The United Kingdom should increase the amount of THC allowed in hemp to 0.3%, a government-appointed advisory panel has recommended.
In a memo published Oct. 23, the U.K.’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs said “the potential benefits” of raising the country’s THC limit from 0.2% “outweigh an increased risk of harms.”
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Doing so would bring the U.K. in line with the United States and European Union, which follow a 0.3% limit.
It would also “provide growers with access to substantially more hemp varieties,” including those grown in Europe.
And it could potentially aid British hemp farmers’ ability to export their crop to other markets, the panel found.
The development was first reported by Hemp Today.
Recommendation from expert panel
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