Monica Raymunt

Upscale CBD retailer flexes into UK with distribution in British department store, UK website

Published October 21, 2020

Standard Dose, a wellness brand and CBD retailer in the United States, has launched a U.K. website and inked a distribution deal with John Lewis & Partners, a multichannel retailer that operates more than 40 department stores across Great Britain.

Report: NFL players’ union warns members not to endorse CBD products

Published October 19, 2020

The NFL Players Association has updated its policy to discourage athletes from endorsing products that contain CBD or other cannabinoids.

Top EU court to issue final ruling on France’s CBD ban on Nov. 19

Published October 19, 2020

The European Union’s top court will deliver its final ruling on the Kanavape case and the legality of France’s ban on hemp-derived CBD on Nov. 19.

Study: Higher-THC hemp used in Italy as substitute for sedatives, anti-depressants

Published October 16, 2020 | By Monica Raymunt

The sale of hemp flower in Italy has been connected with a decrease in sales of several types of medications, suggesting that some patients chose to dump their prescription drugs in favor of self-medication with an unregulated CBD-based therapy, research by a trio of economists shows.

UK’s CBD market scrambles to prepare for March novel food deadline

Published October 14, 2020 | By Monica Raymunt

UK’s CBD market scrambles to prepare for March Novel Food deadline

Amazon invites select CBD makers to participate in UK pilot program

Published October 13, 2020

Online retail giant Amazon has launched a pilot program allowing the sale of select CBD ingestibles on its UK website.

United States opposes CBD exemption in international drug treaty

Published October 9, 2020 | By Monica Raymunt

The United States says it does not support a World Health Organization proposal to remove CBD extracts with less than 0.2% THC from international drug control.

EU position murky ahead of vote to change global drug treaties that affect CBD

Published October 8, 2020

A delegate for the European Union didn’t say Thursday how EU countries would vote on proposed changes to the way cannabis including CBD is treated in global drug treaties.

Italy adds hemp flower for ‘extraction uses’ to official agriculture products list

Published October 7, 2020

Italy’s Agriculture Ministry has included hemp flower for “extraction uses” on an official list of agricultural products for medicinal purposes.

Costa Rican lawmakers considering hemp cultivation, processing

Published October 7, 2020

Costa Rican lawmakers have put forward a draft law to legalize the cultivation, production and sale of industrial hemp and medicinal marijuana.

CBD candymaker settles lawsuit after judge declares lack of FDA guidelines irrelevant to ruling

Published October 5, 2020

A full settlement has been reached in one man’s suit against an infused products manufacturer for allegedly misrepresenting the THC and CBD content of its chocolate products and breaching consumer-protection laws in California.