Tamarind Intelligence podcasts

Flavours continue to be both a major selling point and a major point of controversy where e-cigarettes and tobacco products are concerned. In this podcast, ECigIntelligence managing director Tim Phillips joins podcast editor Jon Bruford to discuss the implications of flavoured products, their influence on public health and current regulatory issues – including the US "vape crisis", global market i...

Creative packaging designs offer functionality, visual impact and consumer engagement. With a huge range of CBD products on the market, it can be tough to stand out and get ahead of the crowd – which is why packaging should be innovative as well as informative. Here podcast editor Jon Bruford discusses packaging design with Steve Wilkins, senior project manager of Duallok, US manufacturers of chil...

They make up one of the newest and fastest-growing categories within the tobacco market – but what is driving the phenomenal growth in snus and nicotine pouches? And what is the difference between them? In this podcast Tim Phillips, TobaccoIntelligence's managing director, joins Jon Bruford to discuss these questions. He explains the drivers that shape the market for these rapidly developing produ...

While the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has affected every sphere of life, legal and regulatory concerns too continue to hang over cannabis in the US and Canada. Host Jon Bruford is joined for this podcast by Anthony Traurig, CBD-Intel legal analyst and US specialist, to discuss these issues, including the reintroduction of the SAFE Banking Act in the US House of Representatives.

Politics and government inevitably have a major impact on the cannabis industry. Nowhere is this truer than in the US, where cannabis legalisation remains a hot topic in a changed political climate at federal and state levels, while the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued several warning letters to cannabis companies. Host Jon Bruford is joined for this podcast to talk about these iss...

Our host for today’s podcast is Jon Bruford, a copy editor at CBD-Intel, who will be joined by the CEO & co-founder of the Greenheart CBD Ltd, Mark Canavan, an Irish-owned company that produces and sells CBD oil made from Irish-grown hemp. Mark presents the company's homogenised cold-press CBD extraction methods, discusses the Novel food guidelines and local regulations, as well as the importance...

Our host for today’s podcast is Jon Bruford, a copy editor at CBD-Intel, who will be joined by CBD-Intel junior legal analyst Elsa Carrasco, who discusses the current regulatory framework in place for CBD and cannabis in the Philippines.

Tim Phillips, ECigIntelligence’s managing director, joins Jon Bruford to discuss the key developments coming up in 2021 and the drivers that shape the market – including the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak, shifts in consumer preferences and business enforcements – as well as challenges and opportunities.

China’s domestic e-cigarette market has quietly grown to become the world’s third-largest by value. With relatively low vaping prevalence, high smoking rates and a huge population, it has significant potential for further growth. But it is also a market that faces challenges unlike any other, most notably the presence of a tobacco monopoly whose attitude toward the independent vapour sector is sti...

Our host for today’s podcast is Jon Bruford, a copy editor at CBD-Intel, who will be joined by CBD-Intel market analyst Maria Alejandra Estanga, who analyses the CBD market for European and American countries. In CBD-Intel’s new podcast, Alejandra discusses global CBD markets and their commonalities and differences, analysing each market and its own peculiarities based on regulations, market devel...

CBD as a food ingredient has essentially been on hold since European authorities declared cannabinoids to be “novel” – meaning they have not been consumed in the EU for long enough for safety to be guaranteed. The European Commission has also begun to wonder if they were a food item at all or if they would better fit under the definition of a narcotic as laid out in international treaties. CBD-Int...

TobaccoIntelligence managing news editor David Palacios joins Jon Bruford to discuss the implications and impact of the looming Tobacco Products Directive version 3 on the industry.

ECigIntelligence managing news editor David Palacios joins Jon Bruford to discuss the implications and impact of the looming Tobacco Products Directive version 3 on the industry.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, regardless of location, there is an overwhelming sense of uncertainty in the CBD industry. In this special episode, Tim Phillips – the founder and managing director of CBD-Intel — provides some analysis relating to the three main areas impacted in CBD industry: demand, supply, and regulation; however, he believes that it is too early to discuss the long-term...

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, concerns and different points of view are being raised within the e-cigarette and tobacco sector – but regardless of location, there is overwhelming uncertainty across the industry. In this special episode, Tim Phillips – the founder and managing director of ECigIntelligence – presents analysis of the three main areas of the sector: supply, demand and regulat...

Our host for today’s podcast is Lydia Thompson, editor at CBD-Intel, who will be joined by CBD-Intel legal analyst Elsa Carrasco. She has had work experience in the legal sector and as a research assistant at Elcano Royal Institute, a think-tank for international and European affairs and nowadays works for CBD-Intel in European and international regulatory analysis. As in other EU countries, the i...

Our host for today’s podcast is Lydia Thompson, editor at CBD-Intel, who will be joined by CBD-Intel Regulatory and Legal Analyst Lenka Hajnovicova, who focuses on developments with respect to hemp-based products in Europe, Middle East, and Latin America. She has previous experience in legal and regulatory affairs, due diligence, risk assessment, and compliance in the energy, finance, and vaping m...

Our host for today’s podcast is Tim Phillips, the founder and managing director of ECigIntelligence. Tim is a UK-qualified attorney, having worked at the European Commission, BSkyB and Herbert Smith (an international law firm), AOL Europe, as director of public affairs at Betfair (IPO in 2010 valued at £1.5bn), and as a partner in a New York VC-funded start-up in the diamond sector. He holds a Pos...

Our host for today’s podcast is Tim Phillips, the founder and managing director of CBD-Intel. Tim is a UK-qualified attorney, having worked at the European Commission, BSkyB and Herbert Smith (an international law firm), AOL Europe, as director of public affairs at Betfair (IPO in 2010 valued at £1.5bn), and as a partner in a New York VC-funded start-up in the diamond sector. He holds a Postgradua...

Our host for today’s podcast is Lydia Thompson, editor at CBD-Intel, who will be joined by CBD-Intel market analyst Maria Alejandra Estanga, focused on the CBD market for European and American countries. Alejandra graduated as an economist at the Andrés Bello Catholic University in Caracas, Venezuela and has a masters degree in marketing from the UPF Barcelona School of Management. In this new CBD...

Our host for today’s podcast is Pablo Cano Trilla, our head of legal analysis, that runs the regulatory analysis team, leading our international, US and EU coverage in regulatory reports and trackers. Pablo is a qualified attorney, specialised in international law, EU law & politics, and property law. In this new CBD-Intel’s podcast, Pablo reveals his recent presentation at the Cannabis Business I...

Our host for today’s podcast is Berta Camps-Bisbal, US regulatory analyst and responsible for tracking all federal, state and local regulations. In this episode, Berta talks about the hemp regulatory environment in the U.S and covers the new hemp rule the USDA recently published. She shares key insights and an overview of the current scenario.

Cannabis Radio is an online/podcast radio destination for all things cannabis. They talk to the world's leading experts with hosts whose passion, integrity and expertise contribute to the fastest growing industry in recent history. In this episode, CBD-Intel has been invited to talk about the CBD market. Join our managing director, Tim Phillips, and host Richard Zwicky, CEO of Plena Global, in thi...

Our host for today's podcast is Lydia Thompson, editor at CBD-Intel, who will be joined by Marija Obradovic, senior regulatory analyst at CBD-Intel as well. Marija is focused on legal and policy analysis of CBD and cannabis-based consumer products. You will find here a discussion about different approaches countries take when trying to form a policy on hemp and CBD. Also, Marija recently presented...

Welcome to CBD-Intel's podcast series! CBD-Intel's regular podcasts provide expert insight into global regulation, market trends and the latest developments. Join us to find out more about this fast-moving industry with the CBD-Intel team. Thanks for listening!