One of the first actions of Michigan's Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) was to withdraw a plan from its predecessor to allow hemp derived cannabinoids to be processed into THC.Hemp by legal definition is very low in THC - 0.3 per cent or less in the USA. Above this and...
Grissom Air Reserve Base has reminded personnel ingesting or applying hemp in all its forms and in any quantities is off-limits.Opened in 1942, Grissom Air Reserve Base is one of only five Air Force Reserve Command bases in the USA. It's also home to The 434th Air Refueling Wing,...
In the Australian state of Victoria, the Andrews Government has announced funding for a multi-million-dollar medical cannabis facility.The support under the Regional Jobs Fund will be provided to Cannatrek's project near Shepparton in the northeast of the state. The first phase involves a high-tech 1.5-hectare outdoor grow area, with...
Figures from Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration indicate the agency is being kept busy with SAS Category B approvals for medicinal cannabis.Australia's Special Access Scheme (SAS) enables access to therapeutic goods such as medicinal cannabis not included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG). These are considered “unapproved” therapeutic...
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin recently signed a couple of cannabis related bills into law - including one targeting delta-8 THC.The popularity of intoxicating delta-8 THC - and other "new" deltas - has proved to be a thorny issue for many states as the compounds can be created by manipulating...
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Medical Cannabis Edibles Could Be On The Menu In Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Senator Dan Laughlin announced last week he is to introduce legislation to expand medical cannabis options in the state to include edibles.Pennsylvania has a pretty robust medical cannabis program, with more than 400,000 Pennsylvanians holding an active patient certification - that's equivalent to around 3% of the entire...
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Kentucky Governor Impatient With Medical Marijuana Progress
Frustrated by the recent lack of forward movement on legalising medical marijuana, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear says he may consider an executive order to get things moving in his state.The Kentucky House gave the green light to legalizing medical marijuana in the state last month with a 59-34 vote...
NZ medicinal cannabis grower Puro has scored an NZD $13 million government grant to go towards "turbocharging" the country's local industry.Running from 2022 to 2027, the $32 million initiative - Puro is kicking in the balance - will see the company develop production systems, support skills and training, and...
US Navy personnel need to think twice before taking a swig of a recently launched Pepsi Rockstar energy drink.In February this year Pepsico unveiled Rockstar Unplugged, and among its ingredients is hemp seed oil. This is not the same stuff as what has quite often been referred to as...
US researchers are another step closer to accessing a wider range of cannabis material for their important studies.Up until relatively recently, the University of Mississippi was the only show in town for sourcing federally approved cannabis cultivated for research purposes. The quality of that cannabis had been criticised at...
