A study evaluating short and long-term effects of the use of plant-based medical cannabis by pain patients found it to be effective.The study was carried out with 751 chronic pain patients starting medical cannabis treatment between 2015 and 2019. Medical cannabis was associated with improvements in pain severity and...

Four major U.S consumer groups are urging Congress to reject proposals to fast-track approval of cannabidiol (CBD) use in dietary supplements and food products.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently evaluating the safety of CBD - and taking their time doing it. Last year the Administration acknowledged the...

Australia's Export Control Amendment (Certificate of Narcotics Exports) Bill 2020 is to improve access to global markets for the nation's medicinal cannabis and hemp industries.In 2018, Australia’s Federal Government decided to permit the export of medical cannabis products. But according to Freshleaf Analytics, the lack of phytosanitary certification hampered...

MGC Pharmaceuticals (ASX:MXC) announced last Thursday it was selling its nutraceuticals division to a U.S. firm.The company said it had signed a binding acquisition agreement to sell 100% of its MGC Nutraceuticals subsidiary to Onassis Holdings Corp. MGC will receive USD $6 million worth of shares in Onassis, but...

While medicinal cannabis has been available legally in Australia for some time, the latest CAMS survey found the majority of patients were still using illicit sources.The results from the Cannabis As Medicine Survey (CAMS:18), conducted by researchers at the University of Sydney between September 2018 and March 2019* with...

Elevated levels of lead reportedly detected in some hemp products stocked on shelves in Florida have caused concern.According to a WFSU Media report, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Director of Cannabis Holly Bell informed a recent meeting of the state Hemp Advisory Committee that elevated lead levels...

Australian medical cannabis companies Cannatrek and THC Global (ASX:THC) have signed a supply and manufacturing agreement that appears to involve a bit of barter.THC Global has operations in Canada and a pharmaceutical production facility in Southport in Queensland, claimed to be one of the largest pharmaceutical GMP cannabis manufacturing...

Last week was Hemp Week across the USA, but in the state of Colorado a special local event was officially proclaimed by the state's government.As we recently mentioned, a national Hemp Week was held last week - an initiative of the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) that is now in...

Seven U.S. CBD companies are collaborating in a study measuring the effects on the liver from daily use of full spectrum hemp derived CBD and CBD isolate.Back in August last year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it was "excited" about cannabidiol but needed more data to determine...

U.S. castile soap giant Dr. Bronner's says it is now sourcing its entire supply of organic hemp seed oil from U.S. farmers.It's not a piddling amount either - the company uses 30 tonnes of hemp seed oil annually for its range of soap and body care products.Dr. Bronner's originally...