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09 May 2019

Press Release: (For Regular Members only) Hanf-Extrakte und CBD – Medieninformationen der European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA)

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, in der Anlage erhalten Sie die MedienInformationen des europäischen Industriehanf-Verbands (EIHA) zum Thema «Was wird aus CBD? – Neufassung des Novel Food Catalogue gefährdet europäische…

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03 May 2019

EIHA Press Note and Press Release about Hemp Extracts

Important Downloads: EIHA PRESS-NOTES-EXTRACTS (PDF) / PR EIHA announcement Press Note Extracts (PDF) The recent change in the Novel Food Catalogue, which is not a binding document, brought many negative…

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01 Feb 2019

Press Release: European Industrial Hemp Association greets WHO’s recommendations to remove low THC preparations from international control and reschedule cannabis and cannabis-related substances

European Industrial Hemp Association greets WHO’s recommendations to remove low THC preparations from international control and reschedule cannabis and cannabis-related substances EIHA was involved in WHO process of evaluation of…

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01 Feb 2019

Press Release: Ms Lorenza Romanese is the new Managing Director of the EIHA

Today, EIHA Board Members announced the appointment of Ms Lorenza Romanese as its new Managing Director. Lorenza is taking over Mr Michael Carus duties, who lead the association for the…

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16 Jan 2019

Press Release: CAP Reform, an opportunity to enhance hemp varieties

The Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), currently on the table of the European Parliament, is an opportunity for hemp producers to increase the tetrahydrocannabinol content of varieties grown in Europe. EIHA and MEPs worked together…

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14 Jan 2019

Presse release: European Industrial Hemp Association asked by European Commission to advise on traditional or novel food status of hemp extracts.

EIHA was invited to present to the Novel Food Working Group of the European Commission on October 16th, 2018. Our colleagues from the UK Cannabis Trades Association (CTA) were also…

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05 Dec 2018

PRESS RELEASE: Comments on WHO’s Critical Reviews of CBD and Extracts and Tinctures of cannabis, and EIHA recommendations to WHO on low-THC preparations from industrial hemp

On July 23, 2018, WHO published outcomes of 40th meeting of Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) with its final recommendations on Cannabidiol. On November 12, 2018, a 41st session…

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07 Mar 2018

Press release: The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) demands rational THC limits for industrial hemp in accordance with international regulations

Industrial hemp differs from drug hemp in its low content of THC, the cannabinoid that is responsible for the drug effect. But what does low mean and where is the…

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17 Jan 2018

Press release: Pre-review of CBD by the World Health Organization (WHO) with favorable results

Researchers, producers and consumers advocating for the commercialization of Cannabidiol (CBD) have crossed a second important hurdle as a preliminary evaluation of the substance by the World Health Organization (WHO)…

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15 Dec 2017

Press release: EIHA & FAAAT: WHO ECDD CBD OUTCOME

17-12-15-EIHA FAAAT PRESS COMMUNICATE - WHO ECDD CBD OUTCOME (PDF)

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18 Sep 2017

Pressemitteilung: Angemessene Richtwerte für THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) in Lebensmitteln (PDF)

17-09-18 PM THC papier EIHA

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18 Sep 2017

Press release: Reasonable guidance values for THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) in food products

Position paper of the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) With this document, the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) publishes a unique position paper on reasonable guidance values for THC in…

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18 Sep 2017

Press release: 17-09-18 Reasonable guidance values for THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) in food products (PDF)

17-09-18-THC-Position-paper_EIHA Related press release can be viewed at here.

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10 Aug 2017

Pressemitteilung: China erfindet den Hanf neu

Die chinesische Provinz Heilongjiang investiert massiv in Forschung und Entwicklung, um feine, umweltfreundliche Hanffasern zur großvolumigen Baumwollalternative zu machen. Zusätzlich werden Hanflebensmittel und Pharmazeutika gewonnen. Westliche Unternehmen sind eingeladen, am…

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10 Aug 2017

Press release: China Rediscovers Hemp

China's Heilongjiang Province massively steps up its research and development efforts to make fine, environmentally friendly hemp fibres a large-scale alternative to cotton. Additionally, experts work on hemp foods and…

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14 Jul 2017

Press Release: The largest conference on industrial hemp of all time and worldwide, 7 and 8 June in Cologne – 330 participants from 44 countries

Industrial hemp shows an impressive worldwide growth. Main cultivation areas are China, Canada and the European Union – the USA is starting commercial cultivation of industrial hemp this year. In…

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04 May 2017

Press Release: Record cultivation of industrial hemp in Europe in 2016

Especially hemp food and pharmaceuticals face strong demand – Worldwide largest conference on industrial hemp in Cologne (Germany) in June 2017 Hemp is a multi-purpose crop, delivering fibres, shivs, seeds…

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29 Mar 2017

Press Release: Patchwork of regulations on Cannabidiol (CBD) endangering use as a food supplement to the detriment of consumers and food industry

Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the non-psychotropic cannabinoids in industrial hemp. It not only has a plethora of beneficial health effects, it also shows no relevant side-effects. CBD-containing extracts are…

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02 Nov 2016

Press release: Urgent need for a reasonable regulation of cannabidiol (CBD) in food, cosmetics, as herbal natural medicine and as medicinal product

The European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) published a position paper to overcome the patchwork of CBD-regulation in the European Union Please read the press release in Czech or German. Cannabidiol (CBD)…

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27 Oct 2016

Pressemitteilung: Sinnvolle Regulierung von Cannabidiol (CBD) in Lebensmitteln, Kosmetik, als Naturmedizin und Medikament dringend notwendig

Der Europäische Nutzhanfverband (European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) hat ein Positionspapier zum Flickenteppich der EU-Regulierungen von CBD veröffentlicht Read the press release in English or Czech. Cannabidiol (CBD gehört zu…

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