The novel food consortium of the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) has finalized applications for two forms of CBD headed for the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), according to a […]
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Medical officials in Brazil have suspended a resolution that would have limited CBD to medicine available by prescription only to those who suffer a narrow range of maladies. The Plenary
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Prosecutors in Ohio say two men pocketed nearly $800,000 in investor funds collected in a bogus medical cannabis and CBD business. A Warren County grand jury indicted Aaron Pitman, and Ryan
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A Virginia boy’s death that has been attributed to over-ingestion of hemp-derived delta-8 THC from gummies is likely to have serious repercussions in the U.S. CBD sector after the story
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The removal of all forms of cannabis from drug status in Germany will help to end the stigmatization of hemp, and support the reform of cannabis and commercial hemp policy
Decriminalization of cannabis in Germany can ease path for hemp Read More »
A national animal food group is urging Idaho officials to delay enforcement of a ban on sales of animal foods that contain hemp or hemp derivatives. The ban, set to
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More than 500 products analyzed by a team of U.S. researchers revealed contaminants are widely present in CBD, according to a soon-to-be-published paper on edibles and topicals. “Low-level contamination of
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Hong Kong will criminalize CBD early next year, categorizing the compound as a dangerous drug. Under changes to Hong Kong’s drug control laws expected to take effect Feb. 1, 2023,
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Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has recommended allowing imports of cannabis for medical use, opening a crack for medical grade CBD. Under the recommendation, prescription-only CBD and other
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CBD stakeholders say they hope the appointment of a cannabis policy expert at the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) signals the agency may finally begin to establish a regulatory
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