Yet another cannabis company in New Zealand is seeking to raise more cash via a crowdfunding platform.Greenfern Industries has launched its second equity crowdfunding campaign via Equitise, from which it hopes to raise NZ $4 million. The retail investor crowdfunding aspect is seeking to raise $2 millionThe funds will...

Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana is celebrating after receiving confirmation its amendment will appear on the November ballot.Back in July we reported Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana delivered more than 182,000 petition signatures supporting a ballot initiative to enable patients access to medical marijuana as recommended by their physician or nurse...

Senator Cory Gardner has joined growing calls for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to delay implementation of the nation's Domestic Hemp Production Program Interim Final Rule (IFR).The USDA published the IFR back in October last year. It was followed by a comment period that was extended to...

A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) interim final rule currently open for comment but also now in effect has sent ripples across the USA's hemp processing industry.Last week, the DEA  published an interim final rule in relation to statutory amendments to the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) made by the Agriculture...

Australia's Ecofibre can probably look forward to a boost in sales of its hemp face masks in the USA after endorsement from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.Love him or otherwise, Senator McConnell is big supporter of hemp and attended an event at Ecofibre's recently opened U.S. headquarters in Kentucky...

While it still has some way to go, medical cannabis company BOD Australia (ASX:BDA) is closer to a cash positive position after what looks to have been a busy and successful FY2020.The firm released its audited results last week that indicate revenue and other income for the period came...

It seems "wild peeing" (public urination) is a significant problem in some of the more colourful areas of Amsterdam. GreenPee and hemp have come to the rescue.GreenPee is a combination of urinal and planter that doesn't require a water or sewage connection. Inside the planter is a urine collection...

A field testing kit that will enable law enforcement officers to quickly and cheaply determine if cannabis or a cannabis product is hemp or marijuana is ready for prime time.To this point it has been impossible for law enforcement officers in the USA to distinguish between hemp and marijuana...

Australia's ECS Botanics (ASX:ECS) last week signalled its intention to proceed with constructing a medical cannabis cultivation facility in Tasmania.The company says subject to a licence variation being granted by the Office of Drug control and a permit being issued, the company will grow medicinal CBD plants at the...

New Zealand medical cannabis startup Medical Kiwi launched an equity crowdfunding campaign this week - and seemed very pleased by the first day's results.-- UPDATE: December 24, 2021 - Medical Kiwi was found to be in breach of New Zealand's Financial Markets Conduct Act (FMCA) in relation to this crowdfunder....