Luca Marani

A scam, claiming a CBD-based COVID-19 cure, is currently circulating in the U.S.A.

The scientific community seems to put more hopes in CBD than in THC, when it comes to anxiety.

Good news for man’s best friends: in a recently-published double-blind study, researchers found cannabidiol to be an effective remedy against our favourite pets’ arthritis.

The leader of the Spanish progressive, left-wing party is currently in talks with the government to push the proposal forward.

The shipment, largest legal one ever made in history, is going to be hopefully the first of many, producers say.

In an unexpected move, the country’s President blocked the decriminalization law passed at the beginning of the month, without any further explanation.

Botanists in the country are at the forefront of the research and development for a low-THC hemp strain that thrives in tropical climates.

Law enforcement is finally equipped to tell illicit cannabis from legal hemp.

The European Industrial Hemp Association just published a 26-pages paper outlining the role of hemp in Europe’s Green New Deal

The Paraguayan Congress approved the decriminalization of medical cannabis, authorizing even personal cultivation.

Multiple batches of the company’s medical cannabis oil appear to have failed testing for THC content.

The country’s Parliament recently decided review the reach of its anti-tobacco laws to CBD smokable products.

Could the dramatic story of a two-year old boy with West’s syndrome serve as a catalyst for change in UK medical cannabis policies?

State officials reckon federal guidelines are impracticable, and they say they won’t pursue state -level regulations.

As of last month, Cuban law went as far as forbidding paraphernalia, clothing and any item anyhow related to cannabis.

According to a preliminary position, natural hemp extracts would be a drug, and should be treated as such.

The US cannabis industry is getting one step closer to having a reliable and transparent regulation of cannabis-related research applications.

Last week, the Southern state’s Department of Health Services unveiled its brand-new ‘Consumable Hemp Program’.

The FDA-approved drug Epidiolex just received the FDA green-light to add the disease to its clinical indications.

A double-blind, placebo-controlled and randomized clinical trial has shown high dosages of CBD are helpful in curbing cannabis overconsumption patterns.

The U.S. Senate voted against including marijuana banking protections in the coronavirus stimulus bill.

The country has decriminalized and regulated the cultivation of non-psychoactive hemp, paving the way to its own national cannabis industry.

The country recently designated the North Gyeongsang Province as its ‘special’ hemp farming site, looking at the creation of a national export-oriented cannabis industry.

The number of banks and credit unions servicing marijuana businesses dipped in the last fiscal quarter, according to new federal data.

A joint venture of seven Colorado CBD brands will participate in a large-size scientific study on the impact of isolate and full-spectrum CBD on the human liver.

The United Nations International Narcotics Control Board raised concerns as to whether all member nations could enforce the proposed changes.

Cannabidiol now falls within the list of least controlled drugs. However, it is good news only for certain players in the industry.

Louisiana is issuing a blanket ban on all smokable hemp and CBD-infused foods and drinks.

The European Industrial Hemp Association announced during its annual conference the birth of a new branch that will tackle Novel Foods licensing for CBD products in Europe.

The slow developments of cannabis law in South Africa may be pointing out to a bright future.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis decided the State will celebrate cannabis every year, during the second week of June.

The 17th edition of the annual European Industrial Hemp Association’s (EIHA) Hemp Conference just concluded yesterday.

The nation-wide riots and protests ignited by the killing of George Floyd by police in Minnesota brought along a wave of robberies and looting that is also affecting cannabis businesses.

The country of origin of the world-famous Malawi Gold strain joins the list of African countries that have legalized cannabis cultivation to a certain degree, after Lesotho and Zimbabwe

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has announced its intention to assess applications to grow cannabis for medical research purposes, and anticipated new policy for the potential cultivators, contouring how this cultivation program would function.

People are hoarding cannabis as the COVID-19 outbreak forces everyone to go into lockdown at home, perhaps for a long time.

If your business and revenues are tied to a cannabis company, you may not be eligible for Coronavirus relief loans

Advocates, politicians and stakeholders came together in a virtual round-table to craft proposal that would finally include cannabis businesses in the federal relief program.

Israeli InterCure and Canndoc join forces with Tilray, becoming the first commercial importer of medical cannabis in the country.

Czech company Kanavape files an appeal to the EU court, claiming France’s prohibition of CBD products infringes regulations on the free movement of goods

Last Monday, May 18th 2020, the Governor of the state of Massachusetts ruled in favor of recreational marijuana stores to open up again.

This second across-the-pond merger puts the company on the map to lead Swiss, European market.

Beginning next month, Virginians found in possession of small amounts of marijuana will no longer have to fear incarceration

The acquisition opens the doors to the largest cannabis market in the world.

The first batches of aggregated data regarding the impact of Covid-19 on hemp businesses are available, and they are not looking exactly good.

Former Hemp Industry Association President steps down, newly appointed President announces State Chapters Task Force.

The Food and Drug Administration warned two CBD companies over claims about their products being suitable to treat opioid addiction.

The European Industrial Hemp Association has recently published a document, outlining their vision for the EU to bounce back from the current crisis

After two years since the proposal surfaced the Lebanese political discourse, the country passes a bill regulating the cultivation of cannabis for medical purposes.

Some of the leading companies in the Canadian cannabis industry are initiating petitions demanding that the federal government included medical cannabis among the guaranteed services during the pandemic.

A recently published survey, conducted by the European Industrial Hemp Association, illustrates the market and industrial numbers of the hemp sector in Europe.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has directed official warnings to three CBD companies in regards to coronavirus-related claims

Charlotte Figi, Dravet’s syndrome patient whose story paved the way for the CBD revolution in cannabis, passes away

A reform introduced by Justice and Home Affairs jeopardizes the activities of hemp farmers, processors and distributors.

An Italian team of scientists and researchers recently discovered CBM, or cannabimovone, a lesser known compound in cannabis that could have enormous implications for the future of medical research

The MedMen cannabis company reassures its community among the COVID-19 outbreak.

Charlotte Web and Abacus Health Products reached an agreement over a merger that will lead the entity to represent one third of the CBD retail market

EIHA President, Daniel Kruse, said “hemp food products made from traditionally produced extracts with the natural full spectrum of the cannabinoids contained in the hemp plant are not novel foods. For the German hemp food industry this statement by the government and the ministry is an important milestone”

The latest FDA’s statement about CBD sends mixed messages to cannabidiol entrepreneurs