One of Italy’s main agricultural associations has asked the government to clarify the legality of industrial hemp activities – the latest move in a growing pushback against a national ban […]
Italian farm group delivers latest pushback against government’s hemp flower ban Read More »
California’s sweeping overhaul of hemp regulations, enacted last week, continues to draw sharp criticism from hemp producers, manufacturers, and other stakeholders who say it will shrink the legal market, deepen
Critics say California law folds hemp too tightly into marijuana regulatory system Read More »
Hemp hit another roadblock in Brazil this week, as the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) asked the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) for an additional six months to decide whether
Brazil hemp ruling delayed again as health agency puts off decision on cultivation Read More »
Texas regulators have moved to restrict sales of intoxicating hemp products, but questions remain about how the rules will be applied across the state’s fragmented retail landscape. The Texas Alcoholic
Eight Democratic U.S. senators signed off on a framework that would ban synthetic substances such as delta-8 THC while leaving CBD eligible for use in supplements, foods, and cosmetics under
U.S. Democrats sign off on framework to rein in hemp intoxicants while protecting CBD Read More »
The Trump administration’s push to reduce government red tape means some hemp operators will continue to face more bureaucracy after the Department of Justice this month canceled some Biden-era rules
Trump administration push to trim red tape leaves hemp industry still tangled in rules Read More »
A group of hemp industry stakeholders has formally asked the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) to clarify whether whole-plant hemp extracts should be treated as novel foods, arguing that they
UK stakeholders push food safety authority to separate CBD isolates from hemp oils Read More »
Brazil’s fast-growing $40-million medical-only CBD market has entered a new phase: aggressive price cuts that are reshaping competition among leading producers. Prati-Donaduzzi, one of Brazil’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturers based in
Brazil’s CBD price war, a boon for patients, signals maturing medical market Read More »
Texas lawmakers have renewed their push to outlaw hemp products containing THC, setting up another clash with Gov. Greg Abbott over how to rein in the state’s booming intoxicating hemp
Whichever path it travels, Texas appears determined to wipe out intoxicating hemp Read More »
Italy’s escalating crackdown on hemp and CBD has hit Bologna-based Enecta, which saw its main e-commerce site disappear without warning earlier this year—an episode co-founder Jacopo Paolini said is another
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