Stakeholders working on EU ag policies to better position hemp
With the EU’s Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) currently up for reform, the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) and members of the European Parliament (MEP) are…
Legislation
Goal to make Kentucky ‘epicenter’ of U.S. Hemp, state official says
Local agriculture officials in Kentucky, USA say the state is well-positioned to be a national leader in hemp farming and production after enactment of the…
Editor’s guide to hemp provisions in the 2018 U.S. Farm Bill
Enactment of the 2018 U.S. Farm Bill, signed into law by President Donald Trump today, marks the beginning of tectonic shifts in the global market…
HISTORY: 2018 Farm Bill ends ban on hemp in USA
FILM: President Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law Thursday. The measure contains provisions that significantly loosen the bonds on industrial hemp across…
U.S. Farm Bill emerges from Congress with hemp provision intact
U.S. lawmakers have reached an agreement on the 2018 federal Farm Bill, leaving intact a provision that will let American farmers grow, process and sell…
Hemp advocates in Guyana push government for legalization
The Guyanese government should eliminate legislative barriers that are preventing farmers and processors from creating a vibrant new industry for the South American coastal nation,…
Hemp ‘compromise’ in U.S. Farm Bill: Create 2 classes of felons
Negotiations to eliminate a proposed rule that would ban drug felons from joining in the industrial hemp boom are reported to have moved off center,…
Blocking of hemp as animal feed angers farmers in New Zealand
Hemp farmers in New Zealand have reacted angrily to the news they are unable to use hemp as an animal feed. The news has come…
U.S. lawmakers ‘close’ to consensus on bill that would free hemp
Lawmakers in the United States say they are close to reaching a consensus on the U.S. Farm Bill, Reuters reported. The measure is eagerly anticipated…
Belize officials back hemp but clear regulations still needed
After recent calls by opposition leader John Briceño to legalize cannabis in Belize were rejected, Prime Minister Dean Barrow suggested the country should look towards…