Biden climate strategy is an opportunity for U.S. hemp industry
A Joe Biden administration could add fuel to U.S. hemp industry, based on a policy memo released by the President-elect’s planners this week which outline…
Regulatory
Germans warn on Covid-19 claims
Germany’s Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) is warning the public about sellers of dietary supplements such as ginger extracts and hemp…
Kansas sets hearings on hemp rules
The state Department of Agriculture in Kansas, USA set a Dec. 8, 2020 hearing on proposed state industrial hemp regulations. Due to concerns around the…
Decree opens Argentina for CBD, medical cannabis imports
Medical cannabis regulations that have been published by the Argentine government hit the start button for expanded imports of CBD and other medicinal cannabis products…
New regulations set the stage for hemp in Ecuador
Ecuador has set the stage for development of country’s hemp industry with the release of regulations from the Ministry of Agriculture that will guide such…
Minnesota opens 2021 licensing
The Minnesota (USA) state Department of Agriculture (MDA) has opened its hemp licensing process for next year. Individual growers and companies must be licensed under…
Euro court’s ruling is only first step in clearing legal path for CBD
The ruling yesterday by the European Union Court of Justice (ECJ) that CBD cannot be regarded as narcotic, and that CBD products may be freely…
CBD in German food oil prompts recall
German company Thomas Plank has issued a recall on its hemp food oil after getting warned by the country’s Federal Office of Consumer Protection and…
Alabama sets license application deadline
Alabama hemp farmers have until Nov. 30 to apply for their licenses this year. Applications can be filed through an online system recently opened. Almost…
Deadline nears for amended law on marijuana, hemp in Mexico
An amended version of Mexico’s Federal Law of Cannabis Regulation, which would establish a commercial market for industrial hemp and recreational marijuana, got tentative approval…