Ahead of the state election in Western Australia next month, the Legalise Cannabis Party WA (LCWA) has pledged to create a Hemp Innovation Fund - and there's big bucks involved.Recognising the potential for the crop in WA, the party’s Regional Development spokesperson Mel D’Ath announced a $300 million commitment...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President  Trump’s controversial nominee to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has (sort of) answered questions posed to him by members of the Senate Finance Committee regarding his views and approach to cannabis.The questioning was part of the formal process to...

During Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear's latest Team Kentucky Update, the state's first medical cannabis ID cards were handed out - one to a doctor.Since taking office, Governor Beshear has been focused on making cannabis medicines available in his state. Back in 2022, frustrated with slow progress on the part...

A new report from Prohibition Partners indicates Australia is one of the medical cannabis market leaders internationally.Legislation was passed in Australia to enable the supply of medicinal cannabis products in 2016. Things got off to a slow start - but have been picking up pace, particularly in the last...

What's claimed to be the largest study ever carried out on the effects of cannabis on brain function has found negative impacts on working memory.Working memory is the ability to remember and process a small amount of information while performing a task. An example is making a phone call...

Several lawmakers in South Dakota are aiming to repeal the state’s medical marijuana laws - and it could happen soon. Even if the bill fails, another in the pipeline would complicate access.Introduced last week, H.B. 1101 would wipe out the program in one fell swoop."The bill to fully repeal...

A trial in the USA examining the possible benefits of THC and CBD as a safe treatment option for dementia patients is looking for many more participants.Agitation is a common occurrence in those at end-of-life stages in dementia. This can lead to incidents including falls; particularly when the patient...

The results of a recent study indicates urinary cannabinoid biomarkers in children from homes where they are exposed to cannabis smoke.With cannabis legalized in many US states for medical/recreational use; there has been a rise in children ingesting cannabis products and then requiring hospitalisation. But it's not just exposure...

The government of the island nation of Saint Lucia is keen to build a cannabis industry - medical, recreational and also industrial hemp.Saint Lucia is situated in the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean, northwest of Barbados. It's a small country, both in terms of size (617 km2) and...

War may be raging on in Ukraine, but the nation's nascent hemp industry is still managing to make solid progress.Dmytro Kysylevsky, deputy chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Economic Development, announced on Facebook this week that a new industrial hemp processing plant in the Ma’Ryzhany industrial park in...