An industrial hemp research project in Florida has been completed, finding significant environmental and economic challenges.University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) has wrapped up two years of research into hemp. The goals of the project were to:assess hemp varieties' suitability for Florida develop hemp...

In an effort to better assist patients and families, Ireland's medical cannabis refund system is to be replaced by a direct payment arrangement.Eligible patients in Ireland currently source their prescriptions from a pharmacy in the Netherlands, Transvaal Apotheek. This arrangement was challenging due to patients or their families needing...

The Kentucky Hemp Association (KYHA) has made its stance very clear regarding recent police raids on hemp stores in the state.The KYHA alleges State Troopers last week raided two lawful hemp retail stores, looking for Delta-8 THC products.While Delta-8 THC is a naturally occurring cannabinoid in cannabis, it is...

US medical cannabis company MedPharm Holdings subsidiary MedPharm Research has been approved for a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Schedule I Researcher License.Acquiring this was no mean feat as the DEA is still particularly sensitive to anything cannabis related.“It’s been a long road to getting a federally approved license,” said Albert...

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation regulating the intoxicating cannabinoid delta-8 THC.Untested items containing the substance have been sold widely across the state - including in convenience stores and gas stations.Delta-8 THC has really taken off in the USA as a result of perceived loopholes in federal...

Australian medical cannabis company Althea Group Holdings Limited (ASX: AGH) says its Canadian subsidiary has signed a manufacturing agreement with another cannabis company in that country.The agreement is between Peak Processing Solutions and Delshen Therapeutics Corp's wholly owned subsidiary 48North Cannabis Corp and involves Peak manufacturing four products for...

A syndrome that appears to affect some regular users of cannabis is making headlines again  - "scromiting". So, what is it?The USA's NBC news is reporting the case of a young man who presented to hospital 11 times for the same issue: severe vomiting that lasted for hours...

Australia's Victorian government says Agriculture Victoria Research scientists have developed the world's most complete medicinal cannabis genomic reference.The organisation has been licensed by the Australian Government to undertake medicinal cannabis research. Agriculture Victoria scientists turned their expertise in genomic DNA testing to develop new tools enabling the extraction of...

Swinburne University of Technology researchers are undertaking a study investigating the effects of medical cannabis on drivers.While a previous Australian study found consumption of cannabidiol (CBD) doesn’t impair driving ability, the intoxicating cannabinoid tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) can. But more research is required to identify if medicinal products containing THC that...

Tilray, Inc. has announced its wholly-owned subsidiary in Germany, Aphria RX GmbH, has successfully completed its first harvest of medical cannabis cultivated in Germany for local distribution.Germany's medical cannabis market is a particularly lucrative one, representing an estimated 75% of the current EU market. Any doctor in Germany has...