Scotland's hemp industry is being hampered by excessive regulation, according to industry experts
Researchers at the University of Aberdeen have highlighted how the crop could birth an economically successful and climate-friendly industry in Scotland.
“It is very difficult to get approval from the Home Office,” he said. “Farmers told us that applying for a licence takes so long that by the time it has been approved the growing season is over. Kyle Esplin is the co-founder of Holistic Highland Hemp, a company which cultivates hemp and sells it in the form of CBD– a non-psychoactive chemical substance found in the plant which has numerous medicinal benefits. He echoed Dogbe’s calls for a relaxation in regulations.
“Then the government will say that in order to grow it the farmer will have to plant 10 metres of wheat all the way around the hemp to try and disguise it. But the pesticides used on wheat can’t be used on hemp so it all becomes unfeasible.Cannabis and Scotland: The surprising crop once a key component of nation's agriculture
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