Featureddec. 29, 2024
Galician Law on Minors: CBD Implications
The new regulations include significant penalties for the sector. We analyze its key legal aspects.
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Transforming theFuture with HempTraditional
Let's discover together how hemp can revolutionize agriculture, industry and environmental sustainability. Let's unite to make Spain the European leader in the production of hemp for industrial uses.
2.000+
Stores in Spain
10.000+
Direct Employment
200M€
Annual Billing
European Commission
COM(2025) 553
Europe recognises hemp flowers
The CMO proposal classifies hemp flowers (CN 1211 90 86) as an agricultural product. End of the "all flowers = drugs" thesis.
AGRI Committee: flowers recognised as agricultural product
EESC: supports whole-plant use
In progress: Parliament and Council
Our Mission
Cultivate Progress
We promote the cultivation, use and development of all parts of the industrial hemp plant from an agricultural base for industrial purposes
Dynamization
We give impetus to a sector that is beneficial for the environment and for the socio-cultural sphere.
Regulation
We promote an equitable regulatory framework that allows for the responsible development of industrial hemp.
Education
We focus on giving the best perspective of the hemp plant to society.
Hemp can sequester up to of CO2 per hectare, than a young forest (~8 ton/ha) and faster: in only 4 months of cultivation
We are the change
We firmly believe that hemp is a key tool to adapt to the new times in which we find ourselves.
50+
Companies united
5+
Years of experience
1000+
Hectares represented
"These are times of change, we are the change"
— AECANI Manifesto
About usRead Our Mission
Who we are
At the Cañameros de España Association, we position ourselves in a culturally rich and diverse territory, committed to advancing significant change in the hemp sector.
Purpose is the greatest source of energy there is. We are a collective made up of companies aware that a change is necessary. We work together to offer guarantees of quality, safety and ethics in a sector where the first need is to provide transparency.
Clear objectives
Total transparency
United community
Our Scope
We work for a responsible, transparent and regulation-aligned hemp sector
What we do
- Agricultural cultivation for the utilization of all parts of the hemp plant
- Hemp flower for CBD extractions for non-medicinal uses
- Promote the responsible and safe use of hemp as a food ingredient
- Regulating industrial hemp extracts for cosmetic use
- Dietary supplementation with hemp derivatives
Out of range
- Medicinal products or medical cannabis
- Products with high THC or narcotic content
- Synthetic neocannabinoids (HHC, THCP, etc.)
- Self-consumption Cannabis Clubs
- Smoking products or tobacco substitutes
"Do the most you can with Indian hemp seed and propagate it everywhere."
— George Washington
Sectors of application
Hemp Applications
Industrial hemp has uses in multiple sectors of the economy
Textile
Resistant, breathable and sustainable natural fibers for the fashion industry.
Construction
Hempcrete and ecological insulating materials with excellent thermal properties.
Blog and News
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Featured
25 Jan. 2023
NLP 2023: Congress Calls for 1% THC
The parliamentary mandate that states EXACTLY what AECANI advocates: 1% THC and free circulation.
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dec. 26, 2025
Cannabis Chemotypes: Official Classification
The European Pharmacopoeia establishes three official chemotypes. The CBD-dominant chemotype has a maximum of 1% THC.
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Purpose is the greatest source of energy there is. Join our community of companies committed to change.