Italian group chides Sardinia prosecutor on hemp directive
Hemp stakeholders in Italy are pushing back against a law enforcement directive in Sardinia they say clashes with both Italian and EU laws, and jeopardizes any…
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Recycled HEMP Act proposes measuring THC at producer level
A bill has that has been reintroduced in the U.S. Senate would move hemp testing from the flower itself to finished products. Noting the THC…
German court clears tea sellers, marking path for food products
Germany’s Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has annulled charges against a group of Braunschweig hemp tea sellers, and in the meantime paved the way for…
Oregon bill would let cops in
A bill in the Oregon Legislature would allow the police to investigate hemp operations without a search warrant in the course of law enforcement efforts…
Zambia ponders hemp, MJ bills
Zambia’s Cabinet has introduced two cannabis measures in the Parliament. The Industrial Hemp Bill, 2021 would set up licensing for farming, processing, storage, import/export and…
Equipment maker challenges U.S. Customs
Farm equipment maker Kierton USA, Ferndale, Washington, filed suit against U.S. Customs and Border Protection for blocking a shipment of components into the USA last…
U.S. CBD makers in court over clashing trademarks
U.S.-based CBD Industries LLC, retailer of “cbdMD”-branded products, has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Louisiana-based Majik Medicine, saying that company’s use of the trademark…
Hemp advocates fear Japan’s new cannabis panel will remain stuck in past
Hemp advocates in Japan have sharply criticized plans for a newly formed cannabis control agency they say looks poised to continue strict regulations that conflate…
Latvian pensioner gets compensation
A Latvian woman who had her hemp plants seized has been awarded a €1,500 judgment by an Administrative Court. Police took all 363 of pensioner Dzidra…
Chinese exec fined for insider trading
The board chairman of Chinese pharmaceutical company Hunan Fangsheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd has been fined 600,000 yuan. (~€77,000/~$91,000) in an insider trading case. Chinese officials started…
