U.S. Senator Charles (Chuck) E. Schumer has urged the USA's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to get cracking on issuing guidance on cannabidiol extracted from hemp.Senator Schumer played an important role in the legalising of hemp in the USA at a federal level, backing the Hemp Farming Act of...

The government of Gibraltar has legalised the wider use of medical cannabis products; but only for use in a limited range of circumstances and conditions.Gibraltar is tiny a British Overseas Territory located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula. Occupying an area of just 6.7 km2, it is...

A recent poll indicates 44% of Americans are less likely to use cannabidiol products after learning the FDA is yet to implement consumer protection standards relating to CBD. But the situation is complicated.The poll of 1,000 registered voters, carried out for the Natural Products Association (NPA), was conducted during...

The US hemp industry is eagerly awaiting rules being developed by the USDA - and they may not be far off.After hemp was legalised in the 2018 Farm Bill, the USDA was charged with the task of creating rules and developing a system in which states can submit plans...

The Federal and ACT Attorney-Generals are continuing to duel over the Australian Capital Territory's new cannabis laws.Last month, the ACT passed legislation legalising small quantities of cannabis for personal use; which may also be of some assistance to medicinal cannabis users. The legislation is due to kick in on...

It looks as though many hemp farmers in the USA have been facing an uphill battle in protecting their crops from pests - the two-legged kind.It wasn't that long ago news of hemp theft wasn't all that common, but with so many states now permitting cultivating the crop and harvest...

There's been plenty of cannabis-related activity in Australia recently - the legal kind - here's some of what's been happening on the Australian cannabusiness scene over the past week. MGC Pharmaceuticals A European company but ASX listed, MGC Pharmaceuticals (ASX:MGC) announced this week it had reached 600 patient prescriptions across the...

In Australia, the New South Wales Government is plowing $3 million into a $10 million medicinal cannabis industry study to be carried out at a secret location in the state.The study is a collaborative affair involving the NSW and Australian Federal Governments, Cann Group Ltd, Aglive, Southern Cross University...

A clinical trial will get under way in the UK next year to study the effectiveness of cannabidiol in treating hallucinations and delusions in patients living with Parkinson's Disease.Parkinson's Disease (PD) impacts the nervous system; damaging nerve cells in a part of the brain that produces dopamine. While Parkinson's...

More Victorian children will have access to medicinal cannabis as a result of an expansion to the Andrews Labor Government’s compassionate access scheme.Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos announced the scheme would be increased from 60 to 90 places for children with intractable epilepsy - epilepsy where conventional treatments fail...