The Council of the European Union last week approved creating a universal hemp framework to harmonize hemp industry regulations and address discrepancies across EU member states.
The Council announced the new position as part of its latest negotiations for updating the Common Organisation of the Markets (CMO), which organizes and supports the bloc’s agricultural policy.
The proposal would cover all parts of the hemp plant, including the flower, which “provides farmers with additional opportunities to valorise the plant beyond fibre production, making hemp a more attractive and competitive crop,” the law states.
“This harmonisation would promote the alignment of rules EU-wide, guaranteeing a level playing field. The provisions would uphold public health protection by keeping strict seed certification and maintaining a 0.3% Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) threshold.” — Excerpt from a press release
The proposal would also require all hemp grown in the EU to come from a variety registered with the Common Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species.
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