U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was giving the US FDA another nudge on issues relating to hemp and cannabidiol last week.The Kentucky Senator met with U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner nominee, Dr. Stephen Hahn, in Washington. While not a lot of detail of the chat was provided,...

Acknowledging state law was conflicting with federal rules on the transportation of hemp, Idaho Governor Brad Little has enabled a stopgap measure to bring his state into line.Back in January, Idaho was in the spotlight over the seizure of a truck travelling interstate carrying around 7,000 pounds of plant...

Australian Natural Therapeutics Group (ANTG) has had one its domestically grown cannabis products listed on the Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG).As the name suggests, the Register contains a list of therapeutic goods that can be lawfully supplied in Australia - or exported. The privately held New South Wales based...

A survey gauging awareness and use of CBD among consumers in 17 European Union countries produced some interesting results.While the full report from New Frontier Data is yet to released, top level findings include:56% of those surveyed had heard of CBD. 25% incorrectly believed CBD consumption creates a...

Australia's Senate voted last week to establish an inquiry into barriers to patients accessing medicinal cannabis - and there are plenty of them.A motion by Greens leader Richard Di Natale sought a wide-ranging inquiry covering issues including:Appropriateness of the current regulatory regime. Potential for subsidising medical cannabis under...

A New Zealand company looking to cultivate medical cannabis has found plenty of financial support through a crowdfunding campaign.Puro kicked off its campaign on November 6 and as at the time of writing, more than NZ $1.36 million has been pledged, with the $500,000 minimum target exceeded very quickly.The...

A study on the potential role of hemp-derived cannabidiol as an alternative to opioids for pain patients has indicated positive results.Dr Alex Capano, Chief Science Officer of Ecofibre's Ananda Health business in the United States, led a study involving the use of cannabidiol (CBD) to reduce the use...

Western Australia's McGowan Government has announced changes that will make it a little easier for patients in the state to access medicinal cannabis products.Previously, patients would need a referral to a specialist by a GP in order to access medicines, but now a GP will be able to prescribe...

A new poll reveals 2.8% of the British adult population is using "street cannabis" for medicinal purposes - up to 1.4 million people.A survey carried out for the Center for Medicinal Cannabis (CMC) and Cannabis Patient Advocacy & Support Services (CPASS) by YouGov found the number of people using...

In the USA, the case of ten million cannabis plants destroyed by Kern County Sheriff's Office has taken an interesting turn.KGET reported late last week a $1 billion claim has been made against the County of Kern, resulting from the Sheriff’s Office destroying millions of hemp plants in Arvin...