A Puerto Rico legislator has proposed a measure that would allow the cultivation of marijuana and hemp for medical products, but says the government is stalling on developing such a …
Medical cannabis stalled in Puerto Rico, but hemp moving ahead Read More »
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a total of 31 warning letters to CBD sellers since the virus’ outbreak, flagging marketing claims related to CBD’s efficacy in …
CBD claims on coronavirus draw rebuke from U.S. food authorities Read More »
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has green-lighted the “suitability check” of an application from Czech-based phytocannabinoids maker CBDepot for synthetically manufactured Cannabidiol (CBD) as a Novel Food ingredient, the …
Czech firm’s push to register synthetically made CBD advances Read More »
Mexican hemp stakeholders say a new cannabis law moving through the legislative process would significantly hamper hemp interests because it treats hemp the same as marijuana. The new law is …
New cannabis law in Mexico criticized as restrictive on hemp Read More »
While South African officials have said hemp may be approved as an agricultural crop as soon as May this year, some stakeholders remain skeptical of the government’s plans, questioning proposed …
Coming cannabis bill is good signal for South African hemp Read More »
The lingering lack of clarity in EU rules for hemp-based foods and extracts — and resulting stop-sell orders — has hit Finland’s biggest CBD seller hard. Hamppumaa Oy, an importer …
Finnish CBD seller says unclear rules forced it into bankruptcy Read More »
The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) said it has achieved “groundbreaking success in the discussion about the generally permissible trade and sale of CBD-containing products,” as the German Federal Government …
German government sides with EIHA on CBD ‘novel food’ question Read More »
Federal agriculture officials in the USA are delaying a rule that all THC testing on U.S. hemp crops must be performed at laboratories registered with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration …
USDA delays federal oversight of labs testing for THC Read More »
Two European hemp veterans have been chosen to serve as experts on the European Commission’s Focus Group on Sustainable Industrial Crops in Europe. Daniel Kruse, President of the European Industrial …
Two hemp veterans named to key EU focus group on agriculture Read More »
Hempcrete’s perfect performance in recent fire resistance tests in the USA can help move the material one step closer to acceptance after samples put together by U.S. hemp builder Hempitecture …
Hempcrete scores a perfect ‘O’ under ASTM fire testing in USA Read More »
