Growing industrial hemp will be made legal in six of Thailand's northern provinces over the next year as part of the nation's drug reform agenda.According to the Bangkok Post, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board's (ONCB's) Secretary-General, Sirinya Sitdhichai, said farmers in 15 districts in Chiang Mai, Chiang...

It's still a few months before a medical cannabis program is up and running in Maryland, USA; but scammers are busy attempting to fleece prospective patients.The Baltimore Sun reports scams include bogus pre-approval for the program and fake marijuana card offers that prey on desperate people wanting to access...

The Arthritis Society has announced the recipient of another medical cannabis research grant, this one involving the use of oral cannabinoids in the management of fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is an incurable, chronic condition that causes pain in the muscles and bones, poor sleep and fatigue; plus a variety of other symptoms...

Cancer patients in Sydney and Newcastle are currently being screened for potential participation in Australia’s first clinical trial of vaporised medical cannabis flower bud.Approximately 30 adult advanced cancer patients at a number of hospitals will be involved initially, and the program could expand to up to 250 patients across...

A slew of changes to medicinal cannabis legislation in the U.S. state of Michigan now in effect will provide access to a greater range of cannabis medicines.As we mentioned back in September after the related bills passed the Michigan House, while the new rules will offer patients more choices,...

The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy and the State Medical Board have published proposed medicinal cannabis dispensary and physician rules.The proposed medical marijuana dispensary rules (PDF) state up to 40 licenses will be available for establishments initially, but additional licenses may be issued based on factors such as...

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA's) recent publishing of a Final Rule on the coding of marijuana extracts created panic recently. Various reports stoked fears that as a result, cannabidiol (CBD) was banned.According to the Hemp Industries Association, it isn't so."HIA has carefully reviewed this with our legal advisors...

The vast majority of Mexico's Senate has supported a bill that opens the way to a much broader legal use of medical cannabis in the country.The senators voted 98-7 in favour of the bill, which now must also be passed by Mexico's lower house in order to become law."After...

The dust may have settled somewhat after the U.S. elections, but anxiety over the future in the USA's cannabis industry continues.As we mentioned earlier, President-elect Donald Trump appears to support medical cannabis and says he is happy for the states to self-determine on the issue. Unfortunately, he has nominated...

There are now close to 3,000 active marijuana business licenses in Colorado, USA, according to a recently released market report on the state's cannabis sector.The report was authored by University of Denver's Assistant Professor Paul Seaborn, from DU’s Daniels College of Business.“When recreational marijuana was legalized in January 2014,...