Regulating CBD As Drug Will ‘Kill The Hemp Sector’, Says EU Industry
Executive Summary
European Industrial Hemp Association warns regulating CBD supplements as drugs will see the EU fall behind other markets such as the US and fuel the development of an unregulated black market.
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