The removal of signatures supporting a medical cannabis initiative in Missouri means the issue may not appear on the November ballot.An initiative spearheaded by New Approach Missouri would empower state-licensed physicians in Missouri to determine who will benefit from medical cannabis. It would also allow for limited and regulated patient...

In June, we wrote that Cayman Islands Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin gave a big green light to medical cannabis and that the issue was being pursued with a sense of urgency.The Cayman News Service reports progress has been delayed, with patients waiting more than nine months for the promised...

The CEO of a large medical cannabis company in the USA states he was denied insurance because of his association with the industry.In December last year we reported participants in the USA's burgeoning medicinal marijuana sector were having problems with gaining access to basic financial services. At that point,...

After a long wait, Minnesota patients with intractable pain are now able to access medical cannabis; bringing much needed relief.The adding of intractable pain has been a hard fought battle, one that looked to be lost at one point. In November last year, an eight-member panel appointed by Minnesota's...

Boston's first medical marijuana dispensary opened earlier this week, years after legislation allowing dispensaries was signed into law in Massachusetts.Patriot Care Corporation, subsidiary of national marijuana company Columbia Care LLC, has established the dispensary in downtown Boston."Being the first dispensary permitted to open in the City of Boston is a...

The Australian Capital Territory's Assistant Health Minister has announced it will join other states in establishing a medical cannabis scheme.According to a press release, the decision follows Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration recent move to reschedule cannabis from schedule 9 to schedule 8; changing it from a prohibited substance...

It appears that if a vote for the next U.S. President were to occur right now, the USA's cannabis industry would likely elect Hillary Clinton.According to a survey carried out by Marijuana Business Daily late last month of more than 700 industry executives and professionals, 43% would choose Hillary...

As of today, doctors in the Australian state of New South Wales will have a greater number of medical cannabis preparations to select from when prescribing for patients.Just days after the state received Federal government go-ahead for its pilot cannabis cultivation program, NSW Premier Mike Baird announced changes in...

Food Standards Australia New Zealand has finally given food made from the seeds of low THC hemp its stamp of approval - and is now calling for feedback on its proposal to finally permit the sale of such goods.Australia and New Zealand are the last two countries in the...

The Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland are moving ahead in their efforts to make cannabis a mainstream form of medicine.In Queensland, the Palaszczuk Government has inked a deal that will see UK-based pharmaceutical company GW Pharmaceuticals run a new research program for cannabis-based medicines for children...