U.S. CBD seller warned over claims of coronavirus treatment
A U.S. company has been warned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over statements regarding CBD’s effectiveness…
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Fallout from GenCanna bankruptcy drags down MariMed
The bankruptcy of U.S.-based GenCanna Global also has dragged down penny-stock cannabis player MariMed, which had invested $30 million (€26.9 million) in the Winchester, Kentucky-based…
Czech firm’s push to register synthetically made CBD advances
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has green-lighted the “suitability check” of an application from Czech-based phytocannabinoids maker CBDepot for synthetically manufactured Cannabidiol (CBD) as…
EU stakeholders say customers confused on how to evaluate CBD
European CBD stakeholders say customers have difficulty understanding how to evaluate CBD, but are nonetheless highly inclined to buy it — even if it would…
Finnish CBD seller says unclear rules forced it into bankruptcy
The lingering lack of clarity in EU rules for hemp-based foods and extracts — and resulting stop-sell orders — has hit Finland’s biggest CBD seller…
German government sides with EIHA on CBD ‘novel food’ question
The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) said it has achieved “groundbreaking success in the discussion about the generally permissible trade and sale of CBD-containing products,”…
CBD study in Europe shows potential for sector on the continent
Europe has vast potential in the CBD sector, but there’s an urgent need for legislative and regulatory reform that will unlock the market to serve…
Euro hemp association says UK move on CBD is step in right direction
CBD stakeholders in Europe say the UK Food Standard Agency’s (FSA) recent warning to producers and consumers is a step in the right direction for…
Irish stakeholders push back against government survey, CBD recalls
Irish hemp stakeholders are aggressively pushing back against a government survey of CBD products on the market and mandated recalls that have caused chaos and…
Best extraction methods for CBD? It depends on volume, end product
Ernie DeMartino, CEO at Texas, USA-based ASA Process Solutions, has been involved in all types of process system design, engineering, fabrication, construction and equipment supply…