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Colorado joins growing list of US states selling CBD in cannabis dispensaries
3rd July 2020 - News analysis |
Colorado has joined the list of US states selling hemp-derived CBD products through cannabis dispensaries
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Ocean Spray’s move into CBD drinks may make a path for others to follow
23rd June 2020 - News analysis |
A new line of sparkling CBD drinks is to be launched in the Colorado market in what may be an indication of how high-profile companies approach the CBD market during its continued period of uncertainty
US FDA takes action over unapproved drugs and unproven health claims
29th May 2020 - News analysis |
The company behind the world’s first injectable CBD product has issued a voluntary recall, while the US FDA continues to send warning letters over unsubstantiated health claims
Regulatory report: US states’ smokable hemp regulations by state, April 2020
27th April 2020 - Regulatory reports |
With the federal legalisation of hemp in the US , states were left to enact their own legislation to adapt. CBD-Intel provides an overview of US law on smokable hemp, along with analysis of each state’s rules
Clean bill of health: Epidiolex is taken off US schedule of controlled drugs
15th April 2020 - News analysis |
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has removed Epidiolex, the only CBD drug so far approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), from its list of controlled substances
US FDA releases CBD enforcement policy update in Congress
13th March 2020 - News analysis |
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released an update on CBD enforcement to members of Congress
USDA takes step back on enforcement of interim hemp testing rules
2nd March 2020 - News analysis |
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is to temporarily delay enforcement of two controversial provisions in its interim hemp production rule after receiving a large quantity of critical feedback
US Congress members bid again to make CBD supplements legal
29th January 2020 - News analysis |
Leading members of the US Congress are again pushing for the legalisation of dietary supplements containing hemp-derived CBD, currently banned by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
CBD and food products in the US: FAQs
29th January 2020 - Regulatory reports |
This report identifies and answers some of the most important questions surrounding the legality and regulation of CBD and food in the US
Lack of consistency on the rules makes US import and export a minefield
23rd January 2020 - News analysis |
Jurisdiction confusion and regulatory uncertainty make it a stressful business moving CBD and hemp products across the US border
US banks can do business with hemp firms (unless they get suspicious)
20th January 2020 - News analysis |
Federal banking regulators have issued guidance clarifying the legal status of banks doing business with hemp firms, permitting it as long as they follow and comply with the relevant requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act
Clearer US regulation could follow a coming boom in CBD litigation
27th December 2019 - News analysis |
Expect to see more CBD-related lawsuits from individual US consumers over the next year – and increased litigation could help to speed up regulatory clarification
USDA publishes interim rule with tentative hemp regulation
11th December 2019 - Regulatory reports |
The US Department of Agriculture hemp rules have been published, developing the 2018 federal Farm Bill in time to offer guidance to farmers for the 2020 hemp growing season. This report provides in-depth information
Quebec monopoly calls temporary halt to sales of cannabis vaping devices
27th November 2019 - News analysis |
Cannabis-based vaping products won’t be legally available in Canada’s second-largest province “for the time being” after the Quebec government-owned cannabis monopoly decided to keep them off the shelves
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
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
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
US Senate committee allocates cash to speeding up CBD regulation
23rd September 2019 - News analysis |
US Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell is to attach funding to the agricultural appropriations bill to speed the FDA’s preliminary steps towards rulemaking for CBD products
US urgently needs hemp regulations, Senate is told
30th July 2019 - News analysis |
Rising demand for hemp products could soon make it an important cash crop for America but both industry and regulators must change to meet evolving demands and challenges
US senators push for law change to ease research into CBD and cannabis
18th July 2019 - News analysis |
While the US FDA looks at paths for providing CBD research and routes to market, Congress may have a further opportunity to encourage legal developments in that direction
Congressional pressure builds in favour of progress on CBD
17th July 2019 - News analysis |
Attention in Washington is increasingly focused on CBD, with the US Congress striving to address regulation and the FDA promising policy action soon
Bank associations pressure US Congress for cannabis banking reform
29th May 2019 - News analysis |
Banking associations from all across the US have written to the Senate to advocate for a hearing on cannabis banking reform
US veterans at odds with federal agency over legalising clinical trials
8th May 2019 - News analysis |
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
US attorney general favours bid to let states decide cannabis and CBD policy
16th April 2019 - News analysis |
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
State by state, US Farm Bill delivers different strokes for different folks
4th March 2019 - News analysis |
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
How changes in US Congress brighten the outlook for cannabis law reform
2nd January 2019 - News analysis |
Pro-cannabis measures are expected to receive at least 18 more votes of support in the new US Congress, according to exclusive research by CBD-Intel, with more than 60 new Representatives supporting legalisation
Congress passes US Farm Bill with Hemp Farming Act intact
14th December 2018 - News analysis |
The US Congress has approved a compromise version of the 2018 Farm Bill which will remove industrial hemp from the federal narcotics Schedule 1 list, potentially giving a green light to development of the CBD industry
US Farm Bill could yet bring big changes and growth to CBD market
8th October 2018 - Regulatory reports |
Language in the Senate version of the 2018 US Farm Bill could lead to sweeping changes in the CBD sector – and significant bipartisan support appears to exist to pass it after the November mid-term elections
