In the U.S. state of Indiana, stores have been given 60 days to clear their shelves of cannabidiol products, particularly those containing THC.“Applicable law and opinions guide me to direct the Excise Police to perform normal, periodic regulatory spot checks of CBD oil products, focusing on those products which...

Australia's CSIRO will be hosting the Australian Industrial Hemp Conference in the Victorian city of Geelong between 28th February to 2nd March 2018.It's an exciting time for the hemp industry in Australia, particularly with the recent lifting of a ban on the sale of hemp seeds for food.The conference...

Previous Premier of the Australian state of New South Wales, Mike Baird, has reportedly become a patron of medical cannabis advocacy group, United In Compassion.The Daily Telegraph reported Mr. Baird said he became a "big believer" in medicinal cannabis after meeting the son of United In Compassion founder, Lucy...

Much has been happening in relation to Australia's nascent medical cannabis industry over the past week - here's a roundup of some of the developments.AusCannOn Monday, AusCann (ASX:AC8) announced its 50:50 joint venture in Chile, DayaCann, had secured its second cultivation licence in Chile, which now enables the operation...

In the Australian state of New South Wales,  a $6 million statewide advisory service aimed at supporting doctors will (hopefully) help some patients gain access to medical cannabis more rapidly.Announced by Minister for Health Brad Hazzard yesterday,  the NSW Medicinal Cannabis Advisory Service will start in January 2018 -...

The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy says it has received hundreds of applications for medical cannabis dispensaries - but less than 20% will receive the coveted permit.The Board finished accepting applications for dispensary licenses on Friday last week and said it received 370 applications - but only 60...

It's expected that the U.S. state of Maryland's medical cannabis program will be fully implemented within a "few weeks" - but medicines may be thin on the ground.It's been a long road to get to this point. The program was signed into law in 2014, then in late 2015,...

Australia's MGC Pharmaceuticals has announced a definitive supply agreement that will see its first epilepsy medicine in the hands of Australian patients.The company has inked a deal with Australian pharmaceutical distributor HL Pharma to bring MGC's cannabidiol and tetrahydrocannabinol based CannEpil to the land down under.While MGC is an...

Headlines of stories claiming the world's first reported "cannabis overdose death" have jumped to conclusions.As with any substance, cannabis isn't without potential health issues; but the number of confirmed overdose deaths that have been attributed to marijuana are very low - in fact, zero.However, the internet was buzzing a...

Canada's Aurora Cannabis has announced it has submitted a proposal to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of CanniMed Therapeutics Inc.Already a giant of medical cannabis, the company is looking to get even bigger. The acquisition would see it become a global leader in the cannabis...