Industrial hemp could be a multimillion-dollar crop in the Far North if the law is changed, an industry leader says. Minister ...

New Zealand’s Minister for Regulation has announced a review of “outdated and burdensome” regulations concerning hemp will be carried out by his Department. Currently in New Zealand, industrial hemp ...

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A 2023 report by MBIE highlighted hemp as a key opportunity for New Zealand’s bioeconomy, with the New Zealand Hemp Industries Association (NZHIA) projecting potential earnings of $2 billion by ...

Industrial hemp is currently classified as a Class C controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act, despite containing minimal THC and posing little risk of misuse. “This over-regulation stifles ...

Meanwhile, hemp seed as food was approved in New Zealand in 2017. Barge said the current approach to hemp products as food or fibre was outdated. "People's attitudes to industrial hemp have changed.

In response, the Ministry is working with MedSafe and the Ministry of Health to reassess these nearly twenty-year-old regulations. A 2023 report by MBIE highlighted hemp as a key opportunity for New ...