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Well it's certainly been a big year for the Cannabis Industry and for, what some consider to be, antiquated laws surrounding Cannabis and CBD. Whilst the UK CBD industry will still have to contend with the FSA requirements to gain a Novel Foods license to sell products from March 2021* there have been substantial steps forward for the industry as a whole. As the illustration outlines above there have been some momentous decisions crammed into the last quarter of 2020. The New Zealand Referendum on making recreational Cannabis use legal (Oct 17th) Back on October the 17th the citizens of...

A bit of back ground to our story in relation to Novel foods…... Back in November 2018 we were sent a letter by our local council in London, after a routine inspection, to say that we had to stop trading with immediate effect due to the reclassification by the FSA of CBD to a Novel food. So our claim to fame is that we were the first company in the country to be served with this notice and also the first company to find out what was in store for the CBD industry.  Everyone in the industry thought it was...

Back in January of this year Mr Canni and I were invited to speak at the Kinesiology Association Annual Practitioners conference about all things CBD related. On before us was Martin Powell, the UK's leading expert on Medicinal Mushrooms, and it was fascinating to hear about the scientifically proven beneficial effects of these diverse and beautiful Fungi. Vitamin D and COVID - The Facts There has been a lot in the press regarding the benefits of taking Vitamin D as a way to reduce your bodies response to the COVID virus. We are fortunate enough to know one of the the main...

So what does the US election, the recent NZ referendum and Cannabis reform have in common?  Cannabis and politics rarely mix as it is seen as both polarising and a contentious hot potato however these next two weeks will determine the immediate future of potential widespread reform. On the 17th of October the citizens of New Zealand cast their votes in a historic referendum covering both End of Life Choice and the Legalisation of Cannabis for both Medical and Recreational use, which we wrote in more detail about in our last blog. We won’t know the results of this until the...

We Won.... 'Best CBD Product Range of the Year' The Canni Family are delighted to announce that they have just been named  'CBD Product Range Provider of the Year 2020' by LUXLife as part of their Food and Drink Awards. LUX life, is a bimonthly luxury lifestyle magazine that offers a glimpse into the world of the glamorous and High Net Worth individuals, showcasing the best of the best so readers can rest assured they are at the very cutting edge of the latest luxury trends and high-end developments. The LUX Life Selection Process Following a companies nomination acceptance (we have no idea who nominated us!),...