Costa Rica’s president unlikely to sign law on hemp, medical marijuana
Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado appears unlikely to sign a proposed bill that would legalize medical cannabis and industrial hemp, but said he will release…
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‘2022 will be the year we move forward, slowly and steadily’
INTERVIEW: Jamie Campbell Petty is Executive Director at the Midwest Hemp Council, which she co-founded with partners in 2018 to lobby for Indiana hemp legislation…
New York growers need new licenses under USDA approved state program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved New York’s industrial hemp program, putting control under the state’s Department of Agriculture and Markets. USDA approval…
A global push to raise hemp THC limit
[Third in a series of recaps on industry developments in 2021] After the European Parliament agreed to raise the European limit for THC in hemp…
Stakeholders square off over delta-8
[Second in a series of recaps on industry developments in 2021] In a still-unfolding story in the United States, delta-8 THC is a point of…
As prices plunge, interest in CBD cools
[First in a series of recaps on industry developments in 2021] As the CBD sector continues to suffer from a lingering bust after the market…
German groups call for ‘100-Day Program’ to back hemp sector development
Two key German associations are calling on the incoming government coalition to urgently establish a program that will promote industrial hemp as a strategy to…
Policy toolkit outlines role for hemp in fighting malnutrition, climate change
Humanitarian aid policies and programs should rely on locally made hemp seed products in the fight against malnutrition, and cannabis farming should be promoted as…
THC increase will loosen up farm supports for European growers
An increase in the THC level for industrial hemp crops to 0.3% will ease the path to EU agricultural support programs for European farmers beginning…
German group proposes commission, urges coalition not to ‘forget’ about hemp
Germany’s Cannabis Business Industry Association (BvCW) has cheered the incoming governing coalition’s plans to establish a licensing program for marijuana dispensaries, but reminded the parties…
