The Hempshire Group, Inc. announced receipt of regulatory approval to import its products into the European Union (EU), and the designation of an exclusive European master distributor. Belgian Approval Hempshire announced it has received notice from the Federal Public Health Food Safety and Environment Service of Belgium, an EU member nation, that MOUNTAIN(R) Smokes have been found to conform with European Union Common Entry Gate (EU-CEG) regulations, including regulations governing tobacco and smokable products and the pertinent regulations setting maximum THC levels at under 0.2%. The notice allows MOUNTAIN(R) Smokes to be legally imported into, and commercially sold in, the country.

Access to the European Union (EU) As per EU member state reciprocity for the inter-member commercialization of goods, the Belgian authorization allows Hempshire to pursue commercialization and sales across the EU -- provided it complies with individual member nations' specific 'local' regulations, such as packaging in the local language, and inclusion of any locally-required warning labels.