Utah's Lt. Governor Spencer J. Cox has released the official results of the 2018 statewide initiative signature gathering process - and medical cannabis made the final cut.Results show 153,894 signatures  for a medical cannabis initiative to be deemed valid. 1,425 valid signature removals were noted, some of which may...

Purchasers of cannabidiol preparations need to be very careful when buying products to ensure they acquire CBD from ethical vendors with appropriate quality controls.Cannabidiol, a non-intoxicating cannabinoid with the potential to treat or manage a range of conditions, is getting increasing attention. It's a high value product and a...

A bill seeking to establish an expanded industrial hemp sector in Illinois is a step closer to being signed off after the state's House voted in favour of it last week, 106-3.Back in March  we reported on Senate Bill 2298, which would see expansion of cultivation of hemp, currently...

In the USA, another two Senators have added their names to the list of cosponsors of  a bipartisan bill for the Hemp Farming Act Of 2018.The bill was introduced by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in April and seeks to legalise industrial hemp at a federal level, see...

News that one of the world's largest chain of convenience stores would soon be stocking cannabidiol in many of its U.S. outlets turned out to be not what it seemed.Unlike tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD) is non-intoxicating, i.e. it doesn't product a high. It's a compound that has...

Thomas Jefferson University's Lambert Center for the Study of Medicinal Cannabis and Hemp has announced the creation of the mmj.org initiative, which will involve a 100,000 patient database.There's little to see on MMJ.org currently, but within the next couple of months a call will go out to medical cannabis...

Malta's Parliament has legalised the local production of cannabis for medicinal use - and that's made one Australian ASX-listed company in particular very happy indeed.In April we reported MGC Pharmaceuticals (ASX: MXC) was given the green light (so to speak) and a chunk of land to grow medicinal cannabis...

Researchers at Canada's University of British Columbia Okanagan campus have developed a new and faster method for testing phytocannabinoid levels in cannabis.As Canada's medical cannabis industry grows, so too do demands on testing labs to screen products for quality issues - and to get it done faster.Currently there are...

Recent changes to a medical cannabis program in the U.S. state of New Jersey is fueling a boost in patient applications, with expectations patient numbers will more than double from current levels. Dr. Shereef Elnahal, New Jersey's Health Commissioner, recently stated changes to rules in the program would enable it...

Australia's ASX-listed Creso Pharma Limited (ASX:CPH) has announced a joint venture that will see it entering the cannabis market in Israel.The company is teaming up with Cohen Propagation Nurseries Limited, which is aiming to cultivate cannabis in the country for medical purposes.The arrangement will see the partners establishing and...