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- Press releases
Cannabis Industry Council Launches Crowdfunder For Public Awareness Campaign
An online crowdfunder has been launched to raise funds to kickstart a key campaign to generate awareness of prescription cannabis and cannabinoid therapy with the public.
- Hemp Industry
Untapped Potential: The Call for UK’s Hemp Industry Investment Amplifies
Earlier this month, the co-chair of the UK’s APPG for Industrial Hemp and CBD, Ronnie Cowen, made an impassioned plea to Parliament for government investment in the UK’s hemp industry.
- Press releases
CIC Signs Armed Forces Covenant to “Advocate for Veterans’ Access to Vital Medicines”
A commitment to supporting the UK’s military community and veterans – known as the Armed Forces Covenant – has been signed by the Cannabis Industry Council (CIC).
- Press releases
Innovative Business Leader Stef Kulik Joins CIC Board
Highly experienced and innovative business leader Stef Kulik has joined the Board of the Cannabis Industry Council (CIC) as a Non Executive Director.
- Opinion
What’s in Store for the European Cannabis Industry in 2024 – Part 1
2023 was a year in which Germany, the European Union’s most populous country which has (in various forms) promised to legalise adult-use cannabis, continued to take the air out of the room and dictate much of the discourse around European cannabis.
- Press releases
Growing Legal Cannabis Market Helps Women and Minorities, Says New Report
Expanding the prescription cannabis market will lead to improved outcomes for ethnic minorities, women, and the LGBT community, according to a new report from the Cannabis Industry Council (CIC).
- Press releases
CIC Publishes Bill to Enable GPs to Prescribe Cannabis Medicines
A draft Bill to enable general medical practitioners (GPs) to prescribe cannabis medicines has been published by the Cannabis Industry Council (CIC).
- CBD Market
FSA’s New CBD Guidance ‘Heavy Handed’ and Likely to Leave Consumers and Businesses ‘Confused’ Says Industry
Yesterday, the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) published new guidance on the safe limit of CBD which can be ingested daily, significantly reducing the figure from 70mg to 10mg.
- Policy & Regulation
Cannabis Industry ‘Debanking’ Survey Launched
A survey to understand the scale of UK cannabis industry banking challenges has been launched by the Cannabis Industry Council (CIC).
- Press releases
5th Birthday of Medical Cannabis Awareness Week Approaches
The fifth anniversary of Medical Cannabis Awareness Week (#MCAW) is set for 1 – 7 November 2023.
- Press releases
Employers Risk Breaching Equality Act Over Cannabis Patients
Employers are currently at risk of breaching the Equality Act over their approach to prescription cannabis patients, according to a new report from the Cannabis Industry Council (CIC).
- Medical
Home Affairs Committee Calls for Wider NHS Access To Medical Cannabis
In its latest report on drugs, the UK Home Affairs Committee recommends that the government widens access to cannabis medicines on the NHS, but cites ‘concerns’ over non-medical use.
