30 Jan 2019

Daily Mail Profits From Illegal Advertising For Cannabis

On the same day that the Mail publishes yet another inaccurate and misleading article on cannabis and CBD in particular, it is carrying a full page advertisement for CBD which breaches medicines, food and advertising law. The ad, from Woods Supplements at https://www.woodshealth.com/, claims medicinal benefits for its product for joint pain, migraine, psoriasis, acne, depression, pain and inflammation. While there is probably a substantial amount of truth in these claims, it is unlawful to make them without the product having a...

15:38 / Economy & Business / Law / News / Politics / Peter Reynolds
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29 Jan 2019

Another Attack by Bureaucrats on CBD and its Consumers

Today's article in the Daily Mail on CBD follows that publication's usual pattern - there is a kernel of truth but on top of that is piled inaccuracy upon misleading comment upon nonsense. So let's deal with the truth and send the nonsense back to the Daily Mail where it belongs. Within the last few days it has emerged that the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA), has been working surreptitiously with its opposite numbers in four other EU countries to add all...

17:38 / Economy & Business / Law / News / Politics / Peter Reynolds
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19 Nov 2018

Cannabis Professionals. The Trade Association for the UK’s Cannabis, CBD and Hemp Businesses

Cannabis Professionals (CannaPro) is the trade association for the UK's cannabis, CBD and hemp businesses. CannaPro will represent this fast-growing sector to the authorities, standing up to the Home Office, MHRA, FSA and Trading Standards, advocating for members' interests, not acting as a government enforcer but as its members' champion and to promote the development of the legal cannabis sector. CannaPro will offer guidance and support to all businesses, helping them to navigate through law and regulations on drugs, medicines, food and...

22:39 / Economy & Business / News / Press Releases / Peter Reynolds
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28 Oct 2018

Cannabis Advocates Really Need To Stop Accusing Doctors of Being Bribed By Pharmaceutical Companies.

There may well be some doctors who are corrupt and there are still, despite much improvement, serious questions over the relationship between pharma companies and doctors but the idea that every member of the Faculty of Pain Medicine who signed that letter to the Times is taking bribes is ridiculous. The real reason is ignorance and that's not an attack on doctors, it's a reason. They have been subject to the same relentless torrent of reefer madness propaganda from government and...

11:59 / Economy & Business / Medicine / Science / Peter Reynolds
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18 Oct 2018

The MHRA On CBD/Hemp Products And Its Relationship With Trade Associations

This is an email from the MHRA to a CBD/Hemp supplier which name is redacted. It clearly sets out the MHRA's position regarding the Cannabis Trades Association, its 'Cannabis Products Directive' proposal and how anyone is able to obtain advice from the MHRA without having to join any trade association. It also explains how medical claims may only be made about a CBD product if it has the required licence known as a marketing authorisation. This is authoritative guidance from the...

13:42 / Economy & Business / Law / Medicine / Peter Reynolds
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16 Oct 2018

Statement Concerning The Cannabis Trades Association UK

With regret, CLEAR announces that it has withdrawn its endorsement of and support for the Hemp Trade Association Ltd (HTA) trading as Cannabis Trades Association UK (CTA). Peter Reynolds, president of CLEAR, created and founded CTA in September 2016. Since November 2016, HTA has traded under the CTA name with the permission of Peter Reynolds who was appointed to its advisory board. That permission has been withdrawn from 18th October 2018 and Peter has resigned from the advisory board with immediate...

15:48 / Economy & Business / News / Press Releases / Peter Reynolds
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31 Aug 2018

Sainsbury’s Now Stocking Legal Cannabis Products As UK Policy Looks Increasingly Shambolic.

In another demonstration of how fast attitudes are changing, Love Hemp water containing soluble CBD cannabis extract is now on sale in a number of Sainsbury's stores. This is a remarkable achievement by the team at Love Hemp who are remaining tight lipped about the terms of the deal. A store manager told me that the product is on test in about 100 stores. Cannabis prohibition is crumbling and the Home Office seems increasingly our of touch with reality with its futile...

11:52 / Economy & Business / Law / News / Politics / Peter Reynolds
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21 Jul 2018

Cannabis Trades Association Receives Official Endorsement From the MHRA.

For nearly two years the Cannabis Trades Association (CTA) has been working with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the Food Standards Agency (FSA), the Home Office, Trading Standards and other UK authorities to bring order and professional standards to the growing market in legal cannabis and CBD products. The MHRA has now officially recognised CTA by inclusion in its Guidance Note 8 'A guide to what is a medicinal product'. This is long overdue recognition for the CTA's work...

08:22 / Economy & Business / Law / News / Press Releases / Peter Reynolds
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17 Apr 2018

The Facts About CBD In The UK. April 2018.

This article is an update to 'The Facts About CBD In The UK. December 2016.' The past three years have seen a true phenomenon develop around the cannabis law reform movement which has quickly crossed into mainstream society, commerce and general awareness. It's the explosion of the CBD market, a trade that has grown from zero to £50 million per annum in the UK in this very short period. There has been a great deal of nonsense published about the market, the...

12:30 / Economy & Business / Law / Medicinal Campaign / Medicine / Peter Reynolds
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