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 […]
International CBD brand Elixinol has appointed a former supplement-industry executive as its new global CEO – the Australian company’s second management reshuffle in less than a month. Oliver Horn formerly served as head of Swisse Wellness for Australia, New Zealand and North America. He takes over from Stratos Karousos as Elixinol Global CEO with immediate effect, […]
Farmers in Iceland will be allowed to import industrial hemp seeds for the first time this year after the health minister gave regulators the power to grant exceptions to the Nordic island’s total ban on cannabis and cannabis products. Health Minister Svandís Svavarsdóttir brought forth an amendment that authorizes the Icelandic Medicines Agency (IMA) to […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to a CBD manufacturer based in the UK for making claims that its products could prevent or treat coronavirus infections. The letter was sent to London-based Nova Botanix LTD, which sells CBD products under the brand CanaBD, on Thursday. It was the latest in […]
