The University of Southern Queensland is collaborating with research and industry partners across Australia and overseas to investigate hemp's potential.UniSQ is spearheading an initiative to gain funding to form a Cooperative Research Centre for hemp – the hemp CRC. The Australian Government's CRC Program was established in 1990 and...

The USA's National Industrial Hemp Council of America (NIHC) is urging the FDA to approve hemp seed as an animal feed ingredient.Various studies have indicated hemp could be a valuable stock feed. For example, in September we reported on an Oregon State University study that found spent hemp...

A new facility to produce fiber from hemp and other agricultural products is to set up shop in the US state of Virginia.The green rush in the USA has mainly been centred around cannabidiol (CBD), which resulted in a glut. Now more attention is being paid to hemp fiber,...

While the exact circumstances are yet to be confirmed, it appears someone thought it would be a good idea to hand out cannabis edibles to kids on Halloween when he ran out of conventional treats.The potential for intoxicating cannabis candies winding up in children's trick or treat bags has...

There was an uptick in revenue for Australia's Ecofibre (ASX:EOF) for the first quarter of the current financial year.The company reported for the three months ended 30 September 2022 unaudited revenue reached $8.2m, an 11% increase on the prior quarter and up 3% on the prior corresponding period.Ecofibre CEO...

The 2018 Farm Bill left the barn door open for dangerous and intoxicating forms of hemp says the the California Cannabis Industry Association (CCIA).The CCIA has released a white paper it says details the dangers associated with the growing number of increasingly intoxicating products currently being sold as “hemp”...

In another step towards accelerating its cannabis economy, Thailand is dropping some restrictions on the importation of cannabis seeds.Thai PBS World, the English news website of the Thai Public Broadcasting Service, reported on the weekend the Country's Department of Agriculture says "cannabis and hemp seeds"* can now be imported...

A majority of Alabama voters continue to support medicinal marijuana, and a good thing too considering it's on its way for the state - but not for a while yet.Polling data released Tuesday by the recently formed Alabama Medical Cannabis Association (AMCA) showed 79% of respondents favor legal, medical...

A study of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients indicates generally positive self-reported results in relation to cannabis used medicinally.The term IBD generally covers two conditions; Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis - although patients may be diagnosed with IBD unclassified when it isn’t clear if they have either. A less...

Recently published results from a study carried out in 2020 suggests cannabis users may experience more pain post-surgery than those who don't.The findings,  presented at the Anesthesiology 2022 annual meeting, are based on analysis of the records of 34,521 adult patients who had undergone elective surgeries at Cleveland Clinic...