CBD News

The United Nations Commission for Narcotic Drugs has voted to reclassify the status of cannabis under the Union’s 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, which will give member states more room to reconsider their own cannabis laws.

A first-of-its-kind study published this month found that CBD has no negative impacts on driving while THC intoxication lasts for about four hours.

The European Union’s highest court has ruled that CBD is not a narcotic because it does not have any psychotropic or harmful effects.

A study investigating cannabis seized by law enforcement from around the world shows a steady increase in the THC levels of cannabis flower and hash products over multiple decades.

The Vitamin Shoppe has announced the launch of its first proprietary CBD line after it started selling the cannabinoid in stores last year.

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have validated a genetics test that they say predicts whether a cannabis plant will be rich with either THC or CBD.

A CBD company is using the famed nature documentary narrator Sir David Attenborough’s name and likeness to promote its company and products without permission.

The New York Health Department has released draft rules for the state’s hemp industry that would ban CBD flower products and require licensing for all segments of the hemp and CBD supply chain.

Alyssa Russell is the creative director and co-owner of Clara Jane, a CBD store in Nashville, Tennessee with a product line featuring hemp grown in-house.

Jen Jackson is the founder and CEO of Be Jubie, a Baltimore-based CBD brand with a focus on wellness, restoration, education, and social justice.

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A cafe selling CBD-infused edibles and drinks has opened in Hong Kong. The business only offers products that contain 0 percent THC.

Australian researchers found a 14-25 percent reduction in chemotherapy side effects in patients who received cannabis capsules during a recent study.

A new CBD product line by Martha Stewart and Canopy Growth launches this week after more than a year in development.

The U.S. Navy has banned sailors and Marines from using hemp-based personal care products including lotions, soaps, and shampoos out of concern that they may contain THC; servicemembers are already banned from ingesting hemp-based products.

Zookeepers at Poland’s Warsaw Zoo have announced a new project testing whether CBD oil can help to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression in elephants.

CBD Nation is a new documentary that highlights the important role of CBD in helping some patients live comfortable lives when mainstream medicine has otherwise failed them.

Lygos, Inc. announced this week it had finalized a novel process of cannabinoid production that uses proprietary fermentation and processing technology.

The FDA announced it is hiring a third-party contractor to test CBD “and related cannabinoids” for the agency.

A great-grandmother is suing Disney after she was arrested at the company’s Florida theme park last year for carrying hemp-derived CBD oil, which is legal under federal law.