Hemp approval set to boost domestic industry

By Ruth Schwager
Updated January 18 2017 - 7:19am, first published 5:00am
Hemp Foods Australia chief executive officer Paul Benhaim said an approval for hemp as a food product in Australia would be a big boost for the industry.
Hemp Foods Australia chief executive officer Paul Benhaim said an approval for hemp as a food product in Australia would be a big boost for the industry.

A 16-YEAR effort to have hemp approved for human consumption is reaching its final hurdle, with the food and fibre crop to come under the focus of regulators in April.

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