased interest in secondary markets that has resulted in some positive developments.
A proposal to be voted on by Brazilian legislators in the coming weeks could legalise the growing of hemp for industrial purposes and cannabis for medical use
This week’s regulatory news in brief includes updates from Spain, the UK, the US, Hong Kong, South Africa and Zimbabwe
The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act was, of course, always more about cannabis than hemp-derived CBD specifically. And, as previously stated, its chances of passing were slim to none.
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