A coming rule change in Europe would allow the marketing of hemp planting seed varieties that exceed the allowable THC level although some farmers who plant those varieties would not
Updated rule on hemp planting seeds in Europe called ‘major change’ Read More »
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed an executive order that puts the regulation of hemp and marijuana under one agency in a move “to improve efficiency.” “Consolidating multiple government functions
Michigan consolidates hemp and marijuana under reconstituted agency Read More »
Swedish hemp stakeholders are pushing back hard against proposed regulatory updates that would restrict legal hemp components to only plant stems and seeds, and suggest that valuable plant tops be
Proposed rules in Sweden draw sharp criticism from hemp association Read More »
INTERVIEW by Zdeněk Strnad. Robert Veverka is a Czech cannabis activist and journalist, and the publisher of Legalizace magazine, which has been published since 2010. He sits on the Prague
How a Czech publisher’s cannabis magazine made him a criminal Read More »
Malaysian cannabis stakeholders have welcomed policy clarifications that appear to open the market for medical marijuana, but say the government should do more to advance the development of the hemp
Stakeholders in Malaysia decry slow development of hemp program Read More »
A new bill introduced in the U.S. Congress would raise the limit for THC in hemp from 0.3% to 1.0% and adjust other provisions in current law to ease the
Another bill to raise U.S. THC limit to 1.0% introduced in Congress Read More »
Montana and Arizona have had their hemp plans approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture under federal guidelines in the 2018 Farm Bill. Montana’s 37 licensed operators planted 2,540 acres
Montana, Arizona plans OK’d Read More »
A bill being proposed in the Oregon legislature would authorize state agriculture officials to limit industrial hemp licenses as one way to crack down on illegal marijuana growers that plague
Oregon bill would limit hemp licensing in effort to fight outlaw pot farms Read More »
U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Alaska’s hemp plan, opening up opportunities for broader interstate commerce of Alaska-grown and manufactured hemp products, state farming officials said. The Alaska Division of Agriculture
USDA approves Alaska hemp plan Read More »
Thailand appears to be clearing the way for industrial hemp as the Narcotics Control Committee (NCC) agreed to remove cannabis from the country’s list of controlled substances but said plant
Health & beauty product makers first winners under new Thai rules Read More »
