The CBD market in the UK is considered to be maturing due to the number of channels and the size of the retailers within each channel. However, not all retailers have jumped on the CBD movement

Ambiguous messages about where CBD companies will ship to in the USA may result in risk-averse online payments processors refusing to deal with them, says a speakers at the upcoming USA-CBD Expo in Chicago

The French ban on CBD flowers looks set to go ahead, with a decree expected to be officially published at the start of November – and an immediate legal appeal against it likely

The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has held a shopping infomercial channel to account for claims made for a CBD product being marketed during one of its shows

Interest in psychedelic drugs and treatments continues to grow, as evidenced by three major takeovers in Canada and the USA, two involving drug treatments developments and another offering a network of ketamine infusion treatment centres

Morocco’s new medical cannabis law is still supported by the new government of Aziz Akhannouch, even though it was the pet project of a minister in the government he has displaced

It turns out the Charlotte’s Web application to the US FDA for the registration of a full spectrum hemp extract as a new dietary ingredient (NDI) DID include data from the ValidCare industry study

The lack of a clear regulatory pathway to market for CBD products in the US is highlighted by a row over the FDA’s denial of new dietary ingredient (NDI) approval for full spectrum hemp extracts

Two North American entrepreneurs have put millions of dollars into exploring the treatment efficacy of psychedelics, based on personal experience of using them to help deal with their own mental health issues

This report identifies the top online retailers selling into the Irish market and provides insights into the prevalence of brands and product types being offered

The Canadian cannabis retailer High Tide has made a move into the UK CBD sector by purchasing 80% of the Scottish CBD company Blessed CBD for just over £9m

German imports of medical cannabis flowers rose by 80% in the first half of 2021 compared to the same period of 2021, but hopes of establishing local production were dashed

Thailand’s government is allowing farmers in the country’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) to use 10,000 rai of undeveloped land to grow cannabis, hemp, and other medicinal herbs to help boost the economy and farmer’s standard of living

CBD-Intel estimates the current and future size of the US CBD market, with an interactive breakdown of predicted future trends

Does the CBD industry now face increased scrutiny from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)?

Zimbabwe wants to be a big player in the African cannabis industry, but the country is failing to meet its initial ambitions because only a few licensed companies are active

Panama is set to become the first country in Central America to legalise and regulate medicinal cannabis after the 44-member National Assembly voted unanimously in favour of doing so

Chile has maintained a rather restrictive approach towards hemp and CBD. It has only recently allowed medicinal use of cannabis-based products, but there are still many legal grey areas as a consequence of the lack of regulation

Patience continues to be the watchword when it comes to innovation in the cannabinoid beverage space. Developments continue but companies appear willing to take their time to enter the market as regulation loosens

A lack of regulatory clarity is the primary reason behind a predicted dramatic fall in hemp acreage dedicated to the production of CBD in the US

Welcome to the CBD-Intel US enacted law regulatory tracker, updated each month. Within this interactive map gain insight into the enacted bills for 22 US states, with more state coverage coming very soon.

Welcome to the new and improved CBD-Intel US state law regulatory tracker, updated every month and exclusively focused on state law. This interactive map allows you to search for states, zoom in and out from the map, view more than one regulatory area at a time, pan the map and select multiple states to compare regulations.

This regulatory report examines which of the 36 US states that have legalised medical and/or recreational cannabis sales allow for home deliveries of cannabis products

A UK cannabis firm reached its minimum crowd-funding target of £3.2m ($4.4m) in just one hour. And the investment keeps on coming

Although many point to tax rates driving legal prices higher than those on the illicit market, access plays a bigger role than price in the survival of cannabis black markets, according to experts

A Nordic company making functional ingredients from mushrooms is looking for €3m in Series A investment in order to scale up its production capacity to meet demand

The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is calling for an increase in production of cannabis and psychedelics to supply federal research and clinical trials

The USPTO Appeals Board verdict upholding the USPTO’s decision to not grant Joy Tea a trademark covering CBD beverages should come as no surprise

A plan to solve issues with cannabis e-commerce has attracted investors to the tune of around $130m in total

Kentucky and Tennessee are among a large number of Southeastern US states that have not yet passed legislation for medical cannabis programs. Here, CBD-Intel examines the issues behind the official reluctance

Discount supermarket chain Lidl has removed foods containing hemp from its stores in Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands amid concerns that the products contain excessive levels of THC

CBD-Intel’s newly upgraded global regulatory tracker, updated every month, now offers a deeper analysis of each regulatory area.

Use the tabs at the top of the map to select a specific regulatory field and click on an individual country to bring up much more detail in the panel below, including links to legislation and CBD-Intel’s coverage of that market.

The key below the map indicates the level of regulation for the selected country and regulatory field based on our in-house analysis.

The long-running saga of one of the first UK police raids on a retail location selling hemp products has finally ended after a jury took just 30 minutes to reach a non-guilty verdict on drug charges

Enforcement action against companies pushing the limits on marketing delta-8 THC products in the US is likely following a health advisory from the FDA and CDC

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have issued warnings about the rise of reported incidents in the US regarding the use of delta-8 THC

GenCanna continues to bet on the future of UK bulk and white label CBD products with the purchase of another company specialising in those areas

CBD products are not eligible for trademark protection, US regulators have reaffirmed, because they are not legal under the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA)

NFL veteran Chris Hetherington has launched a CBD oil derived entirely from orange peel, describing it as “crystalline CBD at a purity and consistency difficult to match with cannabis or hemp-derived material”

A $545m deal to buy the company Gage Growth will give North American cannabis operator TerrAscend access to the cannabis market in the US state of Michigan

The makers of a new CBD pain relief cream – mixed with an actual local anaesthetic – are bullish about their prospects of a sales boost from an endorsement deal with one of the most painful professional sports around

CBD beverages continue to be a popular niche sub-category for producers, with brands still experimenting and bringing out new variations. Some significant regulatory concerns remain for the mid/long-term. Neither the US, UK or EU has explicitly permitted CBD to be used as an ingredient for a beverage or any other ingestible product. And there is […]

A ban on the production and sale of smokable hemp products in Texas has been fully overturned after two court decisions – but the case will almost certainly head through two further levels of appeal