There's excitement on the X-Hemp farm in the Australian state of Tasmania, with the emergence of a trial hemp crop.X-Hemp works with licenced Tasmanian hemp farmers, taking their grain stubble and converting it saleable products such as building materials, mulch for landscaping and bast for paper production. Bast...

A couple of significant acquisitions in New Zealand's medical cannabis sector were announced this week by Rua Bioscience and Cannasouth.The first was an announcement by Cannasouth Limited (NZX: CBD) that it will acquire the balance of what it does not already own in its cultivation joint venture business with...

ECS Botanics (ASX: ECS) has announced a binding agreement to supply cannabis resin for use in medicines by Australian prescriber network Cannvalate.Cannabis resin is the sticky, sap-like substance produced by a cannabis plant's trichomes (small, hair-like growths). The light to dark brown substance contains the majority of cannabinoids...

With tweaking of regulations and policies, the UK could become a medical cannabis powerhouse supporting tens of thousands of jobs states a new report.Volteface is an advocacy organisation seeking to reduce drug harm through evidence-based policy and reform. Its New Leaf: Beyond Brexit, Countering Covid report delves into the...

This scheme may be of interest to Australian medical cannabis patients facing difficulty in paying for their legally-prescribed medicines.Medical cannabis has been legal in Australia since 2016. The Therapeutic Goods Administration has been ramping up prescription approvals since then, particularly during this year. Just last month, there were 12,265...

If you missed the Australian Cannabis Summit held last week, you're in luck - you can catch up with much of what went on at your leisure.The Summit is an online event featuring a number of experts from Australia and around the world. The event, first launched in 2019...

How have Australian medical journals been treating the topic of medicinal use of cannabis?In February 2016, legislation was passed in Australia to enable the “safe, legal and reliable” supply of medicinal cannabis products. Stigma remains, accessibility and affordability are still significant issues and there is some opposition to use...

Using hemp for the packaging of cannabis products makes a lot of sense, and NY State Senator Michelle Hinchey wants to make it law in New York.Senator Hinchey announced new legislation (S.7508) last week, which she says will kickstart a sustainable and lucrative industrial hemp industry in her state....

Thailand has taken another step forward in embracing medicinal cannabis with an agreement signed for a new research centre.A memorandum of understanding between the country's Public Health Ministry and a subsidiary of Amara Asia, RxLeaf World Medica, has been signed for establishing what's been dubbed the International Medical Cannabis...

At its 2021 Hemp Business Summit held last week, the USA's National Industrial Hemp Council (NIHC) announced plans to roll out a pilot program to improve hemp CBD product testing and labelling.Popularity of cannabidiol continues to grow in the USA - it's being used in all sorts...