Costa Rica’s government and the public are embracing the idea that industrial hemp can be a much-needed economic driver if legalized, but the question of allowing marijuana for medical use has been a harder sell. The last time Costa Rica lawmakers brought up a cannabis legalization measure for a... Read more
Europe’s largest independent grower and processor of industrial hemp has teamed up with a Dutch bioplastics developer and a Dutch furniture manufacturer to make a recyclable, carbon-negative chair with a hemp fiber seat shell. Netherlands-based HempFlax was chosen by furniture producer VepaDrentea to contribute the raw material to its... Read more
A bill that would legalize medical cannabis and industrial hemp cultivation in Brazil could come up for its first debate in the Lower House plenary and be approved in that chamber before the end of the year, Deputy Paulo Teixeira told Hemp Industry Daily. According to Teixeira, who leads... Read more
European regulators have resumed their review of novel food authorization applications for CBD products after the commission abandoned its preliminary stance that cannabidiol should be treated as a narcotic. The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, says the change comes after a landmark court decision that... Read more
Want to learn more about cannabis regulations in Europe? Check out the Europe Market Forum at MJBizCon, available on demand. Makers of CBD foods and supplements no longer face the prospect of a blanket ban in Europe after the European Commission revised its preliminary stance that CBD should be... Read more
Malawi’s new regulatory agency for the cultivation, processing and sale of medical cannabis and industrial hemp has said the country is ready to launch commercial production of the crop, the Reuters news agency reported last week. Malawi’s agriculture ministry said the licensing fees for the cultivation, sale, storage, and... Read more
Want more on the latest cannabis research? Check out our Science Symposium, part of MJBizCon 2020, available on demand. A version of this story originally appeared at Marijuana Business Daily. How hot is just hot enough? As with so much else involving cannabis, it’s a challenging balance. Cannabis producers... Read more
Want to learn more about the developing German cannabis market? Check out the Europe Market Forum at MJBizCon, available on demand. German politicians are joining those calling for easier CBD access in the wake of a landmark EU ruling that CBD is not a narcotic and is therefore allowed... Read more
Europe’s hemp industry hit a milestone last week when the European Union’s top court liberated CBD from the jurisdiction of an international drug treaty, declaring that hemp-derived cannabidiol is not a narcotic. Hemp groups in France and elsewhere in Europe gave the five judges a standing ovation for the... Read more
Canada’s hemp acreage and export value are both up more than 20% this year, the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance reported after its annual gathering. “The Canadian hemp industry continues to grow in 2020 despite the challenges posed by COVID-19,” CHTA board chairman Keith Jones said in a statement after... Read more
