More than one in five young adults who experience chronic pain say they use cannabis and/or CBD oil to manage it according to a recent survey.The Harris Poll survey, carried out on behalf of the Samueli Foundation, found 65% of young American adults aged 18-34 report experiencing chronic pain....

New Zealand's government is tipping in close to NZD $760,000 towards a program seeking to establish evidence-based medical cannabis cultivation practices.Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor said as medical cannabis has only been legal in the country since last year, there's little science-backed information on the best way to cultivate it...

Halloween is a really big deal in the USA. But as well as ghouls and goblins, the event is also giving rise to the spectre of cannabis candy.Officials in a number of U.S. states have advised parents to be aware of illegal cannabis goods in packaging similar to popular...

There appears to remain a high level of dissatisfaction among Ohio medical cannabis patients with the state's program.While Ohio's medical marijuana program commenced in September 2016, the first legal sales of medicines within the state didn't kick off until 2019.In its latest survey, Ohio State University Moritz College of...

Well, that didn't take long. Legal action has already begun regarding the Texas Department of State Health Services classifying Delta 8 THC as a controlled substance.Delta-8 THC is an intoxicating cannabinoid that can be created by manipulating non-intoxicating cannabidiol (CBD) extracted from legally grown hemp.Last week we reported  the...

New York State's Cannabis Control Board has taken another step towards allowing the home cultivation of medical cannabis.Late last week, the Board voted to release advanced regulations for a 60-day public comment period.The proposed regulations allow each registered patient to grow up to three mature and three immature plants, but...

Texas is the latest US jurisdiction to ban controversial Delta-8 THC products, which can be created using hemp extracts.Delta-8 THC products have flooded the markets of some US states to due to a lack of regulatory certainty. This stems from the legal definition of hemp in the USA only...

Canadian cannabis firm The Green Organic Dutchman (TGOD) is celebrating its first medical cannabis shipment to Australia.In September last year, TGOD inked a distribution agreement with LeafCann for Australian and New Zealand medical cannabis markets, where LeafCann will be the exclusive supplier of the company's products in both countries.While...

Bank of America (BoA) is reportedly terminating its banking relationship with Scottsdale Research Institute (SRI), a DEA-registered facility that carries out important marijuana research.Scottsdale Research Institute is a clinical trial site that among other activities carried out a Phase 2 study of the use of medical cannabis for veterans...

A Select Committee in WA will be looking into issues regarding accessing medical cannabis and opportunities for industrial hemp in the state.Last week, Western Australia's State Government agreed to allow the Legalise Cannabis -Western Australia Party to lead an inquiry. The party's Dr Brian Walker MLC will be chairing...