A study out of Canada's Research Institute at McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) reveals medical cannabis has the potential to safely and effectively alleviate pain in cancer patients. Additionally, it could help cut down on the number of medications, including opioids, cancer patients require.Pain is a common  issue for...

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has been awarded a fistful of research grants relating to cannabis.The six grants totaling $9.5 million were awarded by the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC). The DCC licenses and regulates cannabis businesses in the state, including the growing, manufacture, transportation and tracking...

Australian researchers are looking into the potential for medicinal cannabis in the management of a serious condition affecting many women.Often painful and sometimes debilitating, endometriosis is a condition whereby tissue similar to that of the lining of the womb grows outside it. Treatment ranges from simple pain relief to...

Canada-based natural fibre composites manufacturer INCA Renewable Technologies has secured a $40M USD funding commitment from The New York Family Office to support the company's hemp manufacturing.“This is an important milestone for our company," said INCA’s Chairman and CEO, David Saltman. "This round of funding will enable us...

Australian cannabis company Cannatrek has launched a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to providing support and access to medicinal cannabis therapies for vulnerable groups.In Australia, there's no government financial support for patients to acquire legal medicinal cannabis treatments and they are not covered by the country's Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). Medicinal...

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has provided additional time for those wanting to grow and process hemp in the state this year to apply for a license.In Minnesota, hemp licences expire on December 31 of the year issued. Each year, licensees must reapply to be included in the...

Canadian Veterans and current members of the country's armed forces are being invited to participate in a survey seeking to identify effective self-education tools for medical cannabis use in chronic pain.The University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy has been supported with funding from Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for...

With 2023 Farm Bill deliberations rapidly approaching, an alliance of dozens of non-profit hemp organizations have a plan of action in place relating to what they want from it.It was the 2018 Farm Bill that made hemp legal in the USA at a federal level and considered an agricultural...

The United States Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service has released a new National Hemp Report, covering 2022.Following on from the first report of its nature released early last year, the latest report from the USDA indicates the value of U.S. industrial hemp totaled $238 million in 2022,...

A study finding a cannabis plant compound causes a drop in the blood pressure of healthy mice could have important applications in human health.Cannabinoids are chemicals that bind with cannabinoid receptors of the body and brain. As the name suggests, cannabinoids are found in the cannabis plant. Probably the...