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Podcast: Global markets’ efforts to develop a legal framework concerning CBD

25th November 2019 - Podcasts , Resources |

Our host for today’s podcast is Lydia Thompson, editor at CBD-Intel, who will be joined by CBD-Intel senior regulatory analyst Marija Obradovic. Marija is focused on legal and policy analysis of CBD and cannabis-based consumer products. The discussion looks at the different approaches taken by countries when trying to form a policy on hemp and CBD. Marija also recently presented » Continue Reading.

US hemp crops going to rot and waste for lack of access to processing

25th November 2019 - News analysis |

US hemp farmers are facing devastating crop rot due to a lack of processing capability and limited access to financial measures, according to an industry expert

Welcome to CBD-Intel’s podcast series

25th November 2019 - Podcasts , Resources |

CBD-Intel’s regular podcasts provide expert insight into global regulation, market trends and the latest developments. Join us to find out more about this fast-moving industry with the CBD-Intel team. Thanks for listening!

Regulation of CBD in edibles: an international overview

25th November 2019 - Regulatory reports |

The CBD industry navigates a complex and changing regulatory landscape across the world, with parts of the industry operating in a grey area. This is particularly the case for one of the most popular product categories on the market: edibles

Small packet label exemptions: a guide to European CLP regulation, part 3

22nd November 2019 - Regulatory reports |

CBD-Intel examines possible exemptions for some small packages in EU regulations concerning classification, labelling and packaging (CLP)

International regulation of CBD in cosmetics: a global overview

21st November 2019 - Regulatory reports |

The regulatory landscape for CBD products varies across the world and constantly changing, making compliance a potential minefield. This report provides an overview of the current legal status of CBD cosmetics in key markets around the world

A NICE change of heart as UK approves CBD-based medicines after all

21st November 2019 - News analysis |

Official approval by the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) of the drugs Epidyolex and Sativex will be seen by many as a positive sign of growing acceptance of cannabis-based medicines

Zero THC and no flower in end products: France regulatory report

20th November 2019 - Regulatory reports |

Cannabis regulation in France is considered to be among the most stringent in Europe and violations of law are punished with severe penalties. This report provides regulatory information on aspects from import and export to finished products and extracts

CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief, 12th-18th November

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According to the latest investigation on the outbreak of lung diseases associated with vaping, released on Friday by the CDC, vitamin E acetate was the substance found in all of the samples tested. This and other stories from the US, Europe and Israel

US federal spending package to provide funding for research and enforcement

18th November 2019 - News analysis |

A “minibus spending package” in the US Senate will provide hemp stakeholders with protection as well as funding for further work by federal institutions in the sector

CBD firm denies liability over driver’s lost job and woman’s amputation

14th November 2019 - News analysis |

The owner of the JustCBD range of products is being sued in Florida by a woman who claims she lost both her legs after vaping CBD oil – and in Illinois by a truck driver who lost his job over a failed drug test

Arizona regulatory snapshot, November 2019

14th November 2019 - Regulatory reports |

Hemp is only allowed to be grown in Arizona for commercial or research purposes. This snapshot provides an overview of restrictions relating to import and export, processing, licences, extracts and finished products

CBD vaping will not be allowed under Massachusetts ban exemption

13th November 2019 - News analysis |

CBD vaping will not be permitted under an exemption from cannabis regulators to the vaping ban brought in by the Republican governor of Massachusetts, Charlie Baker

Portugal steps up enforcement over edibles with seizure in Porto

13th November 2019 - News analysis |

Authorities in Porto recently seized over 500 edible products, stepping up enforcement efforts

Upcoming legislation set to propel Colombian CBD industry development

12th November 2019 - News analysis |

Upcoming legislation in Colombia could help to clarify details between psychoactive and non-psychoactive cannabis, which in turn will help speed up the development of the CBD industry

NYPD acts on FedEx tip-off that was shrugged off by police in Vermont

12th November 2019 - News analysis |

Police in Vermont were satisfied with the legality of a shipment of hemp after being tipped off by delivery company FedEx – but the New York Police Department took a different view

CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief, 5th-11th November

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A Senate vote in Mexico on legalising cannabis has been postponed. In Germany, three hemp shops have been raided on suspicion of breaking narcotics and pharmaceuticals laws. These and other stories from the US, Asia and Paraguay

Trump nominee Hahn unlikely to change much as FDA commissioner

6th November 2019 - News analysis |

Little is expected to change at the US FDA in terms of CBD or cannabis policy if president Donald Trump’s nominee Stephen Hahn is approved as commissioner, according to sources contacted by CBD-Intel

CBD flowers, cosmetics and vapes legal, while edibles in grey area: Switzerland regulatory report

6th November 2019 - Regulatory reports |

CBD is not a scheduled substance in Switzerland, and its legality in the finished product depends on the intended use. This inevitably leads to a somewhat confusing regulatory framework with many different rules and restrictions

Challenges to regulating CBD globally

5th November 2019 - Presentations , Resources |

From Canada to China, it has proven impossible to find a single approach to regulating the plethora of CBD consumer products. Marija Obradovic, one of CBD-Intel’s senior analysts, presented the latest insights into the global markets’ efforts to develop a legal framework concerning CBD at the Medical Cannabiz Summit World in Malta, held on 5th of November. Download this free » Continue Reading.

CBD regulation will not be forgotten by new Polish parliament, says ex-MP

5th November 2019 - News analysis |

CBD issues will be addressed in Poland’s next parliamentary session, according to former MP Piotr Liroy-Marzec

Polish hemp fields grow and grow with profit potential of CBD

5th November 2019 - News analysis |

CBD cultivation continues to grow rapidly, and aggregate surface of Polish hemp fields has significantly increased over the past five years

CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief, 28th October-4th November

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It has been reported that the prime minister of Tonga denied rumours that there would be a public consultation on the legalisation of hemp. In addition, we bring a regulatory roundup of news from the US, Thailand, Turkey and the EU

CBD ‘most searched health term in the US’: CBD business news in brief

4th November 2019 - News analysis |

According to research from San Diego State University, CBD is the most searched health term in the US. Also covered are further stories from the US, Australia, India, Italy and Switzerland

Hemp extraction proposal falls short of solving Italian regulation chaos

4th November 2019 - News analysis |

A proposal to regulate the sale of hemp biomass in Italy has been put before the Agriculture Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, but members of the industry fear it does not go far enough in allowing use of the plant

Ukraine’s new government drops plan to legalise medical cannabis

31st October 2019 - News analysis |

The legalisation of medical cannabis in Ukraine, which was expected this year, is now likely to be indefinitely suspended following a decision not to include cannabis in the list of substances permitted in the country

Hawaii regulatory snapshot, October 2019

31st October 2019 - Regulatory reports |

Hawaii has not yet implemented the 2018 US federal Farm Bill and is operating under the 2014 Farm Bill. This report outlines current regulations, focusing on processing, import/export and permits, as well as extracts and finished products

Agriculture department set to issue rules for US national hemp program

30th October 2019 - News analysis |

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that it is preparing to release the interim final rules governing a national hemp product program

Podcast: Understanding the US vaping crisis

30th October 2019 - Podcasts , Resources |

CBD-Intel would like to thank Anuj Desai of The Cannabis Conversation for inviting our managing director, Tim Phillips, to take part in this podcast, which explores the legal cannabis industry through a European perspective. In this conversation, Tim sheds light on the ongoing vaping “crisis” in the US and its effect on the CBD and wider cannabis sectors. Click here » Continue Reading.

CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief, 22nd-28th October

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A hemp shop in Germany has been raided by local authorities, whilst a company in Florida faces warnings for unsubstantiated claims about its products. This, and other news from India and the US in our regular regulatory round-up

Slovakia’s parliament dashes hopes that CBD was to be legalised

28th October 2019 - News analysis |

CBD remains banned in Slovakia after the country’s parliament, the National Council, defied widespread expectation that the substance would be legalised in line with the rest of Europe

US Northeast cannabis and vaping summit aims at joint regulation

28th October 2019 - News analysis |

Governors and lawmakers from six US states have met at a regional cannabis and vaping summit in an attempt to establish more collective standardised regulations and legislative approaches

Teething troubles as firms are warned over prohibited medical claims

24th October 2019 - News analysis |

Federal enforcement against CBD medical claims in the US is going strong, with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently sending a warning letter to a new company about what it said were prohibited medical claims

Colorado works on rules to ban additives linked to vaping scare

24th October 2019 - News analysis |

Regulators in the US state of Colorado are preparing to finalise rules that ban certain additives in cannabinoid vaping liquids – but a question remains over who is to oversee and enforce those rules

Few complaints and little enforcement – but EU food rules still apply in UK

22nd October 2019 - News analysis |

UK Trading Standards teams report very few complaints about food and drink containing CBD, despite the Food Standards Agency (FSA) saying it would follow EU rules, which say CBD should not be used as an ingredient in foodstuffs

CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief, 15th-21st October

21st October 2019 - Alerts , Regulatory alerts roundup |

Zimbabwe sees its first legal hemp crop planted after being awarded its first licence. This, and other news from the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Lithuania and Slovakia in our regular regulatory round-up

Latvia regulatory snapshot, October 2019

21st October 2019 - Regulatory reports |

In our latest look at the regulatory landscape in Latvia, we can see the different areas into which CBD falls and the changes to the law that look set to come into effect in 2020

Strict restrictions remain for now: Norway regulatory report

16th October 2019 - Regulatory reports |

Authorities in Norway have a very strict interpretation of CBD, and most products are illegal; however, authorities are examining possible relaxation of the regulatory restrictions, which might make some CBD products permissible

CBD and medical cannabis the ‘most interesting’ areas of Euro market

16th October 2019 - News analysis |

Cannabis industry stakeholders are most interested in CBD – both in and out of medical context – according to an executive in the European arm of a cross-trading platform

CBD-Intel regulatory news in brief, 8th-14th October 2019

14th October 2019 - Alerts , Regulatory alerts roundup |

CBD-Intel’s regulatory round-up brings you news from Mexico; the US states of Montana, Illinois, Michigan, and New Hampshire; the EU, Slovakia, Italy, France, and Lithuania; and Australia, where one territory is set on legalising recreational cannabis

Swedish court rules CBD does not make a product pharmaceutical

14th October 2019 - News analysis |

A Swedish court has ruled that a product containing CBD for oral consumption cannot automatically be classified as a pharmaceutical, but that the legal status of each product must be assessed individually

Utah regulatory snapshot, October 2019

11th October 2019 - Regulatory reports |

In Utah, different permits are required for the purpose of growing, cultivating, processing, or marketing industrial hemp or an industrial hemp product. This snapshot provides regulatory information around a number of aspects regarding CBD

Trials test link between marijuana and autism: CBD-Intel news in brief

9th October 2019 - News analysis |

CBD-Intel brings you business and related news in brief from the US, China, Israel and UK

CBD across the US still caught up in a tangle of inconsistent enforcement

8th October 2019 - News analysis |

Despite various bodies making steps towards legalisation, the existing legal environment for CBD across the US remains a patchwork of contradictory policies

Colorado regulatory snapshot, October 2019

7th October 2019 - Regulatory reports |

Hemp may be legally grown, processed, possessed, transferred, sold, and traded in Colorado. This report provides further details of the regulations

Nevada regulatory snapshot, October 2019

7th October 2019 - Regulatory reports |

Hemp may be legally grown, processed, possessed, transferred, sold, and traded in Nevada. This report provides further details of the regulations

Massachusetts regulatory snapshot, October 2019

2nd October 2019 - Regulatory reports |

State regulations governing the growing, processing, import, export and sale of CBD products in Massachusetts are outlined here

Michigan regulatory snapshot, October 2019

2nd October 2019 - Regulatory reports |

Import and export of hemp and processed hemp within the legal requirements set by the state of Michigan are generally legal, as long as both the grower and the processor comply with current law

Ohio regulatory snapshot, October 2019

2nd October 2019 - Regulatory reports |

This snapshot outlines the regulations around hemp products in the US state of Ohio, as well as laws relating to permits, processing, import and export

Implementation of the 2018 US Farm Bill, state by state

1st October 2019 - Regulatory reports |

CBD and hemp regulation across the US remains mixed; this report takes the three main provisions of the 2018 US Farm Bill, and analyses each state’s implementation

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