Scottish Hemp Association

Working with all sectors of the hemp & CBD industry to support the growth & development of all aspects of the industry for a full spectrum future.

[Scottish Hemp Association @hempscotland]

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…

[Scottish Hemp Association @hempscotland]

#Hemp is the solution 🌱✊🏼

#COP26 #COP26Glasgow #TogetherForOurPlanet

[Hempen @hempenorganic]

Kicking off @beyondthe_green at @COP26 with @RebekahShaman @UnyteHemp @Mikebarnes29 @UseBritishHemp @hempscotland 🌎

[Scottish Hemp Association @hempscotland]

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

[Scottish Hemp Association @hempscotland]

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:
https://t.co/cW9HPd5CqC

#hemp #Scotland

[Scottish Hemp Association @hempscotland]

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.

https://t.co/MubljNZfpD

[Scottish Hemp Association @hempscotland]

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.”

https://t.co/uF0UBlVbL6

#fullspectrumscotland

[Scottish Hemp Association @hempscotland]

@Mary_Biles @KyleEsplin @holisticscot Thanks so much, great chat 🙏🏼

[Scottish Hemp Association @hempscotland]

Scotland's first patients prescribed legal Cannabis 🌈🌱🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

https://t.co/V4vTlWetdo

#cannabis #medicine

[Scottish Hemp Association @hempscotland]

Some Scottish CBD makers have begun identifying as cosmetics CBD products previously marketed as food, the country’s food safety enforcement officers have reported.

https://t.co/GeXvdsRV7l

#fullspectrumscotland @FSScot #cbd #hemp #cannabis

[Scottish Hemp Association @hempscotland]

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:
https://t.co/goj0aXF3nm

#cbd #cannabis #hemp #health

[Scottish Hemp Association @hempscotland]

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"

https://t.co/3mxqRuIO2c

#fullspectrumscotland @FSScot

[Scottish Hemp Association @hempscotland]

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 🌱🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🌈

[Scottish Hemp Association @hempscotland]

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:
https://t.co/0MA3yRBN5m

[Scottish Hemp Association @hempscotland]

"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".

[Scottish Hemp Association @hempscotland]

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:
https://t.co/E5uZlF8fcf

[Scottish Hemp Association @hempscotland]

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

[Scottish Hemp Association @hempscotland]

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

[Scottish Hemp Association @hempscotland]

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

https://t.co/vUZZNafATQ

[UK Health Radio™ @ukhealthradio]

Tune into #Alchemy 1.01 with @jjstenhouse on @ukhealthradio -
@GloriaGraceRand on bringing the heart into business and Scottish #Hemp Association @hempscotland chair Kyle Esplin on the challenges facing a #healthy #hemp and #CBD sector.

👉 🎙 https://t.co/6G3Mo5ve2f