French proposal would open €700m CBD market, but ban sale of loose flowers
French hemp stakeholders say they will appeal a proposal that would ban the sale of raw hemp flowers after the government this week sent a draft…
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Florida firm’s CBD OK’d in Brazil
Largo, Florida-based NuNature Labs said it has been authorized to distribute two medical-grade oral CBD products in Brazil. Approval is through the National Health Surveillance…
Report says delta-8 tests show dodgy players chasing ‘quick buck’
The authors of a report on delta-8 THC in the U.S. say the nascent hemp sub-sector is populated by inexperienced producers that are misleading consumers…
New UK group aims to advance medical cannabis, CBD sectors
A newly launched UK cannabis body, CanIndCou (CIC), says it will work on behalf of patients while promoting reduction of red tape it says is…
Spanish judge leans on ECJ ruling in CBD case that acquits shop owner
A Spanish judge cited the epoch-changing decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) last year in acquitting a Valencia shop owner of charges related…
U.S. House committee orders review of 0.3% THC limit for hemp
The appropriations committee of the U.S. House of Representatives has directed three federal agencies to revisit the scientific underpinnings of the current 0.3% THC limit…
South Dakota farmers eschew CBD in favor of fiber and grain
South Dakota hemp farmers have shied away from CBD, overwhelmingly putting in grain and fiber crops in the second year of the state’s program. South…
U.S. poison centers see rise in case reports related to CBD
U.S. Poison Control Centers say reports of health risks caused by CBD gummies and other cannabis-based products is on the rise as rules from states…
Legal momentum gathers for CBD as French court orders review of sales ban
France’s Cour de Cassation, the nation’s highest appeals court, has returned a case that would have banned the sale of CBD to a lower court,…
UK report suggests moving licensing of cannabinoids to health agencies
Licensing for cannabinoid clinical research and consumer cannabinoids should move from the UK’s Home Office to two health agencies, according to a report from a…
