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(Updates throughout with FDA response.) U.S. drug regulators have withdrawn their proposal to regulate over-the-counter CBD, handing the industry another setback after years of delay from the Food and Drug Administration. The proposal in question was withdrawn because of the changing administration. The delay was widely anticipated but still... Read more
Within hours of the Inauguration Day ceremonies, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) issued a press release calling for the Biden administration to help Americans struggling with mental health exacerbated or brought on by pandemic. In NAMI’s words, the pandemic has brought about a surge in “mental health,... Read more
By NCIA’s Cannabis Manufacturing Committee The language of the cannabis industry is crude. It’s not that the cannabis industry relies on vulgar or offensive words, but rather that modern cannabis vernacular remains raw, unrefined, incomplete, and sometimes contradictory, even in mature markets. Perhaps most generously described as “imprecise” or... Read more
THE New Year has brought a realisation that the Novel Food deadline is less than three months away leading to ‘absolute panic’ for many CBD brands, say leading industry figures. Gavin Ogilvie is founder and Managing Director of Manchester-based Always Pure Organics, a business which has spent £450,000 submitting... Read more
EUROPE’S leading hemp trade group is set to make a significant move which could free much of the continent’s CBD industry from the shackles of the Novel Food regime. The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) has spent many months scouring centuries-old historical records to illustrate the widespread use of hemp extracts... Read more
Molson Coors Beverage Co. says it has launched CBD drinks in Colorado through TRUSS CBD USA, its joint venture with HEXO Corp. The beverage line will be available in three flavors – Grapefruit Tarragon, Strawberry Hibiscus and Blueberry Lavender under the name, “Verywell,” Molson Coors and HEXO said Wednesday.... Read more
This story first appeared at Marijuana Business Daily International. United Kingdom-based GW Pharmaceuticals expects to report annual sales of approximately $526 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 2020, it said in a preview of its fourth quarter and full-year results. Fourth-quarter net sales will be approximately $148 million,... Read more