Health Canada launched a 45-day public consultation to streamline and rightsize the Industrial Hemp Regulations. The goal is to eliminate or reduce regulatory hurdles and decrease administrative costs for producers and the government while maintaining public safety. Industrial hemp is currently defined as cannabis plants with delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentrations of 0.3% or less in flowering heads and leaves. Because hemp is in the same plant family as recreational cannabis, producers face strict licensing and permit requirements for cultivation, sale, import, and export, plus mandatory THC testing. Health Canada notes hemp has a much lower potential for harm and misuse than marijuana because cannabidiol (CBD) is non-intoxicating and THC levels are much lower. Feedback is sought on changing the 0.3% THC definition, streamlining the List of Approved Cultivars, and identifying licensing requirements that create unnecessary burden.
"Health Canada has launched a 45-day public consultation on slashing red tape for industrial hemp, a move long sought by hemp growers and industry who say the crop should be treated as an agricultural commodity rather than a controlled substance."
"Under the current rules, industrial hemp is defined as cannabis plants with a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration of 0.3 per cent or less in the flowering heads and leaves. Because it belongs to the same plant family as recreational cannabis, hemp producers face strict licensing and permit requirements for cultivating, selling, importing, and exporting the crop, as well as mandatory THC testing."
"The department acknowledges hemp carries a much lower potential for harm and misuse compared to marijuana because its primary cannabinoid - cannabidiol (CBD) - is non-intoxicating, and its THC levels are much lower. "Industry has expressed concern that regulatory requirements for industrial hemp are not proportionate to its risks to public health and public safety," Health Canada says in the notice."
"Health Canada is asking for feedback on several key areas, including whether to modify the current 0.3 per cent THC definition of industrial hemp, how to streamline the List of Approved Cultivars (LOAC), and which licensing requirements around cultivation, trade, and testing impose an unnecessary burden."
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