Australian medical cannabis company Cann Group (ASX:CAN) has secured a contract with the Victorian Government for the supply of cannabis resin.The extract supplied to the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will be further purified and used to make a product to treat children with severe and intractable...

A new report forecasts Australia's medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp mark could be worth billions of dollars by 2028.The Oceania Cannabis Report by Prohibition Partners says the region is poised for big things on the global cannabis scene, with it estimated to be worth US$8.7 billion by 2028.For Australia...

The South Australian Government has announced there have been ten licences issued for the cultivation and processing of industrial hemp in the state.Ten licences may not sound like a huge number, but it wasn't that long ago the crop was entirely banned in the state; with South Australia the...

Theft of industrial hemp plants in the USA appears to be on the increase, and in one recent incident guns were reportedly involved.The Leaf Chronicle reports a farmer in Indian Mound, Tennessee gave chase to a group of heavily armed men that had been pilfering his plants -...

Cannabis has proven effective in treating some sufferers of Crohn's Disease, but the assumed reason it works has been thrown into doubt.Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines and may be accompanied by the development of ulcers and fistulae. There is no cure for the condition and...

Another hemp-based brew is hitting Australian shelves, Young Henrys and Afends Hemp IPA.It appears launching the beer hasn't been an easy task given Australia's strict laws on all things cannabis related. It was only relatively recently that a ban on hemp seed foods ended and there are a number...

Lawmakers and state leaders in Indiana gathered last week to debate the issue of medical marijuana - with both sides of the argument passionate on the topic.A couple of serious attempts have been made to legalise medical marijuana in the state, with the most recent getting close to being...

The North Dakota Department of Health has announced it will begin accepting medical cannabis patient and caregiver registrations on October 29.NDDoH's Division of Medical Marijuana says ID cards will initially be valid for a year and registration will cost USD $50. It expects the cards will be printed and...

New Jersey's Department of Health announced last week it is allowing dispensaries in the state to display pricing of their medical cannabis products online if they so wish.Health Commissioner Dr. Shereef Elnahal said the change was part of the Department's ongoing effort to make the state's program more consumer-friendly.“Medical...

Much of the buzz around changes to Canada's cannabis laws focus on recreational use of the plant, but industrial hemp growers across the country are set to benefit as well.Up until yesterday, the industrial hemp sector was operating under the nation's Industrial Hemp Regulations (IHR) that restricted use of...