The number of registered medical marijuana patients in the U.S state of New Mexico has increased by more than 56% compared to last year.According to statistics from the New Mexico Department of Health, 50,954 patients were registered by the end of March, compared to 32,175 in January last year....

Two Australian paediatricians  from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne have called for trials of medical cannabis in children with psychiatric or behavioral conditions such as autism, saying the need is urgent.Dr Daryl Efron and Dr Jeremy Freeman say psychotropic medications are the most frequently prescribed medications by...

A new U.S. national poll has revealed 80% of respondents between the ages of 50 and 80 support allowing medical marijuana if it’s recommended by a physician.The National Poll on Healthy Aging, conducted in a nationally representative sample of 2,007 Americans, found that just six percent of  respondents noted...

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced yesterday that more than 60 new farms and businesses have been granted permits to participate in the state's industrial hemp program.It's a big step up from the 2017 season, when 20 research partners were permitted to grow and research the crop.Approximately 3,500...

Industrial hemp legislation that had already been passed by Kansas's Senate, passed the state's House 123-1 last week.Sponsored by Senator Dan Kerschen, who is also a farmer, Senate Bill 263 would enact the Alternative Crop Research Act, enabling the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) to grow and cultivate industrial...

Australian company CannPal Animal Therapeutics Limited (ASX:CP1) has announced it has received the first import of its first medical cannabis oil formulation, and dosing of dogs is expected to begin this week.The oils, which arrived at CannPal's purpose-built research facility in Sydney, will be used in the clinical phase...

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has announced major reforms to the state's medicinal marijuana program to make it more patient-friendly.In January this year, Governor Murphy ordered a review of the state’s program, with a goal of building on it and improving access to cannabis medicines.Rather than being a drawn out...

Legislation to be introduced by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would see hemp recognised as an agricultural commodity and removed from the federal list of controlled substances.While the Hemp Farming Act of 2018 has been designed by Senator McConnell and Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles to benefit...

Malta has joined the growing list of nations allowing for the use of medical cannabis, a move that has been generally welcomed by pro-cannabis patient support groups in the country.LovinMalta reports amendments to the somewhat unfortunately named Drug Dependence Act (Treatment not Imprisonment) were passed last Friday by Malta's...

U.S. President Trump's signing of an omnibus funding bill late last week extends projection for state medical marijuana programs, but doesn't properly solve the issue.An omnibus spending bill is an umbrella document containing smaller regular appropriations bills. It basically funds the government, with conditions attached, and it's always a...