New rules in Virginia cracking down on hemp-derived cannabinoids will remain in place (for now) after a request for a preliminary injunction was rejected by a federal judge.While hemp by legal definition is low in naturally occurring tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), it can be created by manipulating another cannabinoid hemp can...
Congressman Earl Blumenauer, who has played a major role in cannabis-related reform efforts in the USA, has announced he will not seek re-election.“For fifty years, I have served in elected office at every level—as a State Legislator, Multnomah County Commissioner, Portland City Council member, and for 27 years as...
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Victorian Petition Seeks Medical Cannabis Driving Exemption
A petition urging the conditional exemption of medicinal cannabis patients from the Australian state of Victoria's drug-driving laws has been sponsored by Legalise Cannabis Victoria MP David Ettershank.In most Australian states, including Victoria, it is illegal to for a person to operate a motor vehicle with any amount of...
The USA's Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research’s (FFAR's) Hemp Research Consortium has provided grants to Cornell University to support a long-term hemp breeding program.US hemp growers have been somewhat limited in the choices of hemp varieties they can grow. And with most being strains cultivated in Canada or...
They say the third time's the charm - and the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) will certainly be hoping this is the case.Medical marijuana finally became legal in the state after the Governor Kay Ivey signed Senate Bill 46 in 2021, which also set up the AMCC. After developing...
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Althea Cannabis Medicine Approved For Reimbursement In Ireland
Australia's Althea Group Holdings Limited (ASX:AGH) has announced another of its cannabis medicines has been approved for patient reimbursement in Ireland.Althea states the Republic of Ireland’s Primary Care Reimbursement Service has approved the company's THC20:CBD1 formulation, making it free of charge for Irish patients being treated for CINV -...
Results from a very recent survey in the USA indicate employers need to keep up with the times regarding cannabis use among employees.In September, EO Care surveyed 1,027 qualified respondents from states where medicinal and/or recreational cannabis is legal on their use of and views on cannabis. All qualifying...
How cannabis use affects patients undergoing immunotherapy is to be the focus of a new study led by a University at Buffalo psychologist.Immunotherapy is a treatment that assists the body's immune system to fight cancer instead of killing cancer cells; as is the case in chemotherapy and radiotherapy. In...
At the start of October, a medicinal cannabis product used in the management of multiple sclerosis became eligible for reimbursement in Ireland.Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic illness affecting the central nervous system where a patient's immune system eats away at myelin, which is the protective covering of nerves....
The relationship between smoking marijuana and COVID-19 outcomes was examined in a recent study.Analysing data from the USA's National Inpatient Sample, researchers studied 322,214 patients over 18 years of age who had been admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of COVID. Of those, 2,603 were marijuana users.Based on univariate...
