A collective of US consumer packaged goods companies and associations is calling for an amendment to the SHOP SAFE Act to help fend off "copycat" cannabis edibles products containing THC.Signatories to a letter including the Consumer Brands Association, General Mills and PepsiCo say the unscrupulous use of famous-brand logos,...

Last Wednesday saw the second anniversary of Florida beginning to accept industrial hemp cultivation applications under a USDA approved state plan.The state's hemp program is overseen by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS).“Florida’s hemp program has seen increasing success since its inception in 2020,” said the...

A new report indicates incorrectly labeled CBD products remain a significant problem, this time in relation to sleep aids.CBD preparations targeting sleep issues have increased in popularity. Aside from cannabidiol, these products can contain other cannabinoids such as cannabinol (CBN) and non-cannabinoid compounds including melatonin.Israel-based independent CBD watchdog Leafreport...

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has taken some initial steps to get the issue of medical cannabis moving in his state.While the Kentucky House passed a bill legalizing medical marijuana in the state last month, that bill - HB 136 - then ran into problems. In the recently ended legislative...

California was the first state in the USA to allow medical use of cannabis, but not all its cities are medical cannabis-friendly.Medical cannabis became legal in California way back in 1996 after approval of voter initiative Proposition 215 - it was the state that started it all in the...

More than $5 million has been provided for an Australian medical cannabis innovation research and training project.Funded by the Australian Government’s Regional Research Collaboration Program, La Trobe University will lead the project alongside partners Cann Group, PharmOut, Photon Systems Instruments and SpexAI.The project will hone approaches to critical aspects...

Two hemp companies in the Canadian province of Alberta have been awarded grants to help boost the local industry.INCA is to receive a grant of up to CAD $400,000 that will be used to fund the construction of a $72 million processing facility in Vegreville. The facility will create...

Rua Bioscience's first cannabis medicine, RUA CBD100, is now available on prescription in New Zealand.Rua Biosciences evolved from Hikurangi Enterprises, which had the distinction of being the first company to secure a license to cultivate medicinal cannabis in New Zealand. In 2020, the firm was holding one of...

Australia's Little Green Pharma's subsidiary in Denmark has inked a significant medical cannabis supply agreement with Germany's Demecan.Under the Agreement, LGP will supply Demecan with three high-THC strains (>22% THC) for distribution in Germany. Demecan is required to purchase at least 450kgs per annum of each strain, but there...

One of the first actions of Michigan's Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) was to withdraw a plan from its predecessor to allow hemp derived cannabinoids to be processed into THC.Hemp by legal definition is very low in THC - 0.3 per cent or less in the USA. Above this and...