The European Court of Justice recently ruled that an EU Member State cannot prohibit the marketing of CBD that has been lawfully produced in another Member State, as to do so would be in breach of EU law on the free movement of goods. Published via the Mondaq...
On Thursday, December 17th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it was taking action against six companies selling CBD-based products. These companies faced administrative actions by the FTC for “making a wide range of scientifically unsupported claims...
On 20 April 2020, the Lebanese Parliament passed a law permitting the cultivation, trade, research, and use of medical cannabis. The law covers an array of topics ranging from the types of licenses available to the prevention of monopolization in the industry. In...
On Thursday, December 17, 2020, New Jersey lawmakers approved the “Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act” (“Act”), which next goes to Governor Phil Murphy for his expected signature. Authored By: Steve Schain Under the...
For the uninitiated, ∆8 is one of many cannabinoids found in the cannabis plant. Although ∆8 is a minor cannabinoid, it has been making major splash in the cannabis industry this year. You can read more about ∆8 itself, including a detailed discussion of its legal...
The legal qualification of CBD-based products is one of the most debated issues in the Italian cannabis legislation. The regulatory framework only provides precise indications with reference to the content of THC while it is silent with respect to CBD. Authored By:...