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White House to Meet With Cannabis Industry On Overdue CBD Enforcement Policy
Six weeks after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) failed to meet its 90-day deadline to clarify which cannabinoids will be impacted by a controversial incoming ban, the White House has scheduled three meetings with industry executives to discuss the matter.
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Clinical Evidence vs. Food Law: Europe’s CBD Dilemma
The CBD sector has had a turbulent few weeks on both sides of the Channel, with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) terminating four novel food applications, just days after announcing incredibly restrictive new safety limits.
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UK CBD: A Regulator Finding Its Stride, A Sector Holding Its Breath
The UK’s CBD novel foods programme enters 2026 with its autumn ministerial approval target still nominally intact, but facing increasing pressure on multiple fronts.
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US Hemp Industry in Limbo as FDA Deadline for Cannabinoid Definitions Arrives
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) 90-day deadline to clarify which cannabinoids will be banned under the incoming, controversial intoxicating hemp ban falls today.
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UK CBD Approvals Face Autumn 2026 Crunch as Industry Proposes Framework Overhaul
The UK’s first-ever CBD product authorisations, originally expected to be completed by Autumn 2026, could now face another setback as Food Standards Scotland (FSS) insists on holding its own consultation.
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CBD Company Founder Wins £137k Unfair Dismissal Award Amid Cannim Group Collapse
Last month, international cannabis operator Cannim collapsed, calling in administrators to sift through the company’s remaining assets and attempt to find tens of millions of dollars to satisfy its increasingly frustrated creditors.
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Medicare CBD Coverage Proposed, But Federal Ban Threatens Entire Industry
Cannabis stocks enjoyed another spike last week following reports that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is preparing to authorise insurance coverage for CBD products under certain Medicare programs, even as the same products face an existential threat from recently passed federal legislation.
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Trump Ends Intoxicating Hemp Era, But Unintended Victims and Repeal Efforts Signal Turbulent Year Ahead
The sweeping redefinition of ‘hemp’ in the US following the passage of the funding bill threatens non-intoxicating CBD processors while pushing consumers toward unregulated markets President Donald Trump signed legislation on November 12 that brought the longest government shutdown in history to an end.
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Thousands of CBD Products Take Final Step Towards UK Novel Foods Approval
The UK’s long-running project to regulate CBD (cannabidiol) products has taken another major step forward, seeing thousands of products make it to the final phase of the novel foods approval process.
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EU Proposal to Recognise Hemp Flower as a Crop in Landmark Shift for Industry
The European Commission (EC) is considering a major overhaul of regulations surrounding hemp across the Union, potentially marking a step change in how hemp is recognised, traded, and funded.
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Could Starmer’s ‘Brexit Reset’ Drag the CBD Industry Back to Square One?
As part of the FSA’s re-energised efforts to push forward with the long-running CBD novel foods approvals process, the agency has continued to actively liaise with industry stakeholders regarding their applications.
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Hemp Farmers Switch To Corn As Italian CBD Industry Fights Extinction
Former hemp farmers are switching to corn, and larger players are leaving Italy altogether as its once-thriving hemp and CBD industry is battered by the hard-line government.
