A report detailing the current marijuana landscape in Oklahoma reveals eye popping - and some disturbing - figures.Medical marijuana became legal in Oklahoma in 2018, but recreational use is still illegal. Even so, since medical legalization the industry has, to put it mildly, flourished - as have illegal cultivation...

Results of a recent systematic review and meta-analysis of cannabidiol's (CBD's) efficacy in reducing seizure frequency in patients with pharmacoresistant epilepsy were encouraging, but further research is needed.Epilepsy affects an estimated 50 million people around the world. Beyond seizures, it can cause serious impairments for some individuals with the...

Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers recently announced his fight against illegal or unlawful synthetic THC would be expanding.Last Friday, the AG said cease and desist letters relating to 104 retail locations in the state's capital Omaha had been sent out. The letters followed purchases by investigators from the Douglas...

Well, that didn't last long. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a knee-jerk ban on cannabis foods is to be withdrawn.Nearly three weeks ago, South African Minister of Health Dr. Pakishe Aaron Motsoaledi slipped in new regulations under the country’s Foodstuffs, Cosmetics, and Disinfectants Act (1972)  prohibiting the...

University of South Australia researchers report having succeeded in significantly boosted solubility of cannabidiol (CBD) and improving its absorption in the gastrointestinal tract.A non-intoxicating cannabinoid, cannabidiol is being pursued and used for the management and treatment of a wide range of conditions. Among the challenges in its use is...

Hemp-Connect Forum 2025, to be held June 25 - 27 in Melbourne, will highlight the growing opportunities within the hemp construction materials sector.Organised by the Australian Hemp Council (AHC) in collaboration with the Australian Industrial Hemp Alliance (AIHA) and La Trobe University, the Forum will focus on the development...

The CEO of Penington Institute has written to several Australian premiers and chief ministers, urging them to fix road laws for medical cannabis users.In most Australian states and territories, it is an offence to drive with any detectable level of the intoxicating cannabinoid THC in your bloodstream, regardless of...

Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick has welcomed the bipartisan passage of Senate Bill 3, seeking to ban all forms of the intoxicating cannabinoid THC in Texas.In December last year Lt. Gov.  Patrick announced his support of Senator Charles Perry's Senate Bill 3, blasting retailers exploiting loopholes to sell what...

A semi-synthetic cannabinoid, hexahydrocannabinol (HHC), is now covered under Schedule II of the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances.The CND is the policymaking body of the United Nations tasked with drug control and other related issues. It monitors the drug situation globally, develops strategies and recommends measures.At the sixty-eighth session...

Recent amendments made by Health Canada to cannabis regulations aim to reduce regulatory burden, support diversity and competition within the industry; while maintaining public health and public safety objectives.On March 12, new rules amending certain regulations concerning cannabis came into force for license holders, in the biggest shake-up to...