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CBD products linked to a submitted, rather than validated, novel food application can now remain on the UK market after 31 March, according to new guidance from regulator the Food Standards Agency.
Europe’s hemp industry hit a milestone last week when the European Union’s top court liberated CBD from the jurisdiction of an international drug treaty, declaring that hemp-derived cannabidiol is not a narcotic.
In May we published an analysis of the Judgement of Advocate General Tanchev in respect of the Kanavape case, “Can the movement of CBD within the European Member States be prohibited it if is derived from prohibited elements of the plant?”. We observed that there was “good” and “bad” in the provisional Opinion.
Stephen Oliver former Customs Investigator and Matt Lawson Barrister are both experts in the cannabinoid industry, they are the founders of The Canna Consultants and will be speaking at the event on both days.
Stephen Oliver and Matt Lawson are both experts in the cannabinoid industry, they are the founders of The Canna Consultants and will be speaking at the Cannabis Investment Summit World (CISW) which takes place 11-13 of November 2020.
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Is the FSA's policy that any CBD "New to Market" products will be treated differently than those "Already on the Market" justified despite there being no difference in their potential risks? Perhaps the more telling question is whether the policy will be sustained in the face of an inevitable legal challenge?
In May we published an analysis of the Judgement of Advocate General Tanchev in respect of the Kanavape case, “Can the movement of CBD within the European Member States be prohibited it if is derived from prohibited elements of the plant?”
The recent news that Mike Harlington, the now ex-Chairman of the CTA, has been ousted by the organisation’s board (now led by Tom Whettem) was reported by The Canna Consultants here. The news led us to take a delve into TrustCanna... and what did we find?
It was with interest that on the evening of 13th June 2020 we discovered (from the Business Cann website) that, what we at The Canna Consultants had thought was on the cards for many months, had actually come to pass. The headline read ““Disagreement” sees Europe’s largest trade association lose its Chairman”.