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NFL Awards $1 Million to Study Impact of Cannabis and CBD on Pain Management

The National Football League today announced the award of $1 million in research funding to two teams of medical researchers at the University of California San Diego and University of Regina. The studies will investigate the effects of cannabinoids on…

It’s too early to tell whether CBD helps against Covid-19 — but researchers worry that won’t stop CBD makers

The scientists stressed the caveats that early-stage research demands: the compounds they had studied showed hints — in cells in lab dishes and in animals — of being able to combat the coronavirus. Definite answers could only come from clinical…

Marijuana giant Curaleaf settles 10 lawsuits over wellness drops tainted with THC

One of nation’s largest marijuana companies has settled 10 lawsuits over wellness drops it sold in Oregon that were contaminated with a jumbo dose of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. Massachusetts-based Curaleaf has acknowledged that employees at a Portland facility…

Fight Back Underway As New French Law Looks Set To Blow A €100m Hole In CBD Industry

January 5, 2022
Peter McCusker
France
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THE New Year has started on the wrong foot for the French cannabidiol industry with news the Government is to outlaw the sale of CBD flowers. This is set to be a major blow to the French industry where CBD…

Regulator Issues Warning To Non-Complaint CBD Firms As It Prepares to Publish Much-Anticipated Public List

THE head of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) says it is now only a matter of weeks before it publishes further details on the CBD products and companies which will be allowed to remain on the UK market. At an…

Israel to look into legalizing CBD

December 7, 2021
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Israel
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Israel is going to look into removing products containing cannabinoid (CBD) – the second-most prevalent active ingredient in marijuana, and one that does not produce psychotropic effects – from the list of dangerous drugs, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday…

Cannabis Industry Fights Back Against European Commission’s CBD Missteps

November 1, 2021
Peter McCusker
EMEA
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THE European Commission has been urged to stick to its guns on the status of CBD by trade groups representing hundreds of businesses across the continent. BusinessCann reported yesterday how the EC was considering taking on board the hard-line of…

Japan Stays Tough on Cannabis as Other Nations Loosen Up

October 27, 2021
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Some Japanese who have gone abroad and been exposed to the benefits of cannabis derivatives, particularly CBD, are hoping Japan will change course. But the government shows little inclination. KOBE, Japan — From an early age, Japanese society had conditioned…

Portland marijuana production blunder resulted in jumbo THC dose for customers expecting none; 3 went to the ER, 1 hospitalized

People who took mislabeled wellness drops last month ended up ingesting several times a typical dose of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, according to Oregon regulators. The people who took the Select-brand drops hadn’t anticipated getting high at all.…

Frustrated UK CBD Sector Still Waiting For Clarity With Three-Quarters Of Novel Food Applications Having Now Failed

ATTEMPTS by the UK food quango to regulate the country’s vibrant CBD market continue to flounder leaving many in the industry ‘frustrated’. Six months after it set its initial deadline for Novel Food compliance the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA…

Clint Eastwood Wins $6.1 Million CBD Lawsuit

The Academy Award-winning director accused a Lithuanian company of falsely claiming that he had endorsed CBD products. The actor Clint Eastwood and Garrapata, the company that owns the rights to his likeness, were awarded $6.1 million on Friday in a…

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Exploring the healthy side of cannabis

You may have noticed a lot of talk lately in mainstream news about weed’s possible health benefits. References have ranged from the controversy over barring American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson from competing in the Olympic Games for pot in her system,…

CBD isn’t regulated by the FDA. Here’s why Colorado companies are pushing for that to (quickly) change.

August 22, 2021
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Federal, Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Industry News
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Colorado is at the center of the nation’s cannabidiol boom, producing much of the nation’s hemp and serving as home to many CBD sellers Inside a nondescript office building in Englewood, a deafening alarm stops a team of workers in…

Washington Cannabis: LCB Bans Conversion of CBD into Delta-9 THC

by Nathalie Bougenies, Attorney at Harris Bricken On July 22, the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (“LCB”) issued a notice of adoption of an interpretive statement (the “Notice”) in which the agency clarified authorized practices for marijuana processor licensees.…

Cannabis Investors Should Know the Difference Between Marijuana and Hemp

July 19, 2021
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Hemp Business Executive, News & Insights
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Canada, France and China are the leading manufacturers of industrial cannabis in the U.S. today. Yet our nation has seen a dramatic increase in hemp farming across the entire continent. Research and Markets estimates that the global industrial hemp market…