This is why regulators in the UK (and elsewhere in the world!) need to act fast. The CBD market urgently needs proper regulation! Great job by @C4MC_UK #cbd #regulation #report

Following our report on #CBD in the UK last week, this BBC report explores the trends around adding it to food: bbc.co.uk/food/articles/… @C4MC_UK

The UK’s principal regulator - Food Standards Agency - says that *if* they have safety concerns about certain #CBD products, then these will be removed from sale. They don’t say they intend to remove all #CBD products from sale for not having #NovelFoods authorisation.

A little snippet from our #CMCPolicySummit with words from Josh Stanley of Stanley Brothers 'without a mouthpiece like the CMC, countries are in a lot of trouble....' youtu.be/KA1fihU__vM via YouTube

The de-policing of #cannabis in the UK has now become absurd. Tomorrow’s media reveals a raid on a grow op ... in a disused police station. These laws won’t survive ridicule...

Not sure how this investment by @sundialcannabis makes sense unless the Home Office changes the law to allow the processing of hemp flower for #CBD in the UK - a major barrier to growth that we covered in the recent @C4MC_UK report: news.sky.com/story/canadian…

Something for the weekend ? You can read all our recent policy reports by downloading from our new Resources tab 👇 thecmcuk.org/resources

The @C4MC_UK exists to support the development of an innovative and successful British cannabinoids sector for both medicines and wellness products. Companies that have ambitions to invest and create jobs in the UK, reach out to us! #CBD #CBMP

If #Vancouver shows how to do harm reduction then why is it’s overdose rate as bad as West Virginia? Keith Humphreys - “Police can’t arrest away the opioid epidemic, but without better drug supply control, health professionals can’t treat it away either.” washingtonpost.com/outlook/we-can…

Interested investors ought to ask the @sundialcannabis board about their recent UK acquisition and why they’ve bought an asset they can’t use to produce #CBD there legally... Deepak Anand

The @sundialcannabis investment is a sign that serious players see a bright future for #cannabis in the UK. It is now even more urgent that Home Office work with Defra UK to update their archaic rules on #hemp cultivation so farmers producing British #CBD can flourish!

In the @C4MC_UK report I co-authored, we urged policy-makers to explore how some countries are considering a new regulatory category to encompass #CBD products - the Canadians are leading the way again, proposing CHPs: canada.ca/en/health-cana… (submit comments by 3 Sept)

When the UK gets round to legislating to regulate a legal market for recreational #cannabis it will need to learn from other models but also devise one that fits its own culture and institutions best. This by Daniel Pryor 🇺🇦 is a good template: bit.ly/2XXESjS

Such an important finding in the context of medicinal #cannabis and the revolution it might offer for healthcare treatment and new drug development: Billions wasted on developing needless medicines thetimes.co.uk/article/b4f992…

Interesting collection of views on what the UK should do about #cannabis laws - including a novel proposal from Daniel Hannan that legalisation should be considered only after a two year trial period of decriminalisation: standard.co.uk/news/uk/the-ca…

Even the Financial Times gets the UK’s law on #CBD and cannabis wrong: ft.com/content/8c82db…

A majority of almost all age groups support cannabis legalisation, with only those aged 65+ undecided yougov.co.uk/opi/surveys/re…

Good op-ed by @Kickback1Book on prosecution of big corporations for breaking the law and why Canada’s use of remediation is better than the US, where myths about economic doom seem to deter authorities from ever taking a listed company to court: theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

A new role soon means that I’ll be moving off Twitter. Thanks to everyone for the debate and for sharing their insights. It’s been great fun. Especially sad to be leaving behind the team @C4MC_UK - keep up the good work! Message me on LinkedIn if you’d like to stay in touch.