Euro stakeholders upbeat on reversing CBD-in-food rule changes
European hemp stakeholders came away upbeat from a meeting with European Commission officials yesterday as they seek to reverse recent food rule changes that could…
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U.S firm says it has bought Dutch maker of extraction technology
Colorado, USA-based Folium Biosciences said it has bought FeyeCon, a designer of large scale supercritical CO2 extraction technology based in Weesp, Holland. Folium said the…
Updated EU rules on ‘novel foods’ get it wrong on CBD
A recent update to the European Union’s Novel Food Catalogue is mistaken in its consideration of CBD, cannabis veteran and consultant Richard Rose writes in…
Tilray scoops up Manitoba Harvest, plans line of CBD products
Canadian cannabis giant Tilray Inc. has has agreed to acquire hemp food maker Manitoba Harvest for $277.5 million in cash and stock, Tilray announced. The…
Rome workshop will look at cannabis industry standards
ASTM International will hold a workshop Feb. 18-19 in Rome under its technical committee D37 on Cannabis, which is working to develop standards for cannabis…
European Industrial Hemp Association names new director
Lorenza Romanese, a veteran European policy advisor, has been named Managing Director of the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA), the Association has announced. She replaces…
ICCI urges CBD, food makers to get EU approval
The International Cannabis and Cannabinoids Institute (ICCI) has recommended that European producers of CBD and hemp extract apply for novel food authorization from the EU…
Tests find problems in four CBD brands probed in USA
Four of 29 CBD products were found to be troublesome in recent test results, according to Remedy Review, which contracts with independent laboratories “to validate…
FDA asserts it has regulatory role over CBD products in USA
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asserted its authority to regulate products derived from cannabis, including hemp. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said…
Canada’s ICC agrees to buy Enigma of Portugal in all-stock transaction
Canada’s ICC International Cannabis Corp. (ICC) has agreed to acquire 100% of Portugal’s Enigma Unipessoal Lda, which ICC said holds one of the first hemp…