Western Australia's hemp industry moved forward another step last week with the first processing of hemp seed grown in the state. The West Australian reports  Forest Grove hemp farmer Steve Thomas's  crop was the first to be processed by the recently commissioned machinery, which was imported by Mr. Thomas and...

The little cannabis company that could continues to do so - Australia's Little Green Pharma (ASX:LGP) has been granted a medical cannabis licence boost. The Perth, Western Australia based company announced Australia's Office of Drug Control (ODC) has granted Little Green Pharma an expansion to its current Medicinal Cannabis Licence...

The USA's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is again inviting submissions on CBD and cannabis products generally to assist it in the preparation of regulations. As we mentioned earlier this week, the FDA said it was to take new steps to provide a public and transparent way for new information...

MGC Pharmaceuticals (ASX:MXC) announced on Monday it had commenced a trial in Australia of a medicine aimed at treating the symptoms of dementia. The incidence of dementia in Australia, as elsewhere, is growing as a result of improvements in medical care allowing us to live longer. The Australian Government’s Health...

The United Nations' Commission on Narcotic Drugs last week decided to put off an important vote on scheduling recommendations related to cannabis. It decided to instead vote at its reconvened sixty-third session in December 2020, "in order to preserve the integrity of the international scheduling system". It seems some delegations...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has provided an update to Congress on where it's at on evaluation of cannabidiol (CBD) products. It still has plenty of questions. The agency says it is still concerned by the fact some Americans mistakenly believe CBD products generally have been evaluated to be...

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is facing an onslaught of complaints over how medical marijuana licences were issued. DHSS finalised its review of medical marijuana cultivation applications in December last year after receiving thousands of applications  for cultivation, dispensary, manufacturing and testing laboratory licenses by the August...

The Ohio Department of Agriculture Hemp Program has begun accepting license applications from prospective cultivators and processors for this year's growing season. Around this time a year ago, Ohio was one of only nine U.S states left to enact hemp legislation allowing its production. Then in August last year Governor...

UK patients being prescribed cannabis-based medicines should start seeing improvements in availability of imported products soon. Most cannabis medicines used in the UK are imported. The red tape involved with getting them into the country means it can take extended periods before they wind up in the hands of patients....

A preliminary study to be presented at an upcoming American Academy of Neurology conference claims teens with epilepsy treated with pharmaceutical CBD fared better than those using "artisanal" cannabidiol. "Artisanal" refers to a product made in a traditional or non-mechanized way. Artisanal cannabidiol is manufactured outside of what would be...