A historic hearing before the USA's House Oversight and Accountability Committee’s Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services concerning hemp and CBD occurred last Thursday.The hearing, titled, “Hemp in the Modern World: The Years long Wait for FDA Action,” marked the first time Congress has formally delved into...

Significant discrepancies have again been found between advertised and actual CBD content in cannabidiol-containing products in the UK.CBD-based products are easily sourced in the UK, but even with more regulatory oversight introduced over the past few years, quality appears to be an ongoing issue.New research has quantified and compared...

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has conducted the state's most extensive sweep of food establishments selling hemp extract products.During “Operation Kandy Krush”, more than 475 food establishments were inspected across 37 Florida counties. 68,689 packages of  hemp extract products were seized during the operation, including high-potency...

New Zealand's Greenfern Industries (NZX:GFI) has released details on progress of its high-tech stage 2 medical cannabis cultivation facility in Normanby, Taranaki.GFI managing director Dan Casey says the first of two cultivation rooms, housing around 300 cannabis plants, has been commissioned successfully.“Despite some hurdles with the installation of the...

Australian medical cannabis company Cann Group Limited (ASX:CAN) says it has successfully completed a crop harvest at a scale twice that of previous harvests.While not providing specific figures on output, Cann says the latest harvest at its flagship Mildura facility involved more than 320 square metres of crop...

In a bid to enforce regulation of hemp-derived CBD products in the USA, a group of Senators and Representatives reintroduced the Hemp Access and Consumer Safety Act legislation last week.The current situation is such that US consumers can't be sure food and dietary supplements containing cannabidiol (CBD) are high...

A new report delves into fiber hemp production around the world, highlighting benefits and issues to help guide the industry to a sustainable future.There's a lot to be said for the potential of hemp fiber. Among its benefits are its durability, strength, anti-microbial properties, and resistance to UV, mold,...

Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies Holdings (OCTP) is taking its first steps into oncology with a cannabinoid immunotherapy agent candidate that could potentially combat solid tumors.Cancer cells possess attributes enabling them to escape the body's immune responses that would otherwise prevent the development of malignant tumours. Immunotherapy treatments help the human...

A new report from the Cannabis Industry Council (CIC) says allowing more doctors to prescribe medical cannabis could slash NHS waiting lists.As things currently stand in the UK, patients are unable to have medical cannabis products prescribed by their GP - they must be prescribed by a specialist hospital...

A study has found medicinal cannabis improved quality of life and reduced other medication use by many of the US military service veterans surveyed.It has been estimated 3.9 million of the USA's 19 million veterans have a mental illness and/or substance use disorder. Nearly one in three experience depression,...