Irish hemp stakeholders blast government for ignoring them
Irish hemp stakeholders have released an open letter to the government and other constituencies, saying they’ve been ignored as legislation and regulations for industrial hemp…
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French group fears Europe’s hemp leader could fall behind
The French Hemp Syndicate (Syndicat Professionnel du Chanvre – SPC) has issued a broad manifesto supporting the nation’s industrial hemp sector, warning the country could…
Virginia sets stage for CBD in food, and smokable hemp
Virginia has joined a growing number of U.S. states clearing the way for products that come from the leaves and flowers of industrial hemp. Two…
New German cannabis association will fully embrace hemp
A new cannabis association in Germany says its work will fully embrace industrial hemp as it aims to set a constructive legal and regulatory landscape…
EIHA says UN commission not authorized to classify hemp under drug treaty
The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) has called for a clear international legal framework for industrial hemp, noting sharply that the United Nations Commission on…
Delayed UN vote on cannabis rescheduling will affect hemp
Informal negotiations held in Vienna ahead of this week’s 63rd Session of the UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs (UN-CND) have led to an agreement to…
CAP reforms can boost EU hemp farmers, but who’ll get the money?
If the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) is successful in its efforts to raise the allowable THC level in hemp crops from 0.2% to 0.3%…
How hemp can lead a polar shift to heal Earth’s atmosphere
By Paul J. von Hartmann “For a long time I have been concerned with . . . how our main economic measures failed to take…
Czech hemp cluster lauds EU’s adoption of ‘European Green Deal’
Czech-based hemp cluster CzecHemp has lauded the so called European Green Deal, an ambitious growth strategy that aims to make the continent carbon neutral by…
Euro association seeks input to strengthen lobbying in Brussels
The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) has added a CBD sector survey to its regular hemp cultivation survey, having for years noted the compound’s “increased…