About Canadian Industrial Hemp
Prepared by:Emmanuel Anum Laate
Senior Crop Economist
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
Phone: 780-422-4054
This report provides an update on industrial hemp production area licensed by Health Canada and processing industry development prospects in Alberta and
Canada. Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa) is one of the oldest cultivated plants in the world (Figure 1). It can be grown as a fibre, seed or dual purpose
crop. The species was banned in North America in the late 1930s because its leaves and flowers contained a psychoactive drug known as delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). It was banned internationally in 1961 under the United Nations’ Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.
In 1994, Canada began to issue research licenses.See Full Article
Prepared by:Emmanuel Anum Laate
Senior Crop Economist
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
Phone: 780-422-4054
This report provides an update on industrial hemp production area licensed by Health Canada and processing industry development prospects in Alberta and
Canada. Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa) is one of the oldest cultivated plants in the world (Figure 1). It can be grown as a fibre, seed or dual purpose
crop. The species was banned in North America in the late 1930s because its leaves and flowers contained a psychoactive drug known as delta-9
tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). It was banned internationally in 1961 under the United Nations’ Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.
In 1994, Canada began to issue research licenses.See Full Article
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Canadian Industrial Hemp Reglations
His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Health, pursuant to subsection 55(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act a, hereby makes the annexed Industrial Hemp Regulations..See Full Paper in PDF.... Canadian URLs for HEMP
Industrial Hemp Regulations on WEB |
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