Missouri's Department of Agriculture last week announced recipients of grant funding to support expansion of industrial hemp fiber processing capacity in the state.Four local businesses were awarded funding from a pot of $700,000 earmarked by the Missouri General Assembly to help build the state's industrial hemp fiber processing infrastructure."Increased...
Two U.S. Representatives have introduced a bipartisan resolution urging the United Nations to remove cannabis from Schedule 1 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961.Reps. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) are also urging the UN to treat cannabis as an agricultural commodity. In the USA,...
NZ's Greenfern Industries say it is the first New Zealand medicinal cannabis company to be awarded B Corp certification.So, what is a "B Corp"?It's a designation indicating a company is meeting high standards of verified performance, accountability and transparency in various aspects; balancing profit with purpose. By achieving a...
The latest update from Project Twenty21 indicates the initiative is still mulling over changes to medical cannabis pricing.Project Twenty21 was launched in 2019 in the UK to establish a large body of evidence concerning the efficacy and tolerability of medical cannabis, and to see medical cannabis access on the...
A new public-private partnership bringing together universities with hemp industry participants will help address challenges faced by the USA's hemp sector.Last week, the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) announced it was committing up to $2.5 million to establish the Hemp Research Consortium, with other members kicking...
Pennsylvania Senator Judy Schwank announced last week she will soon be tabling legislation that would see hemp permitted in animal feed.In the USA, animal feed is regulated at a federal level by the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine (FDA-CVM). The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) is the...
Barristers can now swap their horse hair wigs for a custom-made eco-friendly hemp version. But it will cost a bit.The formal wig worn by barristers has been a tradition for centuries in a number of countries. Usually made from horse hair over the last couple of hundred years, this...
Australia's Cann Group Limited's (ASX: CAN) medical cannabis production facility near Mildura in Victoria has reached practical completion according to the company.Cann Group says the Mildura facility is Australia's most technologically advanced large-scale medicinal cannabis cultivation and production facility; boasting a closed system micro climate-controlled glasshouse and various integrated...
There's (finally) movement at the station for Australian medical cannabis company Cannatrek's ambitious project in the state of Victoria.Back in 2019, Cannatrek secured planning permission for a major medical cannabis facility in Victoria's Shepparton region. In 2020, the venture received Major Project Status from the Federal Government; which provides...
Another Australian company eyeing the country's low-dose, prescription-free cannabidiol market is clinical-stage biotech company Emyria Limited (ASX: EMD).Last year we reported Australia’s Cann Group (ASX:CAN) inked an agreement in relation to Emyria’s EMD-003 drug development program for the potential registration of a Schedule 3, over-the-counter (CBD) medicine in...
