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The European Commission (EC), which is the regional unit charged with creating cannabis laws for all members of the
EU, has finally released guidelines for the highest acceptable level of THC that can be allowed in hemp seed food
products available for human consumption. (https://cannabis.net/blog/recipes/the-art-of-culinary-cannabis)
The Two-Part Regulation
The EC issued a two-tiered regulation. The first of them, which was authorized by the European Commission's Standing
Committee on Plants, Animals, Food, and Feed, says that oil obtained from hemp seed should not contain THC levels
greater than 7.5mg/kg (https://cannabis.net/blog/news/hemp-can-have-up-to-1-thc-says-new-rule-from-czech-
government-will-the-rest-of-the-world-follow).
The second regulation is that for dry foods that contain hemp, such as flour and protein powder that contain hemp
seed, as well as hemp seed itself, the level of THC that can be found in them must not be greater than 3mg/kg.
To put this into an international point of view, a 10mg/kg limit has been placed on both dry foods and oils containing
hemp seed in Canada. And in Switzerland, a limit doubles that of Canada's has been established for oil products at
20mg/kg while the limit for dry products remains the same at 10mg/kg.
Effects of Setting Limits in the World of International Hemp regulations
German cannabis lawyer Kai-Friedrich Niermann, who is presently suing the government over laws as regards the
importation of hemp, was glad about this development. In his opinion, the ruling of the European Commission was
crucial and way-paving for the European hemp sector. Currently, it will be the first time organized guideline values apply
across the European Union.
Therefore, such cases as when there was a comprehensive recall of totally safe hemp products that occurred last
August in Germany should be a thing of the past.
In agreement was Lorenza Romanese, who is the Managing Director of the European Industrial Hemp Association
(EIHA), the sole EU-wide lobbying body with any genuine lobbying strength at the moment. She announced that the
EIHA accepted the recently agreed limits. For the market to thrive, it has to be a market grounded on standard rules and

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not an attachment of 27 national laws.
Uncertainty of restrictions
Still, everything is not entirely satisfactory. The European Industrial Hemp Association is still unhappy. There are several
reasons for this, but the main one is the persistent uncertainty that exists despite the proclamation. This is why. Labs
that carry out analysis for official controls and checks must be compliant with regulations on how to deduce what is
referred to as "measurement uncertainty." The European Commission has yet to express what those uncertainty values
are.
This creates a continuous ambiguity, which the new regulations have yet to resolve. Namely, a commodity is said to be
not compliant under the new regulation if it extends above the maximum level permitted and the complementary
margin of freedom. Absent a clear definition of what that delta is, and producers will have to defend any measurements
that exceed the limit, even just slight ones, to the authorities. According to the European Industrial Hemp Association,
the development finally puts an end to internal market fragmentation and will most likely boost investment in the
sector.
There will be extra time given to stakeholders to adapt to the new rules by trading their current stock during a growth
period. The rules will also be compulsory for all European Union member states twenty days after the release of the
regulation in the official journal of the European Union.

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Why is the procedure prolonged?
There is a certain sarcastic feel to how slowly the European Commission's hemp policy is moving. This is due, instead
shockingly given the laggard pace of reform, that the European Commission also has a policy asserting that hemp
growing adds to the European Green New Deal objectives. This comprises the capability of the crop to isolate carbon,
promote biodiversity, prevent soil erosion, and allow planting of crops that need low, if not non-existent, use of
pesticides.
Another of the reasons all of this is very ironic is the fact that France is also, by a margin, the biggest producer of hemp
in the European Union, producing up to 70%, followed by the Netherlands with 10% and Austria with 4%. The most
effective legal actions at the European Union level so far have occurred in this country. Furthermore, this country is
where the fiercest battles over the industry's regulations have occurred. This includes the current court battle to permit
the sale of hemp flowers in the country, not only extracts.

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However, one thing has been made clear. Due to all this, it is France, and not Germany, that leads the way in setting
country-specific guidelines that are impacting other countries, if not impacting verdicts at the European Union level.
Indeed, there is an ongoing case in Germany that seeks to ascertain the European Union rules domestically and is also
shaped by the Kanavpe case in France.
Nonetheless, the times when hemp producers were not bound by formal policies like in the wild west are coming to an
end. Now, on to the next battle
Bottom Line
The ultimate goal of creating this restriction is to create a single market for hemp and dried products because Europe
consists of 27 member states that speak different languages and have other thoughts. The market is a mess, but now
there are legally binding policies for all. Now that these clear policies regarding hemp seed are available in Europe, the
EIHA thinks it will assist in developing the market and attracting outside investors.
Even though the EIHA is thrilled to have regulations in place, the association will continue to strive to increase the THC
thresholds in hemp seed foods as they believe the present regulations are too strict. The association is working to
perform a clinical toxicological study on 400 parties to find out the effects of foods that have CBD or other minimal
cannabinoids on the human body. Fresh science obtained through studies will be provided to the European Food Safety
Authority (EFSA), t. Therell be a request for a new risk assessment to re-evaluate the THC limits.
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