LATEST ALERTS
Farming
Amendment to regulation defining ‘harvest’ for industrial hemp approved…
5th September 2024 - Alerts | California, North America, United States |
Three firms given permission to grow more medical cannabis…
30th July 2024 - Alerts | Canada, Europe, Germany, North America |
Signed budget bill gives tax relief to medical cannabis producers…
15th July 2024 - Alerts | North America, Pennsylvania, United States |
House agriculture committee holds hearing on 2024 Farm Bill today…
23rd May 2024 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Summary of proposals for next Farm Bill includes hemp definition…
3rd May 2024 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Progress report on government stretegy to industrialise hemp sector…
15th March 2024 - Alerts | Africa, South Africa |
Bill introduced to legalise cannabis/hemp for medicinal purposes…
17th November 2023 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |
Funding agreed to extend the 2018 Farm Bill another year…
13th November 2023 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Bill submitted to consolidate hemp regulations…
31st October 2023 - Alerts | Paraguay, South America |
Hemp trial cultivation to start in early 2024…
18th September 2023 - Alerts | Guyana, South America |
OCM creates farmers’ markets for cannabis…
29th May 2023 - Alerts | New York, North America, United States |
Curaleaf fights against regulator’s ‘arbitrary’ non-renewal of its licences…
17th April 2023 - Alerts | New Jersey, North America, United States |
Superior court to decide on hemp cultivation for medical purposes…
22nd March 2023 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |
House Committee on Agriculture hemp production hearing scheduled…
22nd July 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States |
USDA will oversee state hemp production from 2023…
15th July 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States, Vermont |
Hemp cultivation to be examined from grower and consumer perspective…
1st July 2022 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |
Cannabis retailers sue government for enforcement failure…
29th April 2022 - Alerts | Canada, North America |
Law enacted to increase land size for hemp cultivation…
27th April 2022 - Alerts | Iowa, North America, United States |
Optimism blooming as Uruguay’s first medical cannabis harvest begins
25th April 2022 - News analysis |
Yvy Life Sciences, the first company authorised to grow medical-grade cannabis plants in Uruguay, has started harvesting its first crops for this purpose
Poland set to grow cannabis for medical use after Senate ratifies hemp bill
15th March 2022 - News analysis |
The Polish Senate has passed a bill introducing new regulations on hemp growing and medical cannabis with minimal changes from the version already approved by the lower parliamentary chamber, the Sejm
US hemp production totals for 2021 are released in new report from the USDA
11th March 2022 - News analysis |
Hemp production in the US in 2021 totalled $824m in value – the vast majority of which came from hemp grown for flowers, according to a report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Thailand relaxes the rules on cannabis, removing whole plant from narcotics list
21st February 2022 - News analysis |
Thailand has removed the entire cannabis plant including flowers and seeds from the country’s list of Category 5 narcotics
National Hemp Report published…
18th February 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Senate backs licensing changes…
15th February 2022 - Alerts | New Mexico, North America, United States |
South American legislation on cannabis and hemp will progress, if slowly, in 2022
8th February 2022 - News analysis |
This is an important year for positive legislation affecting cannabinoids across South America, though some depends on election results and all of it will take a few years to take effect
Italian hemp farm aid and research grants fail to win over the industry
21st January 2022 - News analysis |
€3m in aid has been allocated to the hemp supply chain following a decree by minister of agriculture Stefano Patuanelli issued in late December 2021
Polish Sejm drafts laws to govern hemp farming for medical applications
20th January 2022 - News analysis |
A bill governing growing and harvesting of hemp for pharmaceuticals has been passed to the Sejm’s Health Commission and the Agriculture and Rural Development Commission
Hemp and CBD expansion in Thailand continues with government help
5th January 2022 - News analysis |
Government support of Thailand’s hemp and CBD industry is paying off. Examples include US based Australis’ partnership with local GTH and MPX International’s agreement with Salus Thailand
Picking the right variety – what seeds are permitted and which grows best where?
31st December 2021 - News analysis |
Desired end product and environmental factors are the two things best kept in mind when considering hemp varieties for different countries
African countries legalise cannabinoids to help revive flagging economies
17th December 2021 - News analysis |
Many ailing African economies are turning to hemp and cannabis cultivation. In some cases this is to replace declining tobacco businesses. But many still face economic challenges as well as local opposition
Regulatory report: Slovenia, December 2021
2nd December 2021 - Regulatory reports |
Slovenia’s stance on CBD in the light of the Kanavape case isn’t clear; recreational cannabis rules not likely change; medicinal cannabis rules might change
New Moroccan government will stick with medical cannabis production plan
14th October 2021 - News analysis |
Morocco’s new medical cannabis law is still supported by the new government of Aziz Akhannouch, even though it was the pet project of a minister in the government he has displaced
German medical cannabis imports rise but no sign of domestic production yet
8th October 2021 - News analysis |
German imports of medical cannabis flowers rose by 80% in the first half of 2021 compared to the same period of 2021, but hopes of establishing local production were dashed
