Hemp, Confagricoltura: with approval of the amendment to the security bill, Italy loses competitiveness

“The efforts of the Italian industrial hemp supply chain, which cultivates the only varieties admitted at European level, those with low THC content aimed at enhancing all parts of the plant (seeds, fibers and inflorescences), are nullified by the approval of the amendment to the Security Bill in the Constitutional Affairs and Justice commissions of the Chamber". Thus Confagricoltura, which in recent weeks had already expressed concern about the proposed amendment that prohibits the cultivation, processing and sale of hemp inflorescences with low THC content. The approval of the amendment penalizes a solid sector in Italy, which sees a strong presence of youth businesses - states Confagricoltura - which now risk losing competitiveness in a dynamic international market. Countries such as Germany, Austria, Spain, Belgium, Estonia, France, for example, are investing significantly ...