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Cannabis News · page 92
- CBD Market
EIHA’s CBD Consortium Application Clears First Hurdle with FSA Approval
The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued its first positive safety assessment for a consortium application in its CBD Novel Foods approval process, seeing the European Industrial Hemp Association’s (EIHA) RP427 application progress to the ‘risk management’ phase.
- Uncategorized
Regulators Target Delta-8 THC Edibles in Latest Enforcement Action
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), alongside the Federal Trade Comission (FTC), has issued a further five ‘warning’ letters to companies illegally selling copycat food items containing Delta-8 THC.
- Uncategorized
Voyager Life Seeks Exit From Cannabis Market, IMC Pushes Through 6:1 Share Consolidation, & European Cannabis Firms Target US Listings
Voyager Life [stock_market_widget type=”chart” template=”line” assets=”VOY.AQ” range=”1mo” interval=”1d” price_field=”close” border_width=”3″ tension=”0.5″ line_color=”#5679FF” range_selector=”true” axes=”true” cursor=”true” api=”yahoo-finance”] Aquis-listed CBD brand Voyager Life is the latest cannabis firm to be eyeing an exit from the sector, a move that has proven popular with its investors.
- Uncategorized
SNDL Restructures: 106 Jobs Cut, $11M Investment for $20M Savings
Canadian cannabis giant SNDL has announced plans to enact a major financial restructuring project, slashing 106 full time positions.
- Uncategorized
Cannabis Rescheduling Sparks Over 30,000 Public Comments Ahead of Deadline
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has recieved over 30,000 comments on the planned cannabis rescheduling since opening up for public consultation in May.
- Uncategorized
New Hamshire Adds Anxiety to List of Medical Cannabis Conditions as Two Further Expansion Bills Make Progress
Medical cannabis has been made available to treat anxiety for the first time in the state of New Hampshire, while a separate bill opening up the treatment for any symptom is making its was through the legislature.
- Cultivation
Morocco Makes First Legal Cannabis Export Since Rule Change in 2021
Morocco has successfully completed its first legal cannabis export since making the move to legalise cannabis for medical, pharmaceutical and industrial uses in 2021.
- Uncategorized
Ohio’s Cannabis Rollout: 182 Facilities Receive Provisional Licenses for Adult-Use Sales
Ohio’s cannabis regulator has issued over 100 provisional adult-use cannabis licenses to dispensaries across the state as it prepares for sales to finally launch.
- Uncategorized
Florida Hemp Industry Allegedly Pledged $5m in Exchange for Veto on Crackdown Bill
Florida’s hemp industry has allegedly pledged to donate $5m to the state’s Republican Party after Governor Ron DeSantis moved to veto a bill that would decimate the sector.
- Adult-Use
Czech Republic Will Pursue Full Adult-Use Commercial Cannabis Market, Leaked Documents Suggest
The Czech government looks to be pursuing a full commercial adult-use cannabis market as part of its ‘Cannabis Management Act’, according to leaked documents seen by Business of Cannabis.
- Hemp Industry
‘Hemp Killing’ US Farm Bill Approved by Congressional Committee, Putting Entire Industry at Risk
The US Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Agriculture-FDA spending bill unanimously this week, placing the future of the country’s hemp industry in serious danger.
- Uncategorized
National Institute of Standards and Technology Launches New Materials to Help Labs Accurately Distinguish Hemp
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced the release of a new hemp reference material designed to help laboratories accurately measure key components in cannabis products.
