An extensive review of existing research has reinforced the potential of CBD as a treatment for patients who suffer from drug-resistant epilepsy, while urging further studies. The new paper, from […]
Brazilian study underscores efficacy of medical CBD but calls for further research Read More »
Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice (STJ) has upheld a six-month deadline for the country’s food and drug agency to regulate the import, cultivation, and sale of hemp for medicinal, pharmaceutical,
Brazil’s hemp regulation moves forward as government denied more time for rulemaking Read More »
A Brazil-based activist group said it will launch a book about hemp as a sustainable raw material for the textile industry next week. Fashion Revolution Brazil (FRB) will introduce “Cânhamo
Brazilian activists champion hemp for sustainable ‘revolution’ in textile industry Read More »
More than four years after a Panama lawmaker first introduced a hemp bill in late 2020, the country’s National Assembly has approved legislation to regulate the production, marketing, and export
Panama’s National Assembly passes long-awaited hemp legislation after years of debate Read More »
A draft cannabis law in St. Lucia aims to open up the markets for both marijuana and industrial hemp. The proposed legislation, recently released for public review, outlines regulations for
Draft law maps the way for hemp, marijuana sectors to open up in St. Lucia this year Read More »
Argentina’s Regulatory Agency for the Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis Industry (ARICCAME) has approved a regulation that establishes provisions for dealing with violations of the nation’s regulatory framework for hemp and
Argentina tightens hemp and cannabis rules to boost compliance and industry integrity Read More »
Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice (STJ) unanimously approved the planting, cultivation, industrialization and sale of hemp for medical and pharmaceutical purposes, under strict rules. The STJ ruling opens significant opportunities
Court backs medical CBD production in Brazil, but bypasses industrial uses of hemp Read More »
More than two years after Guyana passed the country’s Industrial Hemp Act, the government still has not appointed a licensing authority, holding up widespread commercialization. Stakeholders are awaiting the establishment
Two years after passage of Industrial Hemp Act, Guyana still has no licensing body Read More »
Inconsistencies in trade data are hampering global business in hemp products, holding back the economic and environmental benefits for developing nations, according to a new global study. A more systematic
Better tracking of global trade in hemp can help developing nations, UN study says Read More »
A Mexican company has been notified it was approved for a hemp license, only the second such permit granted by the country’s health agency. The Federal Commission for the Protection
Mexico grants second hemp license, but law establishing regulations still not in place Read More »
