New York and Michigan are the latest states to move to ban production of synthetic cannabinoids such as Delta-8 and Delta-10 THC from hemp.An important attribute of hemp that helped get it over the legal line in the USA is its very low levels of the intoxicating cannabinoid THC....

Australia's Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has received almost $700,000 to investigate the effectiveness, safe dosage and side-effects associated with THC and CBD.Around 770 children aged up to 14 years are diagnosed with cancer each in Australia, and sadly approximately 100 children under the age of 15 years die...

An interesting case study out of John Hopkins suggests medical marijuana may provide rapid relief from chronic itching for some.An itch can be annoying, but usually relieved with a quick scratch. Some people aren't so lucky. While the term "pruritus" just means itching, chronic pruritus  is a condition where...

Clinical outcomes of the first cohort of patients captured in the UK Medical Cannabis Registry are encouraging.One of the arguments against medical cannabis is the lack of quality evidence supporting its use. This is rapidly changing, with a bunch of studies being carried out around the world. One of...

That Mississippi's medical cannabis program appears to have been sunk just prior to it starting hasn't sat well with the state's voters.As we reported earlier this week, a voter-supported initiative to amend the state’s constitution to allow qualified patients with debilitating medical conditions to use medical marijuana has been...

It's been somewhat like pulling teeth, but the United States Drug Enforcement Administration has moved closer to allowing more growers to produce marijuana for research purposes.While hemp was made legal at a Federal level with the signing of the 2018 Farm Bill into law, cannabis not meeting the definition...

It looks like hopes of Mississippi's voter-supported medical cannabis program kicking off this year have been dashed by a Supreme Court decision.In November last year, a ballot initiative in Mississippi to legalise medical cannabis was successful, with 74% of voters supporting it. Initiative 65 would amend the state’s constitution...

The Australian Federal Government's recently handed down 2021-22 Budget included $1.5 million for a trial exploring personalised medicinal cannabis dosing in cancer patients.Awarded via the Medical Research Future Fund, Dr Hannah Wardill will lead the CANCAN trial to be carried out at University of Adelaide in South Australia. It...

Greenfern Industries announced yesterday it had been named New Zealand’s first Toitū carbonzero certified medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp company.Medical cannabis can have a very heavy carbon footprint. Back in March, we reported on a U.S. study that found indoor cannabis cultivation can result in 2,283 - 5,184...

US medical cannabis company MedPharm has been awarded a research grant to evaluate cannabinoid product label claims of potency.The three-year study funded by the state of Colorado will delve into trends in consistency between laboratories, shelf life and label accuracy within product categories.“The proposed work will allow a direct...