Proposals on food, CBD in Italy
Federcanapa, the Italian hemp federation, will present proposed guidelines for the production of hemp for food and CBD-based extracts during its annual assembly Tuesday, March…
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CBD-infused wine from . . . France
A French wine brand has debuted a CBD-infused product based on a high-quality “petit verdot” varietal from the Bordeaux wine-growing region. The CBD adds a…
Slovakia removes CBD from list of narcotic substances
The Slovakian parliament on Thursday passed an amendment removing CBD from the country’s Schedule II of psychotropic substances, effective May 1. The change comes as…
U.S. CBD makers seek entry in UK
Two Colorado-based CBD makers submitted food safety applications in the United Kingdom under Novel Foods rules this week. Folium Biosciences and Treehouse Biotech follow other…
Elixinol to buy German CBD maker in €9 million deal
CBD maker Elixinol Global has agreed to acquire CannaCare Health GmbH of Germany in a deal pegged at €9 million. Elixinol said it will pay…
BAT’s $174m investment to focus first on CBD
Cigarette maker British American Tobacco (BAT) said it will put its initial efforts into developing CBD business after paying $174 million for roughly 20% of…
CbdMD launches R&D unit
U.S.-based cbdMD, Inc. said it formed a new wholly-owned subsidiary, cbdMD Therapeutics LLC, to work on research and development projects. The company named Sibyl Swift,…
Warning to Arizona firm typifies challenge to CBD rule making
A warning issued to an Arizona CBD marketer typifies the kind of practices regulators at the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) are trying to…
CBD firms eye distribution deal
Australia-based nutraceuticals maker Creso Pharma signed a letter to enter a distribution deal with ImpACTIVE Holdings Ltd, Canada. ImpACTIVE is to distribute Creso’s suite of…
U.S. cigarette maker in IP deal
U.S. cigarette maker 22nd Century Group, Inc. said it entered an agreement to use human cell-based testing from CannaMetrix, LLC, Henrietta, New York, as it…