CBD business Canada

Posted on 15 May, 2022 by Micheal Alexander

The regulations define industrial hemp as “cannabis plants whose leaves and flowering heads do not contain more than 0.3% THC.” Any part of the plant identified in Schedule 2 of the proposed Cannabis Act, such as a non-viable seed or mature stalk without any leaf, flower, seed or branch, would fall outside the scope of the proposed Act. As such, activities related to these plant parts (such as their processing or sale) would not require a licence under the proposed Act. Further, as is currently the case under the Industrial Hemp Regulations, a licence would not be required for the sale of derivatives of seed and grain that contain 10 micrograms per gram of THC or less. CBD business Canada

The Cannabis Act and the new industrial hemp license set out clear guidelines for hemp. The Cannabis Act clears the way for whole hemp plant utilization. Industrial hemp licenses would authorize the intra-industry sale of leaves, flowers and branches (or the whole plant). That means licensed industrial hemp producers could sell the flower to someone who has permits to process and sell CBD.

Canada’s Commercial Hemp Industry

Canada’s commercial hemp industry is fairly new: Canada began to issue licenses for research crops in 1994, followed by commercial licenses starting in 1998. Since hemp cultivation was legalized in Canada, production has been variable year to year but generally increasing – which some attribute to increased import demand in the United States. Acreage has ranged from 48,000 planted acres in 2006 to about 8,000 acres in 2008, rising again to 100,000 acres in 2014 but then sharply dropping back again to 33,000 acres in 2016. In 2017, acreage in hemp cultivation and production rose sharply – reaching a record of nearly 140,000 acres.

According to the most recent data from Health Canada, 54,941 acres of industrial hemp were planted in 2020 comparing to 92,465 acres in 2019.

The number of cultivation licenses has also varied from year to year, reaching a high of 560 licenses in 2006, followed by a low of 77 licenses in 2008 and rising to 340 licenses in 2011. Since then, the number of licenses has risen to 711 (1,226 total industrial hemp licenses) issued in 2018, 731 (866) in 2019 and 1,091 licenses for cultivation (1,270) in 2020.

According to marketing analysis reports by Grand View Research, the global hemp market size was valued at $4.13 billion in 2021 up from $3.61 billion in 2020, and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 16.2% to $12.01 billion by 2028.

CBD Oil Market

The global CBD industry is projected to accelerate from $2.8 billion in 2020 to about $13 billion at a CAGR of over 20% from 2021 to 2028, according to Grand View Analysis. Cannabis business plan template Canada

Market estimates for the value of hemp-derived CBD in Canada are limited, but researcher Jan Slaski of InnoTech Alberta has predicted the overall Canadian hemp industry could be worth $1 billion a year. New hemp regulations could allow Canada to dominate the hemp-derived CBD market just as it dominates industrial hemp.