EIHA outlines essential role for hemp in European Green Deal
Industrial hemp is the perfect source to meet a wide range of goals in the European Green Deal, offering health, environmental and economic benefits that…
Policy
Researchers will benefit first in Pakistan’s new hemp program
The Pakistani government said it hopes to capitalize on the CBD market as it took the first steps toward creating a national hemp program last…
International groups re-affirm hemp exempt from global drug rules
International stakeholder groups, led by the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA), have re-affirmed that the hemp plant and its downstream products are not subject to…
Decree makes hemp ‘crop of national interest’ in Paraguay
President Mario Abdo Benítez of Paraguay has issued a decree aimed at shaping the country’s industrial hemp sector through incentives and other government support, declaring…
Time for U.S. FDA to authorize early use of CBD products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asserted its authority to regulate products derived from cannabis, including hemp, and is therefore playing a major…
European Commission looks poised for missteps on hemp extracts
Indicators from the European Commission could signal calamitous decisions are ahead for CBD operators across the continent, while at the same time the Commission is…
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…
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…