France's Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) has chosen companies that will supply the country's free medical cannabis pilot program. In October last year, the French government announced it will be providing up to 3,000 patients with free medical cannabis products - and it won't be...

The USA's National Hemp Association has produced an action plan touching on how hemp can be incorporated into the major climate initiatives identified by the Biden Administration.  The plan, submitted to the White House, USDA and the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, indicates hemp can play an important role in...

Ireland's Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, has announced provision for the delivery and funding of the country's Medicinal Cannabis Access Programme. Ireland’s then-Minister for Health Simon Harris signed legislation to kick off a formal medical cannabis program in Ireland in July last year and it was expected the program...

University of Queensland researchers have revealed cannabidiol can kill a wide range of harmful bacteria - including those responsible for gonorrhoea, meningitis and legionnaires disease. A collaborative research project between UQ and Botanix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX:BOT) could result in the development of antibiotics for tackling bacteria resistant to conventional medicines...

Australian Primary Hemp (ASX:APH) announced on Tuesday it had secured a retail distribution agreement with Woolworths. The agreement involves APH's new Mt. Elephant range of baking products that include pancake, protein ball and bread mixes. The company forecasts annual retail sales from the arrangement, which kicks off in March, will generate...

Indiana farmers have enough to worry about with the learning curve associated with growing hemp - and they'll also need to be wary of dishonest hemp seed vendors too. But there is an easy way to avoid being conned. 2021 will be the first year hemp is grown in the state...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture released the final rule regulating the production of hemp across the country last Friday. It's been a rather long and bumpy road to this point. The interim final rule on hemp was published back in late October 2019, followed by a series of consultations and...

Not all cannabis testing is equal, but the USA's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is aiming for it. Legally speaking, the only thing distinguishing hemp from marijuana is its THC level. Not so long ago, the presence of any level of THC in cannabis made it marijuana at...

GW Pharmaceuticals estimates its net product sales for 2020 to have reached approximately USD $526 million - and its cannabidiol medicine made up the lion's share. GW Pharmaceuticals produces a CBD product called Epidiolex, which is marketed under the name Epidyolex in the EU and Australia. Epidiolex was the first...

ECS Botanics Holdings Ltd (ASX:ECS) announced on Tuesday it had inked an agreement that will see it acquire Murray Meds. Murray Meds has a licensed medical cannabis cultivation and manufacturing facility situated on the Murray River in North Western Victoria. In the most recent and first growing season, the company...