Further delays feared in Portugal amid DGAV official’s departure
Authorizations for growing and processing hemp in Portugal may be further set back as the official responsible for issuing permits at the Directorate-General for Food…
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Spanish judge leans on ECJ ruling in CBD case that acquits shop owner
A Spanish judge cited the epoch-changing decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) last year in acquitting a Valencia shop owner of charges related…
U.S. House committee orders review of 0.3% THC limit for hemp
The appropriations committee of the U.S. House of Representatives has directed three federal agencies to revisit the scientific underpinnings of the current 0.3% THC limit…
U.S. poison centers see rise in case reports related to CBD
U.S. Poison Control Centers say reports of health risks caused by CBD gummies and other cannabis-based products is on the rise as rules from states…
EU groups seek delay in changes to approved animal feed list
Four trade associations have called for revisions to the list of hemp feed products in the EU Catalogue of Feed Materials, and asked for a…
Legal momentum gathers for CBD as French court orders review of sales ban
France’s Cour de Cassation, the nation’s highest appeals court, has returned a case that would have banned the sale of CBD to a lower court,…
Court sides with Brazilian patient over import of CBD product
A Brazilian medical CBD patient has received a reward of R$10,000 (~$2,000) for distress suffered when the government refused to import a specific CBD product…
Italian stakeholders parry in struggle to free the entire plant
Italian hemp association Federcanapa is pushing back against provisions under consideration by the government the group says contravene European law and ignore a landmark decision…
1998: IHA replies to Canadian hemp regulations
Celebrating Hemp History Month – According to the “Proposed Industrial Hemp Regulations”, industrial hemp will still be regulated in a drug control framework, rather than…
Amendments to Lithuania’s hemp law could spark €100 million market
Lithuania’s Seimas, the parliament’s upper house, has overwhelmingly passed a set of amendments clearly indicating an intention to allow the production and sale of products…
