German hemp fields continued to expand this year, growing 7% to reach an all-time high of 7,000 hectares (17,000 acres) despite significant barriers faced by the industry. Perhaps more important […]
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The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has rejected a Freedom of Information request submitted by HempToday (HT) regarding companies that currently have products in the agency’s CBD safety review, saying
UK food agency rejects HempToday request for documentation on CBD makers Read More »
Hemp farming and production licenses will be inexpensive and widely available in Costa Rica, according to regulations that have been approved by the government. Cultivation and commercial licenses, renewable every
‘Simple’ Costa Rican hemp rules set THC limit at 1.0%, make licenses widely available Read More »
A Pakistani Senate committee has criticized efforts to expand the number of ministries involved in setting policy for industrial hemp after the cabinet of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif suggested broadening
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Minnesota lawmakers are expected to eventually address rules that inadvertently made the state a hotbed for hemp-derived delta-8 THC edibles as a result of a measure passed earlier this year.
Minnesota expected to revisit rules that opened legal window for delta-8 THC Read More »
When it comes to getting a legal CBD product on the market in the UK, it looks like a free-for-all. With the Food Standards Agency (FSA) taking an honor system
UK food agency’s ‘honor system’ for CBD does not inspire confidence Read More »
A Canadian health committee called on government to support studies that will more broadly look at CBD’s potential as a wellness aid while ensuring consumer safety. Stressing that a lack
Canadian health committee urges government support for CBD research Read More »
A judge in Kentucky has barred law enforcement from meddling in the production and sale of delta-8 THC but dismissed an injunction against the state agriculture agency, raising the fear
Cops can’t charge delta-8 stakeholders, but hemp licensees at risk in Kentucky Read More »
Zimbabwe has opened up the domestic market for CBD as a traditional herbal medicine, expanding upon previous laws which had allowed production only for export. The Medicines Control Authority of
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Consumers in Texas can continue to puff hemp, but the production of hemp smokables is outlawed in the state as a result of a recent Supreme Court ruling. The ruling
Smokable hemp called ‘inherently vicious’ as production ban reimposed in Texas Read More »
