Darkling beetles, the adult form of mealworms, wreak a heavy toll on the poultry industry. But hemp-based pesticides may play an important role in controlling them.Fayetteville State University (North Carolina) Biology Professor Dr. Shirley Chao has been heavily involved in researching safer pesticides that target specific pests while minimising...

Adding to the debate about the efficacy of cannabis in managing chronic pain is a new study indicating discontinuation rates among patients are quite high.Medical cannabis (MC) has become increasingly popular as a treatment for chronic musculoskeletal pain. Some patients swear by it, others don't find it beneficial. Illustrating...

Tightening up of Oklahoma's medical cannabis program has not only resulted in fewer cultivators and dispensaries, but patients too.Oklahoma's legal medical cannabis arrangements were hugely popular, but back in March 2023, Governor Kevin Stitt said that things were “way out of control” in Oklahoma; signalling a further tightening up...

A cyber security researcher has provided details of a huge medical cannabis patient database that he claims was publicly accessible.As medical cannabis programs proliferate around the world, so too does the amount of related sensitive patient information stored in online databases. Some are better protected than others, and in...

The Australian Senate's Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee recently opened submissions for an inquiry into opportunities for the development of Australia's industrial hemp industry.The inquiry is looking for feedback from stakeholders concerning the industry's potential to contribute to:The nation's farming systems Australian manufacturing The local...

In Australia, the Legalise Cannabis Victoria (LCV) party is claiming a win in relation to the state's outdated workplace drug testing laws. But the battle for change is still far from over.Victoria's workplace drug testing puts medicinal cannabis patients at risk of unfair dismissal; particularly given the intoxicating cannabinoid...

An Australian study investigating the impacts of THC oil on medicinal cannabis patients' driving capabilities has revealed some interesting results that need to be interpreted with caution.The study by researchers from the University Of Queensland and University of the Sunshine Coast involved validated video-based tests and 41 participants. Participants...

In what's described as a first-of-a-kind study, University of Oklahoma researchers are seeking to determine if cannabis use affects recovery from the wounds associated with head and neck cancer surgery.According to the USA's National Foundation for Cancer Research, head and neck cancers (HNC) account for roughly 4% of all...

Adding to similar observations from multiple other studies, new Australian research indicates the co-use of medical cannabis may reduce prescribed opioid use. But it's not for everyone.Opioids are widely prescribed for chronic and severe pain, but are accompanied by risks of dependence; and where abused, death through overdose due...

A new report says the majority of Canadians are purchasing all their cannabis through legal sources.After first prohibiting cannabis use in 1923, medical cannabis use was legalized in Canada in 2001 and then recreational use in 2018. Given nearly 7 years has passed since the latter; has it had...