Health officials in the Czech Republic have allowed a local extraction facility to export full-spectrum hemp-derived cannabis extract to a Spanish pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturer.
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EU countries flagged CBD 114 times in food-alert system since start of last year
Authorities across Europe have listed 114 products containing CBD in the European Union’s food-safety alert system since the start of last year, with data indicating that some countries are policing novel-food violations more frequently than others. The listing of cannabidiol, THC and hemp-derived products in the EU’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) […]
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Hemp activists set sights globally in new push for collaboration
Hemp entrepreneurs currently bound by state and national rules are setting their sights higher. Europe’s dominant hemp industry association unveiled plans this week to form an international hemp association that could advocate for the industry before global authorities such as the World Health Organization and United Nations. The head of the European Industrial Hemp Association […]
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European hemp group members approve plan for CBD, THC studies
The main hemp industry body in Europe has received a green light from its members to move forward with “unprecedented” studies on cannabidiol and THC as part of a joint novel food authorization application. An “overwhelming majority” of European Industrial Hemp Association members voted on Monday in favor of “the principles of the special contribution […]
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Hempcrete leap: Lack of processors, standards create barriers to expanding hemp use in construction
Hemp-based building materials have captured the imagination of innovators and activists for their capacity to reduce construction industry emissions and create the carbon-neutral economy that the EU is striving for.
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Navajo Nation sues over hemp-growing operation in New Mexico
The Navajo Nation Department of Justice is suing a tribal member over what authorities say is an illegal hemp farming operation in northwestern New Mexico.
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Hempcrete leap: HempFlax sees incentives for expanding into construction
HempFlax, Europe’s largest independent hemp grower and processor, has entered the construction business last month when it bought an insulation manufacturer in Germany and launched its own sustainable building supplies division.
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Report: Hemp in Portugal to be regulated by four state agencies
Hemp farmers in Portugal may soon face a quartet of regulators to inspect and verify their crops, according to local media.
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North Carolina Senate passes farm bill that keeps smokable hemp legal in 2021
Smokable hemp looks set to remain legal in North Carolina next year after the state’s General Assembly sent the state’s farm bill to the governor without new regulations for the hemp industry.
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Hemp sections gutted from North Carolina farm bill to ensure House passage
Lawmakers in North Carolina stripped all proposed hemp regulation from the state’s farm bill in order to get it passed, surrendering their attempt to put more permanent guidelines in place following a months-long spat between farmers and law enforcement over smokeable hemp.
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South Africa permanently removes some CBD products from narcotics scheduling
South Africa has amended its drug law to allow some CBD products to be available over the counter, making a temporary rule on non-prescription CBD permanent.
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UN body prepares for December vote on cannabis rescheduling despite pandemic
The U.N. body that decides drug policy has a plan for moving forward with a landmark vote in December on whether to revise the inclusion of cannabis and cannabis-related substances in two international narcotics conventions. The roadmap from the U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) for holding the vote despite the global coronavirus pandemic was […]
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