France’s blanket ban on the marketing of all hemp-derived CBD products contradicts EU law on the free movement of goods, an adviser to the Court of Justice of the European Union said in a legal opinion on Thursday. The advocate general’s opinion, if followed by the top EU court, would set a binding precedent and […]
A CBD and hemp-oil manufacturer in Colorado has plans to buy a cannabis-growing operation in Switzerland. CBD of Denver expects to close on the purchase of CBDWelt24 GmbH and its two hemp cultivation facilities in Switzerland by the end May. The purchase price was not disclosed. According to a statement released on Wednesday, CBDWelt24‘s annual revenue […]
With time ticking down for CBD manufacturers to meet the UK’s deadline for having a validated EU novel food application in hand, two European hemp associations are pooling resources to meet the application’s requirements. The assistance on offer from the European Industrial Hemp Association in Germany and the Association for the Cannabinoid Industry in the […]
A man in Florida wants a class-action brought against a Missouri-based CBD manufacturer after he says that third-party lab tests he ordered on the company’s products revealed lead and other contaminants. Michael Davis’s complaint, filed Monday at a Florida district court, accuses Missouri-based CBD American Shaman LLC of falsely advertising its CBD products as being […]
Aerial photo of hemp field (Photo courtesy Lithempia) In a rural part of northern Lithuania, down a long stretch of dirt road flanked by vast fields, Rokas Šliupas has spent months amassing the equipment he needs to kick-start Lithempia, his new hemp-extraction business. Located just outside the town of Joniskis, not far from the Latvian […]
Police in northeastern Switzerland have shut down an indoor hemp-growing operation and detained its operator after a search of the property unearthed cannabis plants and biomass that exceeded legal THC levels. Thurgau police say they raided the Rothenhausen facility in February following a tip about suspected illegal activity. The property was registered as an indoor […]
A Nevada city facing a lawsuit over denying hemp production about 100 acres of city-owned property can’t avoid the case because it didn’t anticipate hemp becoming legal, a judge ruled in rejecting the city’s motion to dismiss. Tahoe Hemp LLC filed suit against Carson City in January, alleging the city denied it access to open space land […]
A CBD company in Oregon is suing a Massachusetts hemp refinery over a shipment of hemp extract that was seized for having too much THC, leading to criminal charges. Key Compounds filed suit against Phasex Corporation in federal court Friday for negligence and breach of contract. The company alleges that Phasex was responsible for the contents of […]
The UK market for cannabidiol products has piqued the interest of hemp cultivators and manufacturers based on its current demand and future prospects. Nearly one in 10 adults surveyed in the UK have tried CBD, and more than a quarter of those who have never used CBD products said they would consider it, according to […]
Australia has published a framework for new CBD regulations as it considers relaxing its narcotics scheduling of cannabidiol to make it available over the counter in limited doses. The Health Department proposal, revealed on Friday, could open a large new market in a nation with a thriving gray market for CBD but no legal access without […]
