The Council of the European Union has adopted proposals that would see the whole hemp plant, including inflorescences and leaves, recognised as an ordinary agricultural product.
The UK’s industrial hemp sector, and its potential, have been raised in Parliament nearly as many times in the first three months of 2026 as the entirety of 2025.
The final nail in the coffin of Italy’s booming ‘cannabis light’ sector, appears to have been hammered into place by the government.
The Italian hemp industry has received unexpected support from the centre-right Forza Italia party, strengthening its position against an existential threat from the wider government.
Both US Democrat and Republicans have put forward their proposals for the reauthorization of the 2024 Farm Bill, which covers the regulation of the countries industrial hemp industry.
The National Hemp Association (NHA) has been engaging with the United Nations (UN), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Bank to advance the recognition and acceptance of industrial hemp around the globe.
By Mike Morgan-Giles, CEO, Cannabis Industry Council NEW Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to face a daunting inbox of challenges, including stabilising our economy and protecting businesses and jobs.
Hemp fibre produces some of the strongest and most durable materials in the world and absorbs more carbon than pine trees.
The campaigners are organising a ‘mass grow’ in Bristol on 18 June.
