Proposal in USA would lift THC barrier for hemp to full 1.0%
A U.S. senator has proposed an amendment that would raise the allowable THC level for industrial hemp in the USA from 0.3% to a full…
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Massachusetts sets plan for CBD sales
The U.S. state of Massachusetts will allow marijuana retailers to sell CBD and other hemp products grown and produced in the state under license. The…
Mechoulam honored with Israeli prize
Legendary cannabis researcher Raphael Mechoulam has earned Israel’s Harvey Prize for his innovative research into the components, mechanisms and implications for human health of the…
Zimbabwe projects $1.25 billion in cannabis tax revenues
A proposed cannabis export scheme could eventually bring as much as $1.25 billion (~€1 billion) to Zimbabwe’s treasury per year, finance officials have said. “Cannabis…
Slovakian government OKs amendment to remove CBD from drug list
The Slovakian government has approved an amendment that would remove CBD from the country’s list of psychotropic substances. The draft amendment on narcotics, psychotropic substances…
European Commission reverses position: CBD not a narcotic
The European Commission has reversed its preliminary assessment on CBD, and said the compound is not a narcotic. The reversal comes in the wake of…
U.S. school grooms CBD professionals
Rhode Island-based Johnson & Wales University has started a Cannabis Entrepreneurship academic program focused on CBD. The B.S. curriculum embraces science, business, economics and entrepreneurship,…
Celebs invest in German CBD
Germany’s Sanity Group said it raised €4 million from a group of celebrities in a recent financing round. The Berlin-based CBD maker said the funds…
Historic vote by UN drug commission reschedules cannabis
The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) has voted to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from Schedule IV of the 1961 Single Convention on…
UN commission likely to reject CBD ‘footnote,’ approve ‘extracts’ language
More than half of the members on the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) have indicated they will reject a proposal that would introduce…