British health regulators say that thousands of CBD products currently on store shelves in the United Kingdom aren’t in immediate danger of removal because European Union officials are delaying plans to authorize CBD-infused foods and dietary supplements.
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European Union taps the brakes on CBD foods and supplements
European Union regulators are hitting the pause button on plans to allow CBD to be sold over the counter and added to foods and dietary supplements.
Texas CBD retailer challenges town’s head shop exclusion
A Texas retail chain that sells CBD and smokable hemp is suing a suburb of Austin for “intentional acts of harassment” after city officials wrongly decided it is an illegal head shop.
Deadline nears to weigh in on FDA cannabinoid supplement review
Cannabinoid manufacturers have less than a week to submit data and comments to U.S. health regulators considering whether to allow extracts such as CBD into foods and dietary supplements.
States struggle to set rules for hemp intoxicants such as delta-8 THC
Many U.S. states considered new laws to regulate hemp-derived intoxicants such as delta-8 THC this year, but few settled on how to do it.
FDA warns hemp companies not to make CBD for animals
U.S. health authorities on Thursday ordered three hemp companies to stop marketing CBD products for animals, warning that the cannabinoid might not be safe for them or the food supply.
Minnesota lawmakers approve THC from hemp for adult use
Minnesota adults older than 21 will be able to buy intoxicating hemp-derived THC products in grocery and convenience stores under a bill that lawmakers approved late Sunday.
Reliable and legal cannabinoid seeds in Europe: Q&A with Enecta’s Jacopo Paolini
Enecta co-founder and Chief Science Officer Jacopo Paolini discusses how his company developed a certified cannabinoid variety and how long it will take to see other cannabinoid-producing plants win government approval,
Hemp farmers eligible for new $6 billion USDA disaster relief fund
Hemp growers who lost crops during natural disasters in 2021 and 2020 are eligible for relief payments from a new $6 billion fund through the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Samuel Adams brewer, Entourage Health to launch THC teas in Canada by July
Boston Beer Co. plans to launch nonalcoholic THC-infused teas in Canada by July and is tapping marijuana producer Entourage Health to produce the cannabis.
US appeals court: Hemp-derived delta-8 THC products are ‘lawful’
Delta-8 THC derived from hemp is “lawful” and eligible for trademark protection, a federal appeals court ruled in a vaping dispute.
FDA chief ‘very committed’ to making progress on CBD, other cannabinoids
The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says he is “very committed” to making progress on CBD but says his agency needs more authority to do so.













