The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) has reminded medical cannabis prescribers to put patients’ wellbeing above profit.Since legalised in 2016, medical cannabis has really taken off in Australia. According to Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, in 2022–‍2023, 3% of Australians had used cannabis for medical purposes in...

An instructor of medicine is concerned cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) is being diagnosed too often without a proper diagnostic work-up.Cannabis (or Cannabinoid) hyperemesis syndrome is also known as "scromiting". It's a relatively rare condition in which the patient experiences severe abdominal pain and continually vomits — and may scream...

A recently published study provides interesting results from a survey studying the effects of cannabis legalization in California.California became the first US state to allow medicinal cannabis use in 1996. Then in 2016 the state’s voters legalized recreational use through Proposition 64: The Adult Use of Marijuana Act.Researchers from...

Four suspects were recently arrested in relation to the theft of thousands of litres of hemp-derived CBD oil from a company in the US state of Georgia.In January this year, 3,000 litres of CBD distillate were stolen from the 2nd Century Ag warehouse in Irwin County, with an estimated...

A recent inspection of hemp product retailers and manufacturers in Florida saw thousands of products removed from sale.Back in April this year and then again in June, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) forewarned hemp food establishments on its planned enforcement of amendments to the rule...

Emergency regulations for Nebraska's medical cannabis program have come under fire from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana (NMM).Last week, the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission approved emergency regulations, which received the Governor Jim Pillen's signoff this week. Among the rules...

In the Australian state of Victoria, workplace drug testing has put thousands of medicinal cannabis patients at risk of unfair dismissal due to outdated and inconsistent legislation says Legalise Cannabis Victoria .WorkSafe is Victoria's workplace health and safety regulator. The agency's guidance on workplace alcohol and drug policies was...

Recent research out of Oregon State University has provided promising results concerning feeding cows spent hemp biomass.After cannabinoids are extracted from hemp, the spent biomass is still useful as stock feed given its nutritional hemp profile. This waste has high protein content and contains desirable fatty acids, and could...

The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission last week approved emergency regulations for the state's long-awaited program, now awaiting the Governor's signoff.According to Nebraska Public Media, which has published a copy of the regulations, the rules will ban dispensaries selling raw plant material, products designed for smoking or vaping, containing flavouring...

The final report on the impact of the regulatory framework for cannabis in the Australian state of New South Wales was released last week.In March 2024, an inquiry was established to delve into and report on the matter by a committee chaired by the Legalise Cannabis Party's Jeremy Buckingham....