Australian farmers curious about potentially diversifying into hemp are invited to attend field days across Australia early next year.AgriFutures Australia is a Research and Development Corporation (RDC) that services related needs of Australian rural industries. Among its functions are driving the growth and development  of emerging, high-potential agricultural rural...

Better late than never - Panda Biotech has announced construction of its Panda High Plains Hemp Gin in Wichita Falls, Texas is complete and commissioning is well under way.In September 2020, Panda Biotech announced it has chosen Wichita Falls as the location of what would be the nation’s largest...

Legislation to allow for the inclusion of hemp seed, hulls and meal in commercial animal feed has been vetoed by New York state Governor Kathy Hochul.The passed legislation would have authorised commercial feed for a pet, specialty pet, horse, or camelid to include hemp seed or a substance derived...

In its final public meeting for 2023, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJ-CRC) voted to approve slashing registration and renewal fees for patients and their caregivers enrolled or enrolling in the state's medical cannabis program.As of last week, the cost for registering and renewing fell to just $10...

An application has been lodged for establishing a hemp processing facility in South Australia's Wattle Range local government area.The application involves a property on Rabbits Road in the Glenroy area. Glenroy is situated around 370 kilometres driving distance south-east from Adelaide, and not far from the Victorian border.The applicant,...

Statistics on cannabis-related activities regulated by Australia's Office of Drug Control (ODC) are now available online.The ODC is part of the Federal Australian Government's Department of Health and Aged Care, and regulates controlled drugs - including medicinal cannabis - using licences and permits.On Thursday, the agency announced it had...

A University of Michigan study has found more older Americans were consuming cannabis products containing THC than prior to the pandemic.The University's National Poll on Healthy Aging asked U.S. adults ages 50–80 in January 2021 about their cannabis use in the past year, which coincided with the earlier stages...

Yet another study has found over-the-counter cannabidiol (CBD) products in some jurisdictions still have a long way to go in terms of consistency.Researchers from the Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacen) at North-West University in Zambia, South Africa set out to analyse a diverse range of commercially available...

An Australian study - one of the longest of its type - suggests there is no evidence cannabis reduces long term opioid use among those with an opioid use disorder.As opioid abuse - prescribed and illicit - continues to wreak havoc in communities, there have been some studies indicating...

A wide-ranging inquiry into Victoria's industrial hemp industry has made a number of recommendations.In May this year, a motion for the inquiry was passed in the Victorian Parliament, which instructed the Legislative Council Economy and Infrastructure Committee to present a report by the middle of last month.The report,...