UK Halts CBD Imports As It Enforces Strict Rules On Trace THC Levels February 9, 2021 Peter McCusker Hemp Policy & Legal, United Kingdom 0 Comments A CHANGE of direction from the Home Office has put a stop to some bulk CBD imports over concerns they have ‘illegal’ levels of THC. This development follows a January request by Police and Justice Minster Kit Malthouse for further… Read More→
Children’s Dutch Epilepsy Cannabis Medicines Will Be Made In The UK To Overcome Import Impasse January 21, 2021 Peter McCusker Medical Marijuana, United Kingdom 0 Comments A PERMANENT solution to the import impasse on children’s epilepsy cannabis medication has emerged with the Dutch manufacturer set to see the medicines made in the UK. However, the Transvaal Pharmacy, which is based in the Hague, says this will… Read More→
Work Gets Underway On Scotland’s First Medical Cannabis Cultivation and Production Facility January 20, 2021 Peter McCusker United Kingdom 0 Comments SCOTLAND’S first home-grown cannabis medicines could be in UK patients’ hands in early 2022 after work started on a new £15m cultivation and production facility in the Borders. With the UK’s one million-plus medical cannabis users currently reliant on imports,… Read More→
Dozens of CBD Brands In A State of ‘Absolute Panic’ With UK Novel Food Deadline Weeks Away January 18, 2021 Peter McCusker Hemp Industry News, United Kingdom 0 Comments THE New Year has brought a realisation that the Novel Food deadline is less than three months away leading to ‘absolute panic’ for many CBD brands, say leading industry figures. Gavin Ogilvie is founder and Managing Director of Manchester-based Always… Read More→
Channel Island Firm Secures Britain’s First High-THC Commercial Cultivation Licence For Over 20 Years January 11, 2021 Peter McCusker United Kingdom 0 Comments CHANNEL islands company Northern Leaf has successfully secured a medical cannabis cultivation licence to produce medicines for the UK and European markets. The Jersey Government, under the guidance of the UK Home Office, has issued Northern the first British high-THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) commercial… Read More→
The Persevering Pair Who Helped Open The London Stock Exchange To Cannabis December 23, 2020 Peter McCusker Banking, Finance & Real Estate, United Kingdom 0 Comments PERSISTENCE has paid-off for an Israeli businessman and a UK lawyer after the London Stock Exchange issued its first ever listing guidelines for cannabis firms. Roby Zomer, Co-Founder and Managing Director of MGC Pharmaceuticals, says the pending change sets-up the UK… Read More→
New European Ecosystem Highlights Emerging Opportunities For Cannabis Entrepreneurs December 21, 2020 Peter McCusker News & Insights, United Kingdom 0 Comments Inspite of its delayed arrival Europe has a first-class opportunity to become a world-leader in the emerging global cannabis industry. This is one of the key take-aways from the latest First Wednesdays’ Ecosystem cannabis legend – this time of the emerging… Read More→
NHS Launching Patient Registry To Support Evidence Base For Cannabis Medicines December 14, 2020 Peter McCusker United Kingdom 0 Comments By Peter McCusker THE NHS is to launch is first-ever cannabis patient registry in a move which signifies an ambition for the medicines to become more widely-available to UK patients. Health Secretary Matt Hancock ordered an urgent review into the… Read More→
UK cannabis groups push government to ease trade restrictions August 24, 2020 AggregatedNews United Kingdom 0 Comments British medical cannabis companies are lobbying the government to ease restrictions around importing and exporting the drug, warning that they hinder growth and will force them to shift investment outside the UK. Marijuana was approved for medical use in the… Read More→
Hemp CBD Across Europe: The United Kingdom February 27, 2020 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal, United Kingdom 0 Comments By Nathalie Bougenies, Attorney at Harris Bricken The enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill and the legalization of hemp and hemp derivative including cannabidiol (“CBD”), has led to a massive CBD craze in the United States. The highly coveted cannabinoid is… Read More→