CBD sold freely in Switzerland, below 1% total THC, does not have the same status abroad. Of the 143 countries we reviewed, around forty allow it, often with a much lower THC limit, and 62 ban it. The map and table below give the situation in October 2026, country by country, so you can plan […]
In the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, two US researchers place the strongest clinical evidence on CBD in rare, treatment-resistant childhood epilepsies, where a CBD medicine is approved by several health agencies. For anxiety, addiction or psychosis, they describe smaller, shorter trials with varying results. Their shared conclusion: CBD is “neither a miracle nor a menace”. This is […]
On 24 September 2026, the 2nd Hemp Conference organised by Agridea and IG Hanf brought farmers, processors, researchers and traders together in Zollikofen (BE). Their conclusion: Switzerland knows how to grow industrial hemp and has the expertise to process it, yet a large share of the value is still created abroad. Shrinking acreage, fibre, construction, […]
Understanding a study on CBD is not always easy. In our “What the science says” series, we summarise studies published around the world and always present them in the same way, so that anyone can read them. This page explains why we do it, how each article is built and how to read a study, […]
According to four researchers at Yale University, more and more people over 50 use cannabis for sleep, and many report sleeping better. The authors bring together the first published results, such as sometimes falling asleep faster with THC or a slight rise in measured sleep efficiency in a pilot trial on CBD, and list the […]
Alongside CBD, CBG and CBC, hemp contains cannabinoids present in very small amounts. Three of them come up often: CBN, which forms as THC ages, and THCV and CBDV, short-chain cousins of THC and CBD. This article looks at where they come from and what their presence indicates. ▶This article as a video (3 min), […]
Hemp resin contains other families of molecules besides cannabinoids. Terpenes give each variety its scent, and flavonoids belong to the large family of plant pigments. This article presents these two families, how the plant makes them and what becomes of them during drying, storage and distillation. ▶This article as a video (3 min), with the […]
In the plant, cannabinoids first exist in acidic form: CBDA, THCA, CBGA, CBCA. When heated, these acids become CBD, THC, CBG or CBC. Understanding this step makes it easier to read an analysis, to compare a raw extract with an oil, and to know what a total CBD figure covers. ▶This article as a video […]
Cannabichromene, or CBC, is one of the cannabinoids that hemp makes directly from CBGA. It remains a minor compound in most plants, but its chemistry has some distinctive features: it has the same formula as CBD and THC, dominates the profile of young plants and reacts to light. ▶This article as a video (3 min), […]
Cannabigerol, or CBG, is present only in small amounts in most hemp varieties. Yet its acidic form, CBGA, is the molecule from which CBD, THC and CBC derive. This article explains this crossroads role, why CBG stays rare in a mature plant, and where the varieties and isolates that contain more of it come from. […]
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