Michael Carus is founder and managing director of nova-Institut GmbH, and Managing Director of the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA), which will hold its annual conference May 20-21.<\/p>\n
HempToday: Take us back to 12 years ago. What was that first EIHA conference like?
\nMichael Carus: It took place in a small conference room with maximum 40 participants.<\/p>\n
HT: Who were the key people and companies that worked to get the annual EIHA conference going?
\nMC: It was the board of EIHA and the nova-Institute as executive office of EIHA. The last kick was the CBD topic, so we have now 200 participants or even more.<\/p>\n
HT: Give us a sneak preview \u2014 one or two key or surprising findings \u2014 that EIHA will present in its report to the conference this year?
\nMC: We have new life-cycle assessment (LCA) data on hemp and other natural fibres – very important for the automotive industry! We propose new guidelines for THC in food in Europe, and we have a huge topic on CBD too.<\/p>\n
HT: How many countries are represented among the participants signed up so far?
\nMC: They\u2019ve registered from 31 countries! You can find all registered participants here:
\nhttp:\/\/eiha-conference.org\/tnlist<\/p>\n
HT: What are the EIHA\u2019s key goals for 2015?
\nMC: Stay strong in the automotive fibre business and find fair guidelines for THC in food.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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