Jamaica's Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is striving to resolve banking issues impacting the country's fledgling medical cannabis industry.It seems many banks in the country are balking at funding medical cannabis operations out of concerns for their relationships with banks in the USA; where cannabusinesses also still struggle...

Voters in the US states of South Dakota and Mississippi have approved ballot initiatives in their respective states legalizing medical cannabis.First to South Dakota where voters approved Measure 26, which establishes a medical marijuana program for patients who have a debilitating medical condition as certified by a physician. As...

After a flurry of activity, 27 US states now have hemp plans approved by the US Department of Agriculture.The passage of the 2018 Farm Bill saw hemp no longer classified a Controlled Substance, and the USDA was directed to approve hemp production plans submitted by states and Indian tribes...

The total number of industrial hemp licences issued in South Australia have doubled since trials kicked off in 2018 - but the state's hemp industry is still very much at a nascent stage.According to the Adelaide Advertiser (paywall) 21 businesses are now approved to produce or process hemp in...

It's increasingly clear that Kiwis aren't as keen on recreational marijuana as they are on supporting medical cannabis.A non-binding referendum held on 17 October 2020 in conjunction with the 2020 general election and a euthanasia referendum involved a vote for or against the proposed "Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill",...

Australian medical cannabis company Zelira Therapeutics (ASX:ZLD) announced last week its formulations developed to support Autism Spectrum Disorder patients are now available via the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) Special Access Scheme.Zelira Therapeutics came into being after a merger between Australia's Zelda Therapeutics Limited and the USA’s Ilera Therapeutics LLC...

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced yesterday the state's Department of Health has filed proposed long-awaited regulations governing cannabinoid hemp products.The State's Cannabinoid Hemp Program will license cannabinoid hemp processors and retailers, and set quality control standards all products must adhere to."Establishing the State's Cannabinoid Hemp Program to regulate production...

The USA's Drug Enforcement Administration and others are being sued over what was claimed to be unlawful destruction of a hemp crop in California.Agro Dynamics LLC says that in August 2019 it acquired the necessary authorisation for the legal cultivation of hemp on their premises in San Diego County....

The European Industrial Hemp Association has welcomed a successful European Parliament vote on an increase of the THC threshold for industrial hemp.What legally distinguishes industrial hemp from marijuana is its level of the intoxicating cannabinoid tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). But thresholds vary from place to place. The higher the threshold, the...

Nebraska medicinal cannabis supporters were back on the petition trail on the weekend, getting a head start on their 2022 ballot goal.Just to briefly recap the situation to date..Nebraska doesn't currently have a medicinal marijuana program and there no other allowances for patients as the situation stands. Nebraskans for...