Jun 30, 2023 | International
France will seek restrictions on CBD as an ingredient in cosmetics products in a proposal now before EU authorities. The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that France intends to propose “harmonized classification and labeling” (CLH) for CBD, which...
May 3, 2023 | International
Officials in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh are intensifying the study of hemp’s potential for a broad range of medical and health applications, according to Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi. Negi said a government-appointed committee is now exploring cannabis...
Mar 8, 2023 | International
Argentina is moving beyond the hemp flower, with 15 grain and fiber varieties now undergoing evaluation for inclusion in the country’s official seed catalog. Buenos Aires-based Industrial Hemp Solutions (IHS) said it is working with a research team from the Faculty of...
Mar 8, 2023 | International
The government of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu is looking to attract foreign investors and operators to develop medical cannabis and industrial hemp production for export-only after recently finalizing cannabis regulations. Under the new rules, companies...
Mar 2, 2023 | International
The Netherlands will trial licensing cannabis growers for its famous “coffee shops” where smoking the drug is authorised, tackling a contradiction whereby selling is legal but supplying isn’t, which has fed an illegal market dominated by criminal organisations. Local...
Feb 25, 2023 | International
A regional court in Italy has upheld a lawsuit filed by four cannabis associations, overturning a decree issued one year ago that classified hemp as a narcotic in contravention of European law. The Regional Administrative Tribunal of Lazio annulled the decree and...
