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German courts confirm sales bans on CBD containing food

Cannabis Law Report

The Novel Foods Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 defines as “novel” any food which has not been used for “human consumption” to a significant degree within the EU before May 1997. In Germany, the regional/district authorities are responsible for monitoring and assessing the marketability of food and issuing sales bans.

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CBD Chaos in Spain

Sensi Seeds

Spain’s cannabis market is a diverse mix of Spanish and foreign-owned companies selling everything from seeds, fertilizer and grow lamps to hemp-infused beers and CBD tinctures, oils, and creams. They cannot sell any cannabis product with a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content higher than 0.2% Rumors, Statements and Raids ??

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CBD Food Product Approval in the EU

Canna Law Blog

In November 2020 the ECJ concluded that CBD extracted from the Cannabis sativa plant in its entirety — and not solely from its fiber and seeds — cannot be regarded as a narcotic drug. The EU novel food regulation ( Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 ) lays down rules for placing novel foods on the market in the European Union.

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Exporting CBD Food Just Got Harder: The European Union Makes a Move

Canna Law Blog

We’ve been writing a lot on this blog about the regulation and sale of cannabidiol (“CBD”) products at the state and federal levels. The United States is not the only international actor, however, that is concerned with regulating the sale of CBD products, including CBD-infused foods. extracts of Cannabis sativa L.

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CBD Ban: Brits Take Up Fight And Send Lawyers To Brussels

Cannabis Law Report

Cannabis lawyers are heading to Brussels next week to challenge a recent decision by the European Union to reclassify food products containing cannabidiol (CBD) and prohibit their sale. This applies to both the extracts themselves and any products to which they are added as an ingredient (such as hemp seed oil).”. AUTHOR: Mark Taylor.

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Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: Maine

Canna Law Blog

A smaller but growing number of states also regulate the sale of products derived from hemp. Maine began authorizing the commercial sale of industrial hemp and Hemp-CBD products in 2015. Maine began authorizing the commercial sale of industrial hemp and Hemp-CBD products in 2015. Today, we turn to Maine.

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Austria: Cannabidiol In Food And Cosmetics

Cannabis Law Report

The other parts of hemp plants- such as seed, leaves and cannabinoids contained therein (except for THC) – do not qualify as narcotics. Although there are no long-term studies on how it affects health, experts have argued that CBD can have anxiolytic, neuroprotective, anti-psychotic, antiinflammatory, anti-spasmodic effects.

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