New Zealand medicinal cannabis company Helius Therapeutics is now able to manufacture locally-made medicines for patients after receiving  GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) certification.Headquartered in Auckland, Helius has an 8,800sqm  facility incorporating indoor cultivation, analytics, research, manufacturing, logistics, management and bonded distribution. The company holds a Licence to Manufacture Medicines...

A cannabis-based medication already in use for another condition will be trialed to help treat the most aggressive form of brain tumour - recurrent glioblastoma.In the UK, a major trial of Sativex is to kick off to assess whether adding it to chemotherapy treatment could extend life of patients...

A University of Adelaide project involving hemp has received a substantial grant from the Australian Research Council.The ARC’s Linkage Program promotes national and international research partnerships between researchers and business, industry, community organisations and other publicly funded research agencies; supporting projects with funding of $50,000 to $300,000 per...

The Australian state of Victoria's government has released a report considering how a medicinal cannabis patient's fitness to drive can be assessed.It is currently an offence in Victoria for a person to drive with any amount of the cannabinoid THC in their system - including THC from legally prescribed...

A UK hemp cooperative that had to destroy its own crop two years ago is fighting back against what it says is a licensing regime with no obvious public benefit.Hempen has operated its own farm at Hardwick Estate in Oxfordshire since 2015. While not currently growing hemp at this...

A new study has found hemp that goes "hot" - over legally permitted THC levels - is likely just down to genetics rather than environmental stressors also playing a role.Most jurisdictions around the world have set levels for how high THC can be in cannabis before it is no...

Western Australia's Government has announced site works have begun on a medicinal cannabis facility near Collie that is delivering contracts for local trades.Located approximately 200 kilometres south of Perth, the town of Collie has been Western Australia’s most important coal mining town since the late 1800's. But the writing...

A trial carried out in Western Australia is indicating strong potential for hemp to be a good summer feed option for livestock.There's a lot of anecdotal evidence that hemp is a great livestock feed, but one of the challenges is regulatory - concerns about how the intoxicating cannabinoid THC...

In the USA, the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission has chosen six companies to manufacture low-THC cannabis oil in the state.Back in 2019, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed House Bill 324 ( "Georgia's Hope Act") into law, which authorized the Commission to oversee the regulated licensing of in-state...

Research out of Australia is indicating the "entourage effect" associated with medicinal cannabis is likely really a thing.So, what is the entourage effect?Coined by Israeli researchers in the late 1990's, the entourage effect describes medical cannabis treatment efficacy not being limited to a specific cannabinoid such as THC or...