Two dozen lawmakers from both sides of the political fence have given US President Joe Biden another nudge to deschedule marijuana.Marijuana is still listed as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, a classification reserved for what are considered the most problematic substances and those without demonstrated...

Another study has indicated the potential for medicinal cannabis to assist patients with post-traumatic stress disorder.The new research involved analysis of data from the UK Medical Cannabis Registry, which is operated by Sapphire Medical Clinics. The data it captures from participating patients includes information such as prescribed formulations, adverse...

Australian medical cannabis company ECS Botanics (ASX:ECS) has announced it will be supplying a vaporiser device for use with medicinal dried flower.The company says it has signed an agreement to import and supply a Smart Inhaler and associated software from an as yet un-named company that will provide metered-dose...

It was widely expected a bill making it easier for hemp and marijuana companies to access financial services would get a green light in Congress this week. It didn't happen.Under current federal law, financial institutions providing banking services to legitimate cannabis businesses risk prosecution from the feds, even if...

New Zealand medical cannabis company Cannasouth Limited (NZX:CBD) has inked a binding term sheet with Eqalis Group New Zealand Limited concerning a 50:50 merger between the two companies.According to Cannasouth CEO Mark Lucas, when his company was discussing having Eqalis manufacturing Cannasouth medicinal cannabis products it became clear to...

Researchers from University of Sydney's Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics have launched a new Cannabis as Medicine survey (CAMS22) this week.The Cannabis as Medicine survey has been running every two years. It provides a snapshot of patterns of medical cannabis use among Australians, symptoms and conditions being treated or...

A bill aiming to see an increase in New York-grown industrial hemp being used in manufacturing and construction materials was recently signed into law.Senator Michelle Hinchey announced last week the signing of her bill (S8496) by Governor Kathy Hochul, which occurred with little fanfare a few weeks prior.The legislation...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded close to $5 million to a consortium for sustainable hemp fiber research.The consortium's collaborators, led by Tennessee State University (TSU), also includes the Tennessee Department of Agriculture and the Hemp Alliance of Tennessee. The project will seek to boost the production...

Myth-busting web site Snopes has weighed in on yet another celebrity CBD endorsement scam, this one involving Paul McCartney.If you spend any time looking into the cannabinoid cannabidiol, you've no doubt seen ads proclaiming various celebrities are using it, and so you should too. From the somewhat obscure celebs...

An enforcement deadline relating to THC concentration testing of hemp in the USA has been extended - again, and for a significant length of time.Any laboratory testing hemp for THC concentration under the USA's Domestic Hemp Production Program was required to be registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)...