Acting pursuant to Regulation 5(1) of the Misuse of Drugs (Industrial Hemp) Regulations 2006, I, Michael Haynes, Manager, Medicines Control, Medsafe, Ministry of Health, acting under delegation from the Director-General of Health, hereby approve the cultivar of industrial hemp described below, for the purposes of that Regulation:

A1 HCFX (Approval No: RI8970002-00)

Date of Approval: 22 September 2021.

MICHAEL HAYNES, Manager Medicines Control, Medsafe, Ministry of Health.