Lithuania’s Seimas, the parliament’s upper house, has overwhelmingly passed a set of amendments clearly indicating an intention to allow the production and sale of products from all parts of the hemp plant. While specific rules are to be developed over the next year, the full legalization of industrial hemp could spark the industry to €100 million in sales once things are clarified, supporters of the law have said.
Mykolas Majauskas of the conservative Homeland Union party, an initiator of the law carrying the amendments, said the updates will give farmers and hemp processors a measure of security in planning their investments, and will indicate to consumers what hemp products are legally available.
One of Europe’s biggest growers
“We are one of the largest growers of industrial hemp in the EU. Now we will not only be able to export raw materials, but also produce CBD products and create added value jobs in Lithuania,” Majauskas said.
The amendments, adopted May 20 by the Ministry of Agriculture, complement an existing 2014 law which governs hemp farming. It would legalize manufacturing and sales of products derived from certified industrial hemp varieties that do not exceed 0.2% THC when the plants are in the field. The Seimas passed the amendments 92-8, with 18 deputies abstaining. The measure still awaits signing by Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, which is expected.
Under current law, only food products containing or derived from hemp seeds are legal, in addition to those coming from the hemp stalk; CBD is technically banned, but has been available in Lithuania, primarily through Poland-based online shops operating in the gray market.
Field research
2021-12-01 to 2021-12-09
Until the whole world exploded from the abundance of CBD products, we find only a few in Lithuania and all of them are imported from foreign countries.
IKI supermarket
The packaging does not emphasize hemp.
Only these few products you can find in IKI super market.
Eurokos
Made in Poland.
There are more “CBD” products in shelves of mainstream super markets. I felt there is no point to take pictures anymore because situation is perfectly clear. I guess we can be happy that at least hemp seed oil is allowed in Lithuania market.
Takeaway: the only places you can get quality CBD products in Lithuania is private owned boutiques and of course – online shops.
