New Zealand medical cannabis company Rua Bioscience Limited (NZX: RUA) has received its first international order.Rua, which evolved from Hikurangi Enterprises, was the first company to secure a license to cultivate medicinal cannabis in New Zealand - which occurred back in 2018. In 2020, the firm secured one of...

Another round of grants has been made available to boost sales, export or consumer awareness of hemp products made in Pennsylvania.Following a similar initiative last year that awarded more than $157,000, nonprofit marketing and promotion organizations can share in $200,000 in matching funds in total in this latest round,...

It was in October 2020 when the first (legal) medical marijuana sale occurred in Missouri - and the scene has gone gangbusters since.The first medical marijuana purchase from a dispensary occurred in St. Louis, which was the only dispensary open at the time. But it wasn't long before others...

It's that time of the year again in the USA when warnings about cannabis edibles potentially winding up in the bags of kids trick or treating start to appear.Missouri's St. Charles' Police Department posted a safety alert on Facebook last week warning that a parent reportedly discovered a small...

An attempt by the NSW Greens to have a bill passed that would have provided a legal defence for medical cannabis patients against drug driving charges has failed in State Parliament.As in other Australian states, it is illegal for a driver to have any detectable presence of THC in...

A pilot study investigating the use of medicinal cannabis in children and adolescents undergoing palliative care for non-cancerous conditions will kick off in Australia this year.The study involves 10 participants aged six months to 21 years receiving care under the Victorian Paediatric Palliative Care Program, and who have symptoms...

News of US President Joe Biden's marijuana reforms spread quickly and it appears were well received by the majority of Americans.Last Thursday, President Biden announced the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General were being tasked with commencing an administrative process to review how marijuana is...

OneLife Botanicals has completed acquisition of MediPharm Labs Australia, a development welcomed by OneLife JV partner Wellnex Life Limited.In July this year, Canada-headquartered cannabinoid company MediPharm Labs Corp. announced its intention to sell MediPharm Labs Australia to Melbourne (Australia) based OneLife Botanicals. OneLife was to acquire everything associated with...

Members of the US Army community believing using Delta-8 THC won't get them in hot water with their employer may want to think again.Delta-8 THC has been growing in popularity in the USA due to a perceived loophole in federal law that appears to allow its use.Delta-8 THC is...

Jaws were on the floor across the USA late last week after President Joe Biden made a surprise announcement in relation to marijuana.While the majority of US states have medical marijuana programs in place, things are trickier at a federal level. The 2018 Farm Bill made cannabis with...