South Africa’s fledgling hemp sector continues to grapple with foundational challenges nearly three years after the government issued the first commercial cultivation permits, according to experts speaking at a recent […]
Experts say South Africa’s hemp industry needs policy clarity, markets, and capital Read More »
Eight Democratic U.S. senators signed off on a framework that would ban synthetic substances such as delta-8 THC while leaving CBD eligible for use in supplements, foods, and cosmetics under
U.S. Democrats sign off on framework to rein in hemp intoxicants while protecting CBD Read More »
The Trump administration’s push to reduce government red tape means some hemp operators will continue to face more bureaucracy after the Department of Justice this month canceled some Biden-era rules
Trump administration push to trim red tape leaves hemp industry still tangled in rules Read More »
A group of hemp industry stakeholders has formally asked the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) to clarify whether whole-plant hemp extracts should be treated as novel foods, arguing that they
UK stakeholders push food safety authority to separate CBD isolates from hemp oils Read More »
Tariffs that remain in effect after yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision are hurting, and stand to hurt further, companies operating in the hemp fiber sector. Industry executives say the added
Trump tariffs leave U.S. hemp fiber sector uncertain on costs, exports and investment Read More »
Australia’s industrial hemp sector has been given a rare opportunity to define its future, with the Senate opening a national inquiry that will examine the crop’s role in agriculture, construction,
Australian inquiry spotlights hemp’s promise for housing, farming and climate goals Read More »
Half a million dollars. That’s the scale of ambition left for hemp in Washington today. Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar is touting $500,000 set aside in an appropriations bill for hemp
Hemp is but one victim in Trump’s gutting of Biden-era environmental programs Read More »
The Canadian Seed Growers’ Association (CSGA) is moving to rewrite the rulebook for industrial hemp, launching a major effort to enable hybrid hemp seed certification and re-evaluate isolation distance requirements
New hemp breeding standards coming as Canada updates seed certification framework Read More »
European lawmakers are pressing the European Commission to adopt an EU-wide definition of industrial hemp that raises the allowable THC level from 0.3% to 0.5%, as they seek to harmonize
EU lawmakers push to raise THC limit to 0.5% under unified regulations for hemp Read More »
High hopes for hemp to bring ’empowerment, development’ Ugandan officials appear ready to issue the country’s first-ever industrial hemp farming permit, a landmark move that could jumpstart a national supply
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