Regulatory report: where can cannabis and CBD be bought in Canada?

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla || 6th November 2020 || Regulatory reports |

Canada

North America

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory reports

This report provides an overview of the recreational cannabis and CBD market in Canada in relation to the provincial regulations in place across the country ...

EU ‘tax’ on plastic packaging waste could mean another tangle of red tape

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla || 20th October 2020 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

EU regulation

Policy and Politics

Regulatory briefing

EU member states will have to decide how to implement a planned European levy on non-recycled plastic packaging waste – to fund it from national budgets or make industry pay for the waste it produces ...

Regulatory report: GMP requirements for cosmetics

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla || 11th May 2020 || Regulatory reports |

EU

Europe

Cosmetics

EU regulation

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory reports

This short regulatory report provides an overview of the current GMP regulations for cosmetics being place on the market in the EU ...

Regulatory report: Europe’s regulation of herbal products for smoking

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla || 9th April 2020 || Regulatory reports |

Belgium

EU

Europe

EU regulation

Regulation and Legislation

Vapour/Smokable

Regulatory reports

Not all European markets offer the same business opportunities, and while some countries offer few some others do allow some CBD businesses to flourish in some areas. This report covers regulation of herbal smoking products in Europe ...

Regulatory report: the path to the market for CBD foods under Article 4

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla || 13th February 2020 || Regulatory reports |

EU

Europe

EU regulation

Food

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory reports

The aim of this report is to bring some clarity to the process of placing a food product on the EU market, looking at the options of Article 4 and Article 10 ...

Inclusion of cannabis leaf extract in EU cosmetics database ‘a milestone’

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla || 25th November 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

EU regulation

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The inclusion of some new cannabis-related entries in the CosIng catalogue will facilitate the placement of cannabis-containing cosmetics in the EU market – provided all other rules, such as limits on THC, are respected ...

Small packet label exemptions: a guide to European CLP regulation, part 3

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla || 22nd November 2019 || Regulatory reports |

EU

Europe

EU regulation

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory reports

CBD-Intel examines possible exemptions for some small packages in EU regulations concerning classification, labelling and packaging (CLP)...

Toxicity and notifications: a guide to European CLP regulations, part 2

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla || 24th September 2019 || Regulatory reports |

Europe

EU regulation

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory reports

This report continues to look at the European Union's CLP regulations and covers hazardous chemicals and obligations to notify, the part played by Poison Centres and the need for UFIs ...

Toxicity and notifications: a guide to European CLP regulations, part 1

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla || 24th September 2019 || Regulatory reports |

Europe

EU regulation

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory reports

The EU’s Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulations classify all chemical substances and mixtures according to their toxicity levels. Part 1 of our report looks in detail at this legislation ...

California regulatory snapshot

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla || 7th May 2019 || Regulatory reports |

California

North America

United States

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory reports

The sale of CBD, hemp extracts and flowers is legal in California, subject to a minimal regulatory burden, which CBD-Intel explains in detail in our first US state regulatory snapshot ...

European Commission differentiates CBD as cosmetic ingredient

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla || 10th April 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

Cosmetics

EU regulation

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

CBD’s entry in the European Commission’s database of cosmetics ingredients has been expanded to differentiate it from generic cannabis and by-products. The move offers more, but not total, clarity ...

Mexican regulatory body repeals guidelines amid confusion

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla || 29th March 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Mexico

North America

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The Mexican Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risk (COFEPRIS) has changed its mind over the regulatory framework established for cannabis products in late 2018 ...

A guide to EU novel food rules for cannabinoid-containing edibles

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla || 26th March 2019 || Regulatory reports |

Europe

EU regulation

Food

Policy and Politics

Regulatory reports

Under current EU rules, cannabinoid-containing hemp extracts could require pre-market authorisation as they are now considered to be novel foods. CBD-Intel explains how the rules work ...

How will Spanish elections change the outlook for CBD and cannabis?

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla || 26th February 2019 || Regulatory briefing |

Europe

Spain

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

Whether the left or the right ends up in power – and that is difficult to predict – some form of debate around cannabis could be on the cards following forthcoming general elections in Spain ...

EU states could deem CBD, other cannabinoids illegal in cosmetics

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla || 21st February 2019 || Regulatory reports |

Europe

Cosmetics

EU regulation

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory reports

According to EU authorities, CBD and other cannabis extracts could be deemed illegal as an ingredient in cosmetics. However, individual member states have not made the same interpretation of the rules ...

Cannabis to be legalised? Mexico regulatory report

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla || 16th January 2019 || Regulatory reports |

Mexico

North America

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory reports

Mexico may well become the third country in the world to fully legalise all cannabis products, including marijuana. In the meantime, CBD and hemp-containing products are allowed as long as they contain less than 1% THC ...

Are CBD edibles ‘novel food’? The EU debates this vital question

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla || 7th January 2019 || Regulatory reports |

EU

Europe

EU regulation

Food

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory reports

The CBD industry is currently navigating a complex and changing regulatory landscape across the European Union. CBD-Intel brings some light to the obscure area of novel food regulation – and asks the vital questions ...

A highly restrictive regime: Australia regulatory report

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla || 29th November 2018 || Regulatory reports |

Australasia

Australia

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory reports

Australia is a highly restrictive market for CBD, with limits on growing and extraction and an absolute prohibition on CBD in consumer products. This report details what is and what is not allowed ...

Italian enforcers issue stern ‘reminder’ – including CBD ban

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla || 18th May 2018 || Regulatory briefing |

EU

Europe

Italy

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory briefing

The Italian Customs and Monopolies Agency (AAMS) has issued a bulletin informing the country’s e-cigarette industry of its interpretation of legal requirements arising from the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) ...

CBD as an ingredient in e-liquids:
EU regulatory report

Written by Pablo Cano Trilla || 9th May 2018 || Regulatory reports |

EU

Europe

Regulation and Legislation

Regulatory reports

What laws regulate the use of cannabidiol (CBD) in e-liquids across the European Union – and what regulatory regime is likely to apply in the future? Our report finds the clear lines in a legal grey area ...