Long-known as a cannabis mecca, Nepal would establish a formal program to develop medical cannabis and the hemp sector under a bill that has been proposed in the country’s parliament.
Cannabis bill in Nepal would help hemp, but THC limit questioned Read More »
The South African government has rescheduled CBD and THC, amending previous drug laws to open up the cannabinoid economy. The rescheduling has been welcome progress for the country’s industry, though
South Africa reschedules CBD & THC, but opens a narrow window Read More »
CBD should not be prohibited from trade among EU member states, a legal adviser to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has suggested. Advocate General Evgeni Tanchev’s recent opinion challenges
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Iceland’s Ministry of Health announced changes in the country’s narcotics laws that gives the government’s Icelandic Medicines Agency (IMA) rights to import industrial hemp seeds for farming. Under the rules
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A consortium led by the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA), will resort to the current EU food safety approval process for hemp foods and extracts while continuing to challenge those
Euro consortium will submit consolidated Novel Food application Read More »
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
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