Two UK groups are off CBD advisory board amid turmoil over guidance for the sector
A UK advisory board on CBD was scheduled to meet today amid turmoil that has left members representing two trade bodies no longer a part…
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UK parliamentary group urges radical overhaul of CBD approval system
A parliamentary group in the UK has recommended the government abandon the current system for approving CBD products through the regime for new or “novel”…
New York biotech company trades $60 million in stock for CBD group
New York-based biotech company 22nd Century Group, Inc. said it has started integration with GVB Biopharma after swapping $60-65 million in stock for 100% of…
London-based trading platform expands options for access to network
Hemp and medical cannabis trader Canxchange has added a networking service to its commodities-based platform, giving all stakeholders the opportunity to directly engage with the…
Aiming to help set CBD framework, UK group focuses first on THC limits
[This is the fourth in a series of stories looking at the CBD certification process in the UK] Recommendations from the UK’s Advisory Council on…
Number of CBD products with preliminary approval in UK balloons to nearly 6,000
[This is the third in a series of stories looking at the CBD certification process in the UK] An additional 2,445 CBD products have been…
Complaints prompt UK food safety agency to extend deadline for CBD applications
The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has reopened the window for CBD companies to submit food safety applications as some stakeholders continue to question the…
Clear leaders emerge from crowd chasing UK’s highly prized CBD jackpot
[This is the second in a series of stories looking at the CBD certification process in the UK] Private CBD maker British Cannabis is so…
CBD makers push back against UK novel food review that critics say is flawed
[This is the first in a series of stories looking at the CBD certification process in the UK] (This story was updated April 27 to…
UK list advances some CBD products but means many must be removed from market
The number of CBD products still in the running for full authorization in the UK has expanded following an announcement that 70 applications covering a…
