New Zealand medical cannabis company Cannasouth Limited (NZX:CBD) has inked a binding term sheet with Eqalis Group New Zealand Limited concerning a 50:50 merger between the two companies.According to Cannasouth CEO Mark Lucas, when his company was discussing having Eqalis manufacturing Cannasouth medicinal cannabis products it became clear to...

Researchers from University of Sydney's Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics have launched a new Cannabis as Medicine survey (CAMS22) this week.The Cannabis as Medicine survey has been running every two years. It provides a snapshot of patterns of medical cannabis use among Australians, symptoms and conditions being treated or...

A bill aiming to see an increase in New York-grown industrial hemp being used in manufacturing and construction materials was recently signed into law.Senator Michelle Hinchey announced last week the signing of her bill (S8496) by Governor Kathy Hochul, which occurred with little fanfare a few weeks prior.The legislation...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded close to $5 million to a consortium for sustainable hemp fiber research.The consortium's collaborators, led by Tennessee State University (TSU), also includes the Tennessee Department of Agriculture and the Hemp Alliance of Tennessee. The project will seek to boost the production...

Myth-busting web site Snopes has weighed in on yet another celebrity CBD endorsement scam, this one involving Paul McCartney.If you spend any time looking into the cannabinoid cannabidiol, you've no doubt seen ads proclaiming various celebrities are using it, and so you should too. From the somewhat obscure celebs...

An enforcement deadline relating to THC concentration testing of hemp in the USA has been extended - again, and for a significant length of time.Any laboratory testing hemp for THC concentration under the USA's Domestic Hemp Production Program was required to be registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)...

MedReleaf Australia's subsidiary across the ditch has been granted a Medicinal Cannabis Supply Licence from the New Zealand Ministry of Health.The licence will enable MedReleaf NZ to acquire starting material, cannabis-based ingredients and medical cannabis products, including the import of such products into New Zealand. The company has also...

A study looking at medical marijuana legalization in the USA and its impact on opioid-related and pain-related outcomes revealed some interesting results.The cross-sectional study looked at records of tens of thousands of patients newly diagnosed with either breast, colorectal or lung cancer who were receiving anticancer treatment and lived...

Results of a survey relating to the use of Epidiolex (cannabidiol) oral solution in patients with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS) and Dravet Syndrome (DS) indicates improvement in patient outcomes.Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut syndromes are rare conditions appearing during the first year of life, characterised by frequent fever-related seizures. These seizures tend...

A recently released report from the United Nations Conference On Trade And Development provides an interesting snapshot of the industrial hemp industry.Released last week, the "Commodities At A Glance: Special issue on industrial hemp" looks at the various uses of the crop, production and trade statistics, and how developing...