Oversight of Michigan's hemp program could be handed over to the USDA as soon as early next year.In the USA, states are able to have their own industrial hemp programs, but if a state does not have a USDA-approved state plan then the standards of the USDA Hemp...

In Australia, a submission to the Select Committee on PFAS has extolled the virtues of hemp for cleaning up these persistent contaminants.PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a group of  more than 14,000 synthetic chemical compounds found nowhere else in nature that are resistant to degradation. These substances, often...

A study of thousands of men followed for decades has found no significant harmful effects of cannabis use on age-related cognitive decline.Given the prevalence of cannabis use, its potential association with cognitive decline has significant implications for public health. But any link to age-related cognitive decline hasn't been thoroughly...

In Australia, Queensland's Hemp Pet has received an Equitana Melbourne 2024 Business Award for its Performance Cookies for Horses.Equitana is the largest equestrian showcase in the Southern Hemisphere. Held every two years, this year it ran 14 - 17 November in Victoria's capital city.  The event's associated awards recognise...

Australia's Parliament will vote on a bill legalising cannabis for adult use late this month. It will face some stiff opposition.The proposed legislation, introduced by the Greens, would see a national agency given oversight of a commercial industry. The yet-to-be-created Cannabis Australia National Agency (CANA) would also set out...

The Maryland Department of Health has launched a tool that graphs the public health impacts of cannabis use in the state.Cannabis is legal for medical use and recreational use in Maryland. The state's medical program became operational in December 2017, while recreational sales began in July 1, 2023.Deputy Secretary...

A survey in New Zealand has revealed significant proportions of those using cannabis reported lower levels of alcohol and methamphetamine use.An online survey by Massey University researchers completed by 23,500 New Zealand respondents asked those who had used cannabis and any of eight other substances in the same six-month...

Moldova's government has approved amendments to regulations covering plants containing narcotic or psychotropic substances to allow for industrial hemp cultivation.The Republic of Moldova is a small land-locked Eastern European country situate in the north-eastern corner of the Balkans. With a population of around 2.5 million,  the economy's relies heavily...

Jerome, Idaho's Hempitecture has been awarded a bunch of bucks to build a hemp processing facility in Tennessee.In late October, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced USD $428 million in grants for 14 projects to accelerate domestic clean energy manufacturing in 15 US coal communities; part of the...

New research has found marijuana use during pregnancy in the USA is statistically significant - and many women may not be aware of associated risks.With cannabis now legal for recreational and/or medical use in most US states, it's well and truly out of the shadows and in the mainstream.A...