Canna Law Blog

MAY 6, 2022

Last week, a coalition of major food and beverage companies (self-identified as “consumer packaged goods companies”) asked Congress to do more about the growing number of copycat THC edible products and counterfeit trademarks piggybacking off of their well-known items. And ultimately, this is a “no no” under relevant copyright laws anyway.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 9, 2021

The post Thai PBS Report: Thai food with cannabis introduced first appeared on Cannabis Law Report. … Read More.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) guidance that CBD cannot be introduced to food products or dietary supplements sold in interstate commerce. Over the next several months, the Department of Public Health will create additional regulations before the law fully goes into effect. Gianna Puccinelli. Meghan Stoppel.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 26, 2022

We recently got to ask Kai-Friedrich Niermann of KFN+ Law Office some questions about EU Novel Food authorizations. His answers are a must-read for cannabis food businesses interested in the EU market. What is an EU Novel Food authorization? In principle, all foods […].

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 28, 2021

Peter McCusker reports… THE latest iteration of the UK Food Standards Agency list of Validated Novel Food CBD applications has… Read More.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 12, 2020

Food Business News reports… BOULDER, COLO. The post USA: Sales down 75% for food, beverage items with hemp/CBD says Food Business News Report first appeared on Cannabis Law Report. Interesting report considering most press releases one reads from CBD F&B product creators imply the opposite.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 26, 2021

Nutritional Outlook reports The European Industrial Hemp Association’s (EIHA) Novel Food Consortium has received confirmation from the UK Food Standards… Read More.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 27, 2022

As the application process for cannabis businesses gets underway, officials from the Department of Public Health and Social Services and the Department of Revenue and Taxation are working to iron out inconsistencies in the law relating to cannabis-infused food products. Rick Cruz/PDN.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Cannabidiol is not lawful for sale in the European Union as an extract or isolate from Cannabis Sativa. The post Cannabidiol (CBD) – Novel Foods 2020 first appeared on Cannabis Law Report. In order to ensure CBD is legally … Read More.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 30, 2020

As more and more states move toward the legalization of cannabis, people have begun to ask the question of what the consequences of laws permitting cannabis use will be. The Connection Between Cannabis Legalization and Junk Food Sales. For the good of our health, junk food is best enjoyed in moderation.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

The latest “drop” comes in the form of an August 1 memo from the Washington State Department of Agriculture (“WSDA”) titled Restrictions on the use of hemp CBD as a food ingredient. According to the WSDA, Hemp-CBD is not approved as a food ingredient. Last year, the FDA approved the drug Epidiolex.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 3, 2021

introduced legislation on May 21 to ensure hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) is regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) like other ingredients used in dietary supplements, foods, and beverages. Notably, this restriction only applies to dietary supplements and foods. US Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.),

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

announced it has submitted a Novel Foods application for its CBD products to… Read More. The post Kannaway Submits Application for CBD Products to UK’s Food Standard Agency first appeared on Cannabis Law Report. Kannaway, a subsidiary of Medical Marijuana, Inc.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Legal experts have clarified if penalties still apply to those bringing products or food mixed with narcotics into the country. Although the new drug law removed penalties for carrying products or food mixed with narcotics into the country for the first time, it maintained charges for carrying vapes or e-cigarettes mixed with cannabis oil.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 21, 2023

The Business of cannabis writes FRENCH authorities have implemented a new ‘temporary framework’ for CBD allowing it to be registered and sold as a food supplement for the first time.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 15, 2022

EUROPE’S decision to establish a new maximum level of THC in hemp food products will prompt a surge of investment, says the industry’s leading trade group. It will greatly help our members and all food business operators wishing to work with hemp seed derived products, such as hemp seed oil.”. mg/kg for hempseed oil.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 26, 2020

All of that may be put on hold soon as the EU weighs new laws for CBD products. For some background, the European Foods Safety Authority (“EFSA”) previously classified CBD as a “ novel food ” ingredient. If something is a novel food, then certain regulatory approvals are needed to advance it in the market.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Last week, the Food Standard Agency (“ FSA ”), the agency responsible for protecting public health in relation to food in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (collectively, the “UK”), cleared a path for the sale of CBD-infused food for the next 12 months. The EFSA guidance on cannabinoids strongly echoes the U.S.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The CBD Product Safety and Standardization Act (the Act ) indicates that the Feds might regulate CBD as a food ingredient, and that it may lead to regulation of other cannabinoids. If the Feds regulate CBD as a food ingredient, it could seriously change the game (in a good way) for hemp CBD companies. In a press release , U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The post Report: "Cuomo to renew push for legal marijuana (and CBD in food), aide says" first appeared on Cannabis Law Report. As the New Jersey vote gets closer it’s obviously reminded Cumo that at a time when NY needs as much tax revenue as it can … Read More.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 23, 2021

This is what happens when you only regulate to enrich a small amount of companies, their shareholders and keep politicians in a position where they can play the law and order card which as this story proves, does not work and ends up in abject failure. Paul Benhaim runs Australia’s largest hemp seed food producer.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) guidance that CBD cannot be introduced to food products or dietary supplements sold in interstate commerce. Over the next several months, the Department of Public Health will create additional regulations before the law fully goes into effect. Originally published at. Mira Baylson.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 21, 2023

New white label CBD food products are back – as the UK’s largest independently owned, producer, and distributor launches a range of CBD products and ingredients that brings innovation back to the sector in a post-novel foods world. BRITISH CANNABIS unveils its Non-Novel CBD Supplements range this quarter.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The Food Safety and Security Authority of India (FSSAI) has given a green light to hemp seeds, hemp seed oil and seed-based flour as food and food ingredients , indicating the development of a huge market with some 1.4 New Regulations: Key Features . Only hemp seeds from plants that have less than 0.3%

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 15, 2023

US hemp specialist Planet Based Foods has formed a UK subsidiary and is targeting Europe-wide expansion. The company has a frozen range of hemp-based products, including burgers and sausages.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 20, 2021

THE New Year has brought a realisation that the Novel Food deadline is less than three months… Read More. The post Media Report Says UK Brands “Freaking Out” About Securing Novel Food Validation first appeared on Cannabis Law Report. Business Cann reports.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 14, 2021

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said so far, 29 local companies manufacturing herbal and traditional medicines and food supplements have… Read More. The post 30 tons of cannabis required for Thai herbal medicines and food supplements appeared first on Cannabis Law Report.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 26, 2022

Is the lawful use requirement for trademarks lawful? In a recent Vanderbilt Law Review article , Robert A. The article is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of cannabis trademarks, but highlights a problem that goes far beyond cannabis, and indeed trademark law. Mikos compellingly argues that it is not.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2019

This bill is aimed at paving the way for adding industrial hemp derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”) to foods, beverages, and cosmetics. A food or beverage is not adulterated by the inclusion of industrial hemp products, including cannabidiol derived from industrial hemp.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 20, 2022

Via Law & Crime. A Florida bride and the woman who catered her wedding have been charged with allegedly sneaking cannabis into food served at the event without the guests’ permission or knowledge, resulting in several of them getting so sick they needed to go to the hospital. Officers also collected some dessert items for testing.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 25, 2022

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) has created a Cannabis Law Section for attorneys seeking guidance within the emerging market and practice area. NYSBA initiates Cannabis Law Section resource. The decision to convert the Committee on Cannabis Law to a section was approved at the Jan. Financial Regulation News Reports.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The post Thailand Readies Draft Notification to Allow Hemp-Based Ingredients for Food Innovation first appeared on Cannabis Law Report. The cannabis industry in Thailand took its first concrete step in February of 2019, when medical cannabis was unexpectedly legalized. In August 2019, a Ministry … Read More.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 4, 2021

The post UK Novel Food Deadline Slips As Over One-Third Of The 400-Plus CBD Applications Fall At First Hurdle first appeared on Cannabis Law Report. Peter McCusker writes for CBE. The FSA has confirmed that by the end of February it had received 404 CBD… Read More.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Pledge Times reports The National Drug, Food, and Medical Technology Administration (ANMAT) It will allow the importation of cannabinoids, oils… Read More. first appeared on Cannabis Law Report.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2021

As we anticipated, AB-45 , California’s comprehensive legislation that finally regulates (and legitimizes) industrial hemp products is now law and takes effect immediately. Governor Newsom signed the bill into law this week. AB 45 is Now Law appeared first on Harris Bricken. The post Hemp, Hemp, Hooray in California!

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 6, 2021

On the 17th December 2020, Food Standards Scotland (FSS) clarified their position in relation to CBD in food products to the ACI and our members, … Read More. The post Food Standards Scotland CBD position at odds with stance of UK counterpart first appeared on Cannabis Law Report.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The European Commission’s Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (ScoPAFF) is again scheduled to vote on a proposal that would raise the acceptable amount of THC in marketable hemp foods in Europe, after having delayed a decision twice. Under the proposal, which is on the ScoPAFF agenda next Monday, Feb.

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