The company behind Scotland’s first medicinal cannabis cultivation and soon-to-be production facility has raised millions of dollars from investors.Hilltop Leaf is a privately owned firm established to supply full spectrum cannabis medicines. It currently holds a Manufacturers “Specials” Licence, which was granted by the UK's Medicines and Healthcare Products...

Australia's Cann Group (ASX: CAN) appears to have experienced a significant setback in its pursuit of registering an over-the-counter cannabidiol (CBD) product.A number of companies are racing to be the first or among the first to get coveted Schedule 3 (S3) status for low-dose cannabidiol medications in Australia. S3...

True to her word, Senator Anna Wishart is taking another shot at getting medical cannabis over the line in Nebraska.Senator Wishart has been driving force behind efforts over the past few years to legalise medical cannabis in the state; going beyond tabling legislation to also being at the forefront...

While alcohol remains the most often detected drug in impaired driving incidents in the USA, cannabis comes in second and is the substance most often detected in combination with alcohol or other drugs.It's this finding that has led the National Transportation Safety Board to recommend ​a requirement be put...

It's a big state, but it appears Texas has only three medical cannabis dispensaries. That should soon change.In Texas, medical cannabis is accessible via the Compassionate Use Program (CUP), which is administered by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). Under the CUP, some physicians are authorised to prescribe...

Another study has underlined the urgency for action on the pressing problem of kids chowing down on cannabis edibles.With freedom comes great responsibility. It's becoming increasingly clear some North Americans really need to get their act together on keeping cannabis edibles away from kids and for manufacturers to be...

The USA's FDA commissioner is to be brought before the U.S. House Oversight Committee for questioning  over the lack of action on hemp-derived CBD regulation.While hemp has been legal in the USA since 2018, the FDA has been slow to regulate hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) products. Among the reasons...

The explosive growth of psychoactive hemp-derived products sold in New Jersey has Senator Declan O’Scanlon very concerned.The USA's 2018 Farm Bill made hemp legal at a federal level. It defined hemp as cannabis with a delta-9 THC (an intoxicating cannabinoid) level of less than 0.3%. Above that, and it...

A new Chief Executive Officer with decades of pharmaceutical industry experience is taking the helm at Australian medical cannabis firm Cann Group (ASX: CAN).The company announced on Tuesday Peter Koetsier will step into the CEO role next week to replace Peter Crock, who spent nearly seven years in the...

For the first time since it was legalised in Australia in 2016, applications for medicinal cannabis access using the most common pathway dropped in Australia in 2022. But it doesn't mean the number of Australians accessing medical cannabis have; and legally.Administered by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), Australia’s Special...