The Australian Federal Government has provided a $466,000 grant to the University of Melbourne to fund research into therapeutic cannabinoid selection and extraction methods.UoM's research will be carried out in partnership with Under The Tree BioPharmaceuticals (UTT BioPharma), a company with an office in Melbourne specialising in the research...

The term "marijuana" in relation to its medicinal use is making lawmakers in Hawaii so uncomfortable, there's a Bill in the works to change the word in any related legislation to "cannabis".The word has its roots dating back to the late 1800's and was derived from the Mexican-Spanish words...

After reportedly stating New Zealand doesn't want a medical cannabis industry, New Zealand Prime Minister appears to have stirred up a hornet's nest.Speaking to The AM Show on early this week, the PM said there was already a legal route for patients to access cannabis medicines, made a little...

It seems in the Australian state of South Australia, there's not a single doctor with broad medical cannabis “approved prescriber” status as yet.The reason behind this isn't so much doctors not wanting to prescribe it, but having to jump through so many hoops to do so - and not...

A Bill to enable the cultivation of industrial hemp in South Australia  passed the State Parliament’s Upper House last Wednesday.Industrial Hemp Bill 2016 was originally introduced in November last year. In February, the South Australian Government announced it would support the legislation.The vote last Wednesday was unanimous and the...

A U.S. plant biotech company has announced it has been successful in growing a strain of industrial hemp plants that have zero levels of the psychoactive cannabinoid tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).While industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa) is generally quite low in THC (<1%), the fact the compound is present is one of...

Canada's Resolve Digital Health has just raised $5 million in a Series A round to further the development of its medical cannabis vaping device.The Breeze system consists of single use Smartpods containing cannabis bud or oil that are inserted into an advanced vaping device. The company says their cannabis...

Hyposalivation and xerostomia, also known as cannabis dry mouth syndrome or cottonmouth, is a common side effect for some medical marijuana users.Contrary to popular belief, it's not just smoking medicinal cannabis that can cause it - other delivery methods such as tinctures are known to still create the effect...

Laws have been changed in the Australian state of Queensland to allow authorised parties to supply seeds for the nation's medical cannabis supply chain.While industrial hemp has been legally cultivated in Queensland for some time, growers have been unable to supply seed for the nation's medical cannabis sector....

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has finally approved variations to the Food Safety Code that would allow the sale of hemp seed products as a food in both countries - but there will still be a wait and some remaining barriers to overcome.Australia and New Zealand  have the...