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Reconsiders Industrial Hemp Regulations Canada Gazette, Part I Volume 135, Number 30 OTTAWA, SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2001 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CONTROLLED DRUGS AND SUBSTANCES ACT Notice to Interested Parties - Proposal to Review the Existing Regulatory Framework for the Commercial Cultivation of Industrial Hemp The Drug Strategy and Controlled Substances Programme of Health Canada intends to evaluate the Industrial Hemp Regulations with a view to amending the Regulations and modifying the program, if necessary. All interested stakeholders are invited to submit written comments on the existing regulatory framework. An additional opportunity for comments will be provided when proposed amendments to the Regulations are published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, in the year 2002. The Industrial Hemp Regulations, pursuant to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, were drafted after consultation with a wide range of stakeholders. They came into effect on March 18, 1998. Copies of the Regulations, application forms and guideline documents are available for download from the industrial hemp Web site at: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpb-dgps/therapeut/htmleng/hemp.html. Printed copies of the applications and guidelines are available by request. The Industrial Hemp Regulations can be purchased for a minimal fee from the Canada Communications Group, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0S9, or by telephone at (613) 956-4802, or toll free at 1-800-635-7943. Comments may be sent to: Niels Hansen-Trip, Co-ordinator, Industrial Hemp Program Post Implementation Review, Office of Controlled Substances, Drug Strategy and Controlled Substances Programme, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Address Locator 3502A, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 1B9, or by electronic mail at: Hemp_BdsTpd@hc-sc.gc.ca. Comments must be received by September 14, 2001, in order to be considered during this review. July 10, 2001 JODY GOMBER, PH.D. To access the original as published in the Canada Gazette, go to: http://canada.gc.ca/gazette/part1/ascII/g1-13530_e.txt . For Archived NAIHC news
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