The report covers when cultivation/production of hemp was legalized, how hemp is defined (in terms of allowabledelta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) level), under what restrictions/circumstances (if any) hemp can be cultivated/produced, and some of the licensing and registration requirements. The report also discusses testing and sampling requirements that farmers are required to observe. In addition, the report briefly reviews rules for the processing/manufacturing of hemp and hemp-containing products. In an appendix to the report, we have included a table of countries that have legalized hemp production. The comparative summary of our report notes that:
In the select jurisdictions, all jurisdictions appear to allow cultivation of hemp (or cannabis more widely) for very controlled and restricted purposes (including medical, scientific, industrial, and/or horticultural purposes). In the select jurisdictions we reviewed, cultivation of hemp for restricted purposes was legalized in Japan in 1947, the UK in 1993, Canada in 1998, New Zealand in 2006, Russia in 2007, Australia and Italy in 2016, Israel in 2019, Ecuador in 2020, and Colombia in 2022. India allows states to permit and regulate the cultivation of hemp. Uttarakhand was the first state to do so, in 2016. Australia in 2016 enacted federal amending legislation allowing for the cultivation of cannabis for medicinal or scientific purposes. The cultivation of industrial hemp is regulated by each of Australia’s states and territories, with Tasmania being the first state to allow it in 1995. Similarly, only two provinces in China have allowed industrial hemp; Yunnan province was the first to do so, in 2010. The EU’sCommon Agricultural Policyincludes a common system of aid for farmers of flax and true hemp (Cannabis sativa), which was established in 1970.
Regulation of hemp : Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Ecuador, European Union, Great Britain, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Russian Federation
Names
Ahmad, Tariq (Lawyer), author.
Buhary, Nabila, author.
Soares, Eduardo, author.
Chalupovitsch, Michael, author.
Zhang, Laney, author.
Rodriguez-Ferrand, Graciela, author.
Gesley, Jenny, author.
Feikert-Ahalt, Clare, author.
Levush, Ruth, author.
Figueroa, Dante, author.
Umeda, Sayuri, author.
Guerra, Gustavo, author.
Roudik, Peter, author.
Fremer, Iana, author.
Law Library of Congress (U.S.). Global Legal Research Directorate, issuing body.
Created / Published
[Washington, D.C.] : The Law Library of Congress, Global Legal Research Directorate, 2022.
Headings
– Hemp–Law and legislation–Australia
– Hemp–Law and legislation–Brazil
– Hemp–Law and legislation–Canada
– Hemp–Law and legislation–China
– Hemp–Law and legislation–Colombia
– Hemp–Law and legislation–Ecuador
– Hemp–Law and legislation–European Union countries
– Hemp–Law and legislation–Great Britain
– Hemp–Law and legislation–India
– Hemp–Law and legislation–Israel
– Hemp–Law and legislation–Italy
– Hemp–Law and legislation–Japan
– Hemp–Law and legislation–Mexico
– Hemp–Law and legislation–New Zealand
– Hemp–Law and legislation–Russia (Federation)
Notes
– “LL File No. 2022-021696.”
– “November 2022.”
– Contains appendix: Table on Legalization of Hemp Production prepared by the Staff of the Global Legal Research Directorate.
– Includes bibliographical references.
– Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from cover (LOC, viewed Jan. 12, 2023).