Four of six German political parties generally agree that hemp should not be under the country’s drug laws, and support removing bureaucratic barriers that hurt the industry, according to a
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Czech President Miloš Zeman is expected to sign a bill that would set the limit for THC in industrial hemp at 1.0% and significantly loosen up rules regarding THC in
Czech president expected to sign law raising THC limit to 1.0% Read More »
Prominent hemp entrepreneur and activist Hugo Monteiro was arrested on drug charges in Portugal last week amid a lingering, contentious situation between hemp businesses and the government. Monteiro, a hemp
Ongoing troubles over licensing lead to another arrest in Portugal Read More »
Binding limits for THC in European food products are urgently needed to give producers security in their business planning and to set food makers on a par with other markets
Raid in Germany highlights need for binding rules on THC in food Read More »
UK-based Grow said it has acquired 100% of Spain’s Sanoid Isolates, letting the company expand into an integrated cannabis production, R&D, and distribution company. Grow said the deal means it
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CBD-based Epydiolex has received approval in the UK as an adjunctive treatment for seizures associated with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), the drug’s maker, GW Pharmaceuticals, announced. The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare
Epydiolex approved to treat rare genetic disorder in UK Read More »
Police in Rosenheim in the German state of Bavaria raided a Lidl supermarket last week, seizing THC- and CBD-free food products made from industrial hemp, and prompting the German-owned international
Raid of supermarket chain puts Germany’s challenges in focus Read More »
The producer of FINOLA cultivation seed is fighting back against a decision that would eliminate subsidies to farmers who cultivate the popular hemp variety in Poland. Meanwhile, Polish agencies which
Polish officials stonewalling FINOLA over questionable THC tests Read More »
INTERVIEW: Andy Yates is Pharmacy Associate at the UK-based Association for the Cannabinoids Industry (ACI), which assists companies looking to enter the UK and EU markets. He has more than 15
‘Time is right’ for UK government to push framework advancing CBD Read More »
A Czech hemp organization is pushing back against a regressive amendment regarding the limit for THC in industrial hemp, saying it jeopardizes the development of the country’s cannabis bio-economy. The
CzecHemp cluster criticizes regressive amendment on THC in hemp Read More »
