Australia's Vitura Health Limited (ASX: VIT) has announced a binding agreement in place for the acquisition of local pioneering telehealth service Doctors On Demand.Vitura Health, formerly Cronos Australia Limited, is focused on creating medicinal cannabis products and digital health solutions. Among its brands are:Cannview: an online platform...

Certain forms of cannabidiol (CBD) medicines can now be legally purchased without a prescription in New Zealand. But as is the case across the pond in Australia, it could be some time before approved products are available.Back in 2020, Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) decided approved low-dose CBD products...

As the Australian state of Victoria prepares for a trial to assess the impact medical cannabis has on driving ability, the Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) says related prosecutions should be put on pause.In most Australian states, it is illegal to for a person to drive a motor vehicle with...

From little things, big things grow. An Australian hemp startup is now cashed up and ready to tackle the next stage of its evolution.100% female-owned and operated, X-Hemp makes environmentally-friendly hemp-building products and boasts Tasmania's only hemp fibre processing facility. The firm also produces mulch for landscaping, bast...

The UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland have updated their advice on maximum daily cannabidiol (CBD) consumption - and it's quite a drop.Cannabidiol is already in wide use as a supplement in foods the UK. CBD is a non-intoxicating cannabinoid with health and wellness applications -...

The Colorado Department of Revenue (CDOR) has released some eye-popping figures for marijuana sales, tax and fee revenue in the state.In Colorado, medical cannabis has been legal since 2000 and marijuana for recreational use since late 2012. According to SensibleColorado, which has a detailed history of cannabis regulation in...

A New Zealand study has indicated hemp is a viable cover crop for the country's Sauvignon Blanc vineyards, offering several valuable benefits.Many vineyards incorporate cover crops in the interrow (between rows of vines), providing advantages including increasing biodiversity, encouraging beneficial insects, fixing nitrogen and alleviating soil compaction. Such are...

Non-medical cannabis use was legalized in Canada in October 2018. Has the change been a success, disaster or something in between?The goals of legalization were to improve cannabis-related public health and safety, reduce youth access and cannabis-related crime, and putting the squeeze on illegal markets. There was also a...

A follow-up to a popular Australian documentary on medical marijuana is in the works - but needs financial support.Back in 2014, 24-year-old Dan Haslam was dying from bowel cancer - and the only thing that helped address his chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting was cannabis. But at the time,...

Australia's Ecofibre and its medical cannabis subsidiary Ananda Hemp are to discuss their research findings on the role cannabinoids can play in treating endometriosis at an event in Sydney this month.Endometriosis is a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside of it, which -...