Honduras, a hemp laggard, in initial stages of setting framework
Playing catchup with other Central American countries, Honduras now is moving to establish a framework for industrial hemp. Stakeholders and government officials explored the promise…
Legislation
Brazilian officials still grappling with rules on medical CBD
Medical officials in Brazil have suspended a resolution that would have limited CBD to medicine available by prescription only to those who suffer a narrow…
Decriminalization of cannabis in Germany can ease path for hemp
The removal of all forms of cannabis from drug status in Germany will help to end the stigmatization of hemp, and support the reform of…
U.S. CBD stakeholders cheer appointment of cannabis expert at FDA
CBD stakeholders say they hope the appointment of a cannabis policy expert at the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) signals the agency may finally…
U.S. bill would boost THC threshold, but fall short of global trend to 1.0%
A key cannabis bill now before the U.S. Senate would establish the legality of all forms of THC naturally present in hemp, adding varieties so…
‘Simple’ Costa Rican hemp rules set THC limit at 1.0%, make licenses widely available
Hemp farming and production licenses will be inexpensive and widely available in Costa Rica, according to regulations that have been approved by the government. Cultivation…
Minnesota expected to revisit rules that opened legal window for delta-8 THC
Minnesota lawmakers are expected to eventually address rules that inadvertently made the state a hotbed for hemp-derived delta-8 THC edibles as a result of a…
U.S. trade group cries foul over proposed strict limits on THC in extracts
A proposed provision in landmark U.S. cannabis legislation under consideration would set an unnecessarily low level for trace amounts of THC in hemp flower-based food…
New law passed in Guyana will put strict controls on hemp industry
Guyana’s National Assembly has passed a hemp bill that puts tight restrictions on the sector to prevent unlicensed production, threatening fines and jail time for…
Hemp plan for Albania would limit extract business to foreign players
Albania’s Ministry of Health has put forth a plan to update and refine rules for the production of industrial hemp, but would limit business activity…
