SME Minister Lee So-young: “Rationalize Regulations on New Industries Like Hemp While Ensuring Safety”

[#item_full_content] Minister Lee made the remarks during her visit to the industrial hemp regulation-free zone in Andong as part of her “field tour of small and medium-sized enterprises and small business owners in the Gyeongsang region” held from October 30 to 31, adding, “We will examine the cultivation and extraction technologies accumulated in the Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do hemp regulation-free zone, the results of whole-cycle safety management demonstrations, and the necessity of existing regulations.” Minister Lee inspected the demonstration achievements of the hemp zone alongside Gyeongsangbuk-do Governor Lee Cheol-woo, People Power Party lawmaker Kim Hyung-dong, and others, while discussing ways to link regulatory reorganization and institutionalization with related companies.  Read More