Australia's Creso Pharma Limited (ASX:CPH) says it has reached final stage of development for a new hemp-based lozenge product containing cannabidiolic acid (CBDA).The cannabinoids CBD (cannabidiol) and THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) tend to steal the limelight, but there are many other cannabinoids in cannabis; among them CBDA.CBDA hit the headlines recently...

A bushfire has impacted an alternative building materials manufacturer in Western Australia producing hemp blocks - but there has been a positive side.A couple of weeks ago we reported Western Australian company Hemp Squared was awarded a $100,000 grant from the WA Government to expand its hemp block manufacturing...

New hemp legislation has been introduced designed to address unresolved issues associated with the 2018 Farm Bill, including THC limits.Hemp has been legal in the USA since the 2018 Farm Bill and is defined as Cannabis sativa L. with a delta-9 THC concentration of not more than 0.3 percent...

A large-scale observational study of medical cannabis in the UK is now active in Australia, and looking for participants.Project Twenty21 was launched in 2019 with the aims of establishing the UK’s largest body of evidence on the efficacy and tolerability of medical cannabis, and providing patients access to medicines...

Just when things looked to be somewhat settling for the future of medical marijuana in Mississippi, a potential new hurdle has appeared - the supply of electricity to the sector.Mississippi's Medical Cannabis Act became law after Governor Tate Reeves grudgingly signed off on it last week, ending a couple...

Creso Pharma Limited (ASX:CPH) announced last week it intends acquiring Colorado based natural body care company, Sierra Sage Herbs, LLC.Creso says the acquisition will provide it a foothold in the USA's CBD market through SSH's existing 90,000 points of sale with major retailers and more than 150,000 direct to...

Mississippi's Medical Cannabis Act is now law after Governor Tate Reeves added his signature - albeit grudgingly.Governor Reeves had five days from the day the bill landed on his desk on the 27th to either veto it, sign it or let it pass without his signature. He chose to...

A local council in the Australian state of New South Wales is supporting a hemp cultivation trial and processing feasibility study.The Murray River Council is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales; formed in 2016 after the merger of Murray Shire with Wakool Shire.Council...

The USA's National Football League has announced recipients of grant funding to support research on the effects of cannabinoids on pain management and neuroprotection in athletes. But NFL players won't be participating.In June last year, the NFL and the NFL Players Association announced they were putting up $1 million...

The potential for a couple of hemp derived compounds to help in the COVID battle could be put to the test in the near future.Last month we reported on research out of Oregon State University research indicating certain hemp compounds (cannabigerolic acid - CBGA - and cannabidiolic acid -CBDA)...