The University of Wisconsin-Madison and its partners are again seeking licensed producers to participate in on-farm hemp variety trials during the 2024 growing season through the Hemp Cultivar Check Program.Hemp might grow like a weed, but certain varieties perform better in different regions. In the US Midwest, as elsewhere,...
Results have been published from a small Australian study assessing the effect of cannabidiol (CBD) treatment on disease progression and survival in patients with advanced cancer.CBD has been subject to increasing research examining its potential for use across a broad range of diseases and conditions, including various forms of...
An Australian study of medicinal cannabis use indicates distinct demographic preferences between legally prescribed tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) products.A group of researchers primarily affiliated with the University of Sydney based their study on data collected from the CAMS-20 survey. Carried out by the University's Lambert Initiative in 2020/21,...
Dozens of current and former US law enforcement leaders have added their voices to the call for rescheduling marijuana.It's been 16 months since US President Joe Biden kick-started a review of how marijuana is scheduled under federal law. The agency he charged with the task of making a recommendation...
A bill making its way through Florida's House seeks to further tighten up regulations surrounding the state's booming hemp industry.In 2019, following hemp being federally legalized in the 2018 Farm Bill, Florida's legislature created the State Hemp Program authorizing the cultivation of hemp and sale of hemp extract...
Access & Prescribing (Australia & Global)
Victorian Medical Cannabis Patients Treated “Like Criminals”
Medical cannabis became legal in Australia in 2016. There are still significant hurdles for patients in Victoria (and elsewhere) 8 years on.On 24 February 2016, amendments to Australia's Narcotic Drugs Act were passed that in the words of the Federal Minister of Health at the time were "... the...
A study out of Canada's University of British Columbia suggests cannabis could be a useful tool for reducing crystal methamphetamine cravings.As in many other countries, Canada has been heavily impacted by illicit methamphetamine use. Previous research found the population-based rate of amphetamine-related emergency department visits in the country's province...
In some jurisdictions, legal hemp plants become marijuana and therefore illegal when THC concentrations are above 0.3% dry weight. Why this number?In the USA, industrial hemp is defined at a federal level as:"the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all...
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has issued a warning letter concerning the use of hemp-derived cannabinoids as food ingredients.The state's Attorney General’s Office issued an opinion letter on Delta 8 and other forms of THC in 2021, calling them illegal. Subsequent actions, such as...
An Australian study has found a cannabis extract called PHEC-66 has shown promise in slowing down melanoma cell growth and increasing cell death rates.Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that usually occurs on the parts of the body that have been overexposed to the sun. Left untreated, melanomas...
