Slovakia removes CBD from list of narcotic substances
The Slovakian parliament on Thursday passed an amendment removing CBD from the country’s Schedule II of psychotropic substances, effective May 1. The change comes as…
Regulatory
Malawi growers threaten legal action over delayed licenses
A group of industrial hemp growers in Malawi are threatening the government with legal action for failure to issue hemp licences. The farmers, mostly from…
Kansas hemp board to mull rules
The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Industrial Hemp Advisory Board will discuss changes and modifications to the Kansas Commercial Industrial Hemp Program in a teleconference at…
Warning to Arizona firm typifies challenge to CBD rule making
A warning issued to an Arizona CBD marketer typifies the kind of practices regulators at the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) are trying to…
Polish farmers push back as favored seed variety dropped from subsidies
Polish farmers planting popular hemp seed variety FINOLA would be disqualified from farming subsidies if a recent ruling by agriculture officials is allowed to stand….
USDA signs off on hemp regulations, which take effect March 22
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has signed off on regulations for the hemp industry, which are to take effect later this month. Agriculture Secretary…
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…
Iowa opens hemp registrations
The state of Iowa’s Department of Inspections and Appeals announced registration for consumable hemp products will open March 3. Registration is required in Iowa for producers…
Testing project advances in Florida
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) entered a partnership to develop a hemp testing program with Roseville Farms, a wholesale…
Application for CBD filed in UK
A consortium owned by the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) has submitted a novel foods application for natural CBD isolate and full spectrum CBD products…