Open letter - Tuesday 30 August 2022 Re: EU regulation and the UK cannabis industry Dear Rt. Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, We are writing to you on behalf of the Cannabis Industry Council, the Cannabis Trades Association, the British Hemp Alliance, and the Scottish Hemp Association…

#Hemp is the solution 🌱✊🏼 #COP26 #COP26Glasgow #TogetherForOurPlanet

Hemp is the solution 🌱#COP26Glasgow A new documentary about Hemp in the UK! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇮🇪 🥇Directed by award-winning Director DJ Nicke (Hemp Road Trip) & Produced by Kyle Esplin (Holistic Highland Hemp/Scottish Hemp Association). 🎥 Watch Trailer ⬇️ #hempcop26 #hemp

This is a big one for the Scottish Hemp scene - Scottish Hemp Association is now in a Fellowship with @SEFARIscot (SEFARI - Scottish Environment, Food and Agriculture Research Institutes). Full Story: tinyurl.com/fter3ws #hemp #Scotland

The north east is gradually becoming an unlikely centre of the hemp-growing industry. A variety of the cannabis plant, hemp is being trialled by local farmers throughout #Aberdeenshire & #Angus & grown specifically to make a wide range of products. youtu.be/6gGvXLV8kcc

Update following yesterday’s meeting with @FSScot. "The Scottish Hemp Association has received messages of support from businesses in the USA and EU who have decided to “give the UK a swerve for now because it’s too much hassle.” tinyurl.com/3cds3u5h #fullspectrumscotland

Scotland's first patients prescribed legal Cannabis 🌈🌱🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-5… #cannabis #medicine

Some Scottish CBD makers have begun identifying as cosmetics CBD products previously marketed as food, the country’s food safety enforcement officers have reported. tinyurl.com/p45askkb #fullspectrumscotland @FSScot #cbd #hemp #cannabis

A new industry body, the Cannabis Industry Council (CIC), has today been launched to set standards & drive meaningful change within the UK’s medical cannabis & CBD sector 🌱🤝 Read: scottishhempassociation.com/… #cbd #cannabis #hemp #health

Clarification For Cosmetic Producers 🌈 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🌱 "#CBD cosmetics are completely legal in the UK, we felt the need to issue a statement on this to reassure all compliant businesses" scottishhempassociation.com/… #fullspectrumscotland @FSScot

Food regulators are often surprised to learn that single molecule #CBD products only meet the needs of 1 in 14 Hemp/CBD consumers, with data showing that #Hemp extracts (Full Spectrum or Whole Plant Extracts) are consistently preferred over single molecule CBD products 🌱🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🌈

On Wednesday 12th May The Scottish Hemp Association gave a presentation to the Scottish Food Enforcement Officers Association Annual General Meeting (AGM) on #Hemp foods & #CBD products, the regulatory challenges and future potential. Full Press Release: tinyurl.com/sdbyc9y5

"Based on the success of the Swiss model" 🇨🇭🌱 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 "We support raising the THC limit in hemp plants from 0.2% up to 1%, based on the success of the Swiss model, which will allow UK farmers to be competitive by opening up a wider range of plant varieties with different end uses".

Chairman, Kyle Esplin, talks to @BusinessCann about his route into #CBD, being mouthpiece for the industry north of the Border, #regulation, and a new wave of #farmers who are following the green rush and turning their land over to hemp production. Read: tinyurl.com/4hsxpnht

The Scottish Hemp Association is joining the new Cannabis Industry Council (CIC) set up by Professor @Mikebarnes29. We are very optimistic about this new venture. #hemp #MedicalCannabis #cbd #scotland

97,000 new #UK #jobs are to be expected in the UK #cannabis industry🌱 Time to get the country back on its feet! 🌱 💪 #hemp #cbd #fullspectrumscotland

Kyle Esplin - Chairman of The Scottish Hemp Association on UK Health Radio with JJ Stenhouse Topics: ✅ Novel Foods Act ✅ THC levels in CBD & hemp seed products ✅ Scotland's farmers already growing hemp ✅ Customer support for natural plant based CBD youtu.be/7CLWzITOztY

UK Medical Cannabis & CBD Market discussion Paper - ten recommendations for Government - By Professor Mike Barnes. "The UK’s CBD market is expected to reach £1 billion by 2025, but this figure is almost entirely lost abroad”. Read: tinyurl.com/4w447sjw #cbd #hemp @FSScot