The Texas Hemp Program outline has been sent to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for approval.Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Commissioner Sid Miller said he anticipates the USDA will approve the plan quickly, a necessary step before TDA can start granting licences. The USDA has 60 days to...

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo yesterday signed legislation into law establishing a regulatory framework for the production and sale of hemp and hemp extract in the state."The hemp industry in New York is exploding and with that growth comes a responsibility to regulate the industry in a way...

In the Australian state of Victoria, Canadian medicinal cannabis company MediPharm Labs has opened the initial phases of its specialised extraction facility in Wonthaggi.MediPharm Labs' facility, which will be capable of processing up to 75 tonnes of cannabis into resin annually, will work in partnership with more than 50...

The U.S state of Missouri has decided to approach the 2020 hemp season without a USDA-approved state plan for the crop.In late October, the United States Department of Agriculture published its Interim Final Rule for hemp, which apparently also enables states to operate without a USDA-approved state plan for...

Australia's THC Global (ASX:THC) announced on Wednesday the first medicinal cannabis had been processed at its Southport, Queensland facility.The company has wasted little time in getting things moving at the site after being granted a Medicinal Cannabis Manufacture Permit for the facility last month. The company was awarded a...

New guidance published this week states banks are no longer required to file suspicious activity reports (SARs) in relation to customers involved in the legal cultivation of hemp.The guidance is based on the fact hemp is no longer a Schedule I controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act, thanks...

The merger of Australian medical cannabis company Zelda Therapeutics Limited (ASX: ZLD) and the USA's Ilera Therapeutics LLC has been completed.On Monday, what is now Zelira Therapeutics Ltd announced the acquisition of 100% of the issued capital of Ilera Therapeutics LLC had been finalised following support from Zelira shareholders...

Australia's Morrison Government has granted Major Project Status to medical cannabis ventures in the states of Victoria and Queensland.The status has been awarded to Hydroganics for a $333 million facility in South- East Queensland and Canopy Growth for a $70 million project in regional Victoria.Once at full production, the Hydroganics...

Australia's Medical Cannabis Users Association (MCUA) has condemned recent raids at the homes of fellow activists in the state of  Queensland.According to MCUA, the home of 66 year old disability pensioner Maggie O'Rance was raided on Wednesday. After allegedly finding a gram of cannabis and a pipe, Ms O'Rance...

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has signed a hemp bill into law that brings the state into line with the Federal 2018 Farm Bill.Senate Bill 188, now 2019 Wisconsin Act 68, saw a number of changes introduced, including the modification of the definition of the plant - the Act uses...