Hemp Today
Despite Pakistan’s passage of a cannabis law in 2024 and the subsequent establishment of a Hemp Authority, the industry is at a standstill due to bureaucratic delays. The Authority, meant to regulate cultivation and processing, has yet to become operational as no director general has been appointed, and no cultivation licenses have been issued.
However, optimism remains high among stakeholders, who are banking on domestic hemp production for textiles after promising research identified local hemp varieties suitable for large-scale cultivation and textile applications.
More at Hemp Today (paywall)
