Insights from recent research in Utah regarding the impact of cannabis on opioid prescriptions of patients with chronic pain showed some promising results.Preliminary results from an observational, self-controlled retrospective cohort study by Management Science Associates (MSA) using point-of-sale data linked to electronic health records of 186 patients with chronic...

On Wednesday, the Greens' Legalising Cannabis Bill 2023 for adult-use was put to a vote in the Senate and defeated by quite a margin.Among other things, the proposed legislation would have seen a national agency established to oversee a commercial adult-use industry. Home cultivation for personal use would have...

A pilot medical cannabis scheme in Denmark that was to finish up at the end of next year will likely be made a permanent program.Denmark's trial scheme focuses on providing medicines to patients with sclerosis, spinal cord injury, chronic pain or nausea and vomiting after chemotherapy in situations where...

A crowdfunding campaign for a documentary on medical cannabis in Australia has been relaunched, with a 16-minute trailer indicating what to expect from it.In 2023, a crowdfunding campaign to support a follow-up of a popular Australian documentary on medical marijuana, "A Life Of Its Own" was launched. The initial...

Oversight of Michigan's hemp program could be handed over to the USDA as soon as early next year.In the USA, states are able to have their own industrial hemp programs, but if a state does not have a USDA-approved state plan then the standards of the USDA Hemp...

In Australia, a submission to the Select Committee on PFAS has extolled the virtues of hemp for cleaning up these persistent contaminants.PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a group of  more than 14,000 synthetic chemical compounds found nowhere else in nature that are resistant to degradation. These substances, often...

A study of thousands of men followed for decades has found no significant harmful effects of cannabis use on age-related cognitive decline.Given the prevalence of cannabis use, its potential association with cognitive decline has significant implications for public health. But any link to age-related cognitive decline hasn't been thoroughly...

In Australia, Queensland's Hemp Pet has received an Equitana Melbourne 2024 Business Award for its Performance Cookies for Horses.Equitana is the largest equestrian showcase in the Southern Hemisphere. Held every two years, this year it ran 14 - 17 November in Victoria's capital city.  The event's associated awards recognise...

Australia's Parliament will vote on a bill legalising cannabis for adult use late this month. It will face some stiff opposition.The proposed legislation, introduced by the Greens, would see a national agency given oversight of a commercial industry. The yet-to-be-created Cannabis Australia National Agency (CANA) would also set out...

The Maryland Department of Health has launched a tool that graphs the public health impacts of cannabis use in the state.Cannabis is legal for medical use and recreational use in Maryland. The state's medical program became operational in December 2017, while recreational sales began in July 1, 2023.Deputy Secretary...