Brandenburg parliamentary groups push state to support hemp
Envisioning a strong role for hemp in the state’s agriculture, three Brandenburg parliamentary groups have offered recommendations they say would capitalize on the potential of…
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Massachusetts opens land for hemp
The state of Massachusetts has opened up some 73,000 acres of protected farmland to hemp production. The land was previously blocked from all forms of…
Poland near accord on raising hemp THC level to 0.3%
The Polish government has tentatively agreed to increase the THC limit for industrial hemp from the current 0.2% to 0.3%. The preliminary accord was reached…
German company fights for decree on import of hemp leaves
German hemp company Hempro International GmbH has submitted an application to the Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) that would allow it…
Two key changes could free up CBD production in UK
The UK could advance quickly in the CBD sector if key post-Brexit changes in regulation are enacted to allow the harvesting and processing of hemp…
Critics say govt. failing Paraguay’s small farmers by blocking seeds
Hemp stakeholders in Paraguay say the government is favoring large business interests to the disadvantage of peasant farmers in contravention of earlier decrees that call…
Kentucky makes 8 appointments to state hemp board
Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles has made the following appointments to the state’s Industrial Hemp Advisory Board: Bob Pearce, University of Kentucky, fills a…
Recycled HEMP Act proposes measuring THC at producer level
A bill has that has been reintroduced in the U.S. Senate would move hemp testing from the flower itself to finished products. Noting the THC…
Zambia OKs hemp, MJ laws
The government of Zambia has passed a bill to legalize hemp. The measure calls for establishment of licensing for farming, processing, storage, import/export and distribution…
DEA sings same old tune about hemp in annual drug report
A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) report issued this week suggests that the legalization of hemp in 2018 is causing problems for law enforcement, which…