The government of the Australian state of Western Australia is backing a research project delving into hemp's potential as a feed source for sheep.Australia is a land of drought and flooding rains, with the former more common - and increasingly so. During the current drought that has impacted much...

Hempcrete's reputation for fire resistance just received a lift in the USA after formal testing was carried out.Hempcrete has traditionally been made using a combination of hemp hurd (the woody core of the hemp plant), lime and water in various proportions and has been used for centuries in construction....

A report claims a cannabidiol (CBD) based product for pets sickened one dog and resulted in the death of another in the USA.WRDW says a sales representative gave the dogs' owner a complimentary bag of calming treats containing "5 milligrams of full spectrum hemp" in each treat. A treat...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week approved another five hemp plans under the nation's Domestic Hemp Production Program.The states of Washington and Wyoming were given the go-ahead, and also the Otoe-Missouria Tribe, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and the Santee Sioux Nation.As required by the 2018 Farm...

Last week, Ecofibre Limited (ASX:EOF) announced its first hemp derived cannabidiol products for the Australian market.Claiming to be the first Australian company to import medicinal cannabis into the country from the USA, the two products are manufactured under the firm's Ananda Hemp brand. One is Ananda Hemp's full spectrum...

It's looking like Thunderbirds are go for a medical cannabis insomnia product developed by Zelira Therapeutics (ASX:ZLD).In case you're wondering who Zelira is, you might recognise it by its previous name - Zelda Therapeutics. The name change came about after a merger with the USA’s Ilera Therapeutics LLC was...

Another two medical cannabis companies are joining the dozens of others listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.The first is Emerald Clinics, which hit the ASX last week (ASX:EMD) after raising $6 million in its initial public offering that will support development of its data platform, clinical trials, the establishing...

A series of government-run medical cannabis workshops in New Zealand for industry kicked off yesterday - and all have been fully booked.New Zealand's Regulations for its Medicinal Cannabis Scheme were passed by Cabinet in December last year. The rules are to come into effect on April 1 (when applications...

More than a dozen food products containing CBD have been issued recall notices by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland.The Authority says certain batches of cannabidiol based foods and food supplements have been found to contain "unsafe" levels of delta‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) based on the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)...

The UK's booming cannabidiol industry is to be being reined in by the FSA, which has also has issued consumer safety advice relating to CBD consumption.In the UK, CBD was confirmed as a novel food product in January last year and has appeared in a wide range of foods...