Until today there were two options following the submission of a Novel Food application: Validated or Unvalidated. It now appears as though there is a third: Unvalidated, but heading in the right direction.
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Until today there were two options following the submission of a Novel Food application: Validated or Unvalidated. It now appears as though there is a third: Unvalidated, but heading in the right direction.
As we approach the deadline for submission in order to achieve the benefit of the UK Food Standard Agency’s position on Cannabidiol, the industry in Northern Ireland is dealt a body- blow which many will not be aware of.
We return briefly to a fundamental topic which we have written about before – in both 2019 and 2020: If THC is not permitted in products, to what level of precision is the product to be examined to establish the THC level?
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.
In this video Stephen Oliver, Co-Founder of The Canna Consultants, explains the opportunities and barriers to investment in the European Space during the Med-Cann Virtual Summit. He offers some great advice, addressing the need to think alternatively and adapt to new situations.
The FSA refutes claims made by a prominent self-styled trade organisation that it has changed its toxicology policy.
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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.