It's been somewhat like pulling teeth, but the United States Drug Enforcement Administration has moved closer to allowing more growers to produce marijuana for research purposes. While hemp was made legal at a Federal level with the signing of the 2018 Farm Bill into law, cannabis not meeting the definition...

It looks like hopes of Mississippi's voter-supported medical cannabis program kicking off this year have been dashed by a Supreme Court decision. In November last year, a ballot initiative in Mississippi to legalise medical cannabis was successful, with 74% of voters supporting it. Initiative 65 would amend the state’s constitution...

The Australian Federal Government's recently handed down 2021-22 Budget included $1.5 million for a trial exploring personalised medicinal cannabis dosing in cancer patients. Awarded via the Medical Research Future Fund, Dr Hannah Wardill will lead the CANCAN trial to be carried out at University of Adelaide in South Australia. It...

Greenfern Industries announced yesterday it had been named New Zealand’s first Toitū carbonzero certified medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp company. Medical cannabis can have a very heavy carbon footprint. Back in March, we reported on a U.S. study that found indoor cannabis cultivation can result in 2,283 - 5,184...

US medical cannabis company MedPharm has been awarded a research grant to evaluate cannabinoid product label claims of potency. The three-year study funded by the state of Colorado will delve into trends in consistency between laboratories, shelf life and label accuracy within product categories. “The proposed work will allow a direct...

Minnesota's Department of Agriculture has welcomed the USDA's approval of the state's revised hemp plan. The state's original plan was approved in July last year, but after modifications were made to the USDA's rules Minnesota needed to file a new plan. Some of the changes included random sampling of fields being...

There appears to be growing impatience among New Zealanders regarding the government's approach to medical cannabis. Since the passing of the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Act 2018, terminally ill New Zealanders have had a legal defence for the possession and use of small amounts of dried cannabis for...

After multiple failed attempts to legalise medical marijuana, this bill may finally get over the line - and soon. Access to medical cannabis in Alabama is extremely limited. "Carly's Law", which was passed in 2014, permitted the University of Alabama at Birmingham to provide CBD oil to children with debilitating...

A new report finds a new main reason Americans were interested in using medical cannabis during 2020; a year many would like to forget. The report was based details supplied by Veriheal, which has a database of around 125,000 patient assessments, and comparing sign-up and appointment numbers with Centre for...

In the US state of Massachusetts, protected farmland can now be utilised for growing cannabis. Massachusetts' Agricultural Preservation Restriction (APR) Program, established in the 1970's, is a voluntary program that pays owners of farmland the difference between the "fair market value" and the "agricultural value" of their land in exchange...