In medical cannabis news out of Pennsylvania, eight universities have been approved as Certified Academic Clinical Research Centers and the qualifying conditions list for patients has been expanded.Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced earlier this week the approved institutions represent the first step towards clinical research occurring in-state.“The research component...

It's been a long time coming and has had a few false starts, but industrial hemp is now legal in the U.S. state of Arizona - with lots of conditions attached of course.On Monday, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed SB 1098 into law, providing funding for the Arizona Department...

The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints (aka LDS or Mormon) has published a laundry list of concerns over  a potential medical cannabis program in the state.LDS reports it engaged a Salt Lake City law firm to carry out a legal analysis of the initiative, which may...

It seems many oncologists in the USA are comfortable discussing and recommending medicinal cannabis, in spite of acknowledging a lack of knowledge.In what's been called the first nationally representative survey of its nature, 80% of the 237 oncologists surveyed had discussions regarding medical marijuana with patients and nearly half...

South Carolina is beefing up its Industrial Hemp Pilot Program for 2019, with up to 40 farmers permitted to grow up to 40 acres of the crop each.During this year's growing season, 20 farmers have been able to grow 20 acres apiece; so potentially the amount of land under...

Perth's Little Green Pharma has harvested what it says is the first crop of commercial-use medical cannabis grown in Australia, and the first legally-grown cannabis in the state of Western Australia.It was back in late December last year the privately-held company announced it was commencing cultivation at its...

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer has thrown his support behind the Hemp Farming Act of 2018.The bill for the Hemp Farming Act of 2018 was introduced last month by  U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and currently has ten co-sponsors, not including Mr. Schumer. The...

Hopes for Canadian-type medical cannabis clinics here in Australia have been dashed for The Hydroponics Company (ASX: THC).The Hydroponics Company Limited's  subsidiary had struck an IP licensing agreement with Canada's  National Access Cannabis to establish NAC's Canadian Clinic Model. However, after a visit from NAC's System Implementation manager it...

An appeal challenging the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA’s) "Establishment of New Drug Code for Marihuana Extract" has failed - but the battle isn't over yet.Back in 2016, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA’s) publishing of a Final Rule on the coding of marijuana extracts created confusion - was hemp-derived...

There's reportedly been a huge deal of interest in Wisconsin's industrial hemp pilot program, but also an unpleasant surprise for some prospective farmers.In March, we mentioned licensing applications were being accepted by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), following Governor Scott Walker signing Senate Bill 119...