GW Pharmaceuticals announced last week the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved its cannabidiol medicine Epidyolex for the treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) or Dravet syndrome in patients two years of age and older.LGS and Dravet syndrome are both rare and severe forms of epilepsy,...

Results of a recent survey indicate 30 percent of migraine sufferers in the U.S. and Canada have used cannabis to relieve migraine pain - and most found it useful.Healthcare technology provider Healint surveyed 9,885 users of Migraine Buddy; the company's global migraine tracking app. Of those who used cannabis,...

Everyone loves a little self-care, and right now, we probably all need to devote some extra time to ourselves to de-stress.CBD (cannabidiol) and self-care seem like a match made in heaven. There are claims galore assuring you that adding CBD to your self-care routine will not only chill you...

A House of Representatives funding bill introduced this week would enable an extension of the USA's 2014 hemp pilot program until September 2021.States can continue to operate hemp pilot programs under the provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill until the end of October when the USDA's Interim Final Rule...

Marlborough-based medicinal cannabis company Puro has scored a licence to grow New Zealand's largest cannabis crop.Radio New Zealand reports Puro was granted a licence to cultivate 90,000 hemp plants for medical use by the country's Ministry of Health last Thursday.The strain/s to be grown will be processed for CBD,...

It's that time of the year when U.S. hemp farmers are facing a major challenge - stopping the clueless from stealing their hemp crops.A recent example was in Columbia County, Georgia; where a farmer interrupted a theft from his legally grown and licensed industrial hemp plants."The suspects admitted to...

Preliminary results from an Australian trial indicate medical cannabis can be beneficial in reducing nausea and vomiting resulting from chemotherapy.There's been significant anecdotal and scientific evidence to suggest this, but more science-based evidence is always useful in making the case for cannabis to be more widely used in a...

A study looking into cannabidiol (CBD) product accessibility in nine countries found Australia lagging well behind.Recently released analysis by researchers from the Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics at the University of Sydney delves into cannabidiol access in the USA, Canada, Germany, Ireland, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Japan, Australia, and...

Australian Primary Hemp (ASX:APH) has launched its new hemp-based face mask and hemp-infused hand sanitiser products.In a brief announcement yesterday, the company said it had developed the products in response to concerns over the environmental impact of discarded PPE items.In July, the BBC reported the COVID-19 pandemic is resulting...

The removal of  unnecessary regulatory barriers and red tape could see New Zealand's hemp industry worth billions in just 10 years.A newly released report authored by Dr. Nick Marsh (Strategic Analyst, Next Corporation) and published by the New Zealand Hemp Industries Association (NZHIA) indicates if the brakes were taken...