Slowdown in UK CBD approval process threatens disruptions
Roughly 650 of 800-plus CBD food safety applications have been rejected by the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) amid a slowdown in the new approval…
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U.S. events organizer sets CBD expo in Chicago as it expands scope
Delta-8 THC and medical mushroom extracts will be in focus at the USA CBD Expo later this month in Chicago as organizer ZJ events expands…
Irish health ministry challenging ruling that clarified status of CBD in EU
The Irish Government and health ministry are apparently challenging the ground-breaking decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) last year that set the stage…
Massachusetts takes a half-step to opening up sales of extracts, smokable hemp
A rule that authorizes wholesale deals between hemp producers and marijuana retailers could bolster the fortunes of the Massachusetts hemp sector by establishing at least…
Elixinol abandoning EU, UK markets in major strategic about-face
CBD company Elixinol Wellness is shuttering its operations in the European Union and the UK, and will focus its attention on the U.S. and Australian…
Report shows CBD content on labels differs from levels found in coffees, teas
More than half of 29 hemp tea and coffee products that underwent recent analysis in the USA showed CBD levels different from that advertised on…
Clint Eastwood wins $6.1 million judgment over fake CBD endorsements
A federal judge in California has ordered a Lithuanian company to pay $6.1 million to Clint Eastwood for carrying content that used the actor’s name…
NZ company to make CBD
New Zealand pharma company Rua Bioscience said it has received a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certification from Medsafe, the medicines and medical devices safety authority…
Raising THC limit would help assure delta-8 products safe, trade group says
A national hemp group has called for raising the THC limit for industrial hemp from 0.3% to 1.0% as part of the solution to assuring…
Australian stakeholders say black market for CBD is thriving
Hemp stakeholders in Australia say industrial hemp growers in New South Wales are illegally producing CBD for a burgeoning black market estimated to be ten…
