Portugal has issued a ban on the sale of CBD and THC in tobacco-equivalent products, ending an extended period of ambiguity that had allowed a small but growing gray market […]
Portugal reinforces cannabis controls with zero-tolerance on CBD, THC in ‘tobacco’ goods Read More »
The intoxicating-hemp crackdown has added another layer of uncertainty for some publicly traded cannabis companies – most of which are still struggling to find a sustainable economic footing. Curaleaf Holdings
Intoxicating hemp ban deepens uncertainty at some publicly traded cannabis firms Read More »
Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice (STJ) has once again extended the timeline for long-awaited hemp regulations, granting the federal government and health agency Anvisa until next spring to finalize rules
Hemp cultivation in Brazil delayed again as government cites rulemaking complexity Read More »
Brazil’s leading agricultural research institution, Embrapa, is urging regulators to raise the national THC limit for hemp from 0.3% to 1.0% — a shift it says is essential if Brazil
Brazilian research agency says 1.0% THC level for hemp is necessary to be competitive Read More »
Italy’s long-running dispute over industrial hemp flowers appears headed toward a resolution that favors the sector after the country’s Council of State referred the issue to the European Court of
European Court of Justice likely to strike down Italy’s ban on hemp flowers and CBD Read More »
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has begun accepting public comments on a proposal to classify cannabinol (CBN) as a designated drug, the first step toward treating the
CBN, a niche hemp cannabinoid, faces drug-style controls in Japan; a threat to CBD Read More »
A coalition of 39 state and territorial attorneys general has asked Congress to close the loophole in the 2018 Farm Bill that has enabled a national market for unregulated intoxicating
Bipartisan U.S. group calls for ‘Frankenstein’ intoxicating hemp market to be curbed Read More »
A record-breaking haul of more than 100,000 cannabis plants seized in 2024 on the island of Sardinia suggests that Italy’s intensified crackdown on illicit drugs is spilling over into the
As Italy’s crackdown on drugs hits Sardinia, hemp flowers again drawn into the fray Read More »
A county judge has temporarily blocked an emergency order banning the sale of intoxicating hemp products in Ohio, pausing the new rules for two weeks as legal challenges unfold. Franklin
Pause in Ohio intoxicating hemp ban as Michigan and California press ahead with rules Read More »
Canadian company Neural Therapeutics Inc. (CSE: NURL) has acquired a 30.75% ownership interest in CWE European Holdings Inc., operator of Hanf.com, a German hemp retail chain. Neural, which develops psychedelic
Canadian psychedelics developer takes stake in German hemp retailer in all-stock deal Read More »
