Government body Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has delayed a decision on the sale of hemp food products.
The decision was due to be made this month, but hemp hopefuls will now have to wait until next April.
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Hemp food has exceptionally low quantities of THC (enough that you definitely won’t feel it), but concerns have in past been raised over potential effects on roadside drug testing.
While hemp food is technically illegal, many hemp products are legally sold in Australia, including cosmetic and skincare creams and oils.
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Industrial Hemp Australia founder Randall Berger told the ABC that hemp is treated unfairly.
“A lot of foods that we eat are derived from plants that have a drug component, like poppy seeds,” he said. “Yet they haven’t stopped people eating poppy seed rolls.”
A spokesperson for FSANZ blamed “technical aspects” for the decision’s delay.
