Medical cannabis company Cronos Australia Limited announced this week it has changed its name to Vitura Health Limited.The company says that since its merger with CDA Health Pty Ltd., it has been busy integrating the two businesses into one company. Adoption of the new name reflects the vision, values...
Australian medical cannabis company Medlab Clinical Ltd (ASX:MDC) announced on Tuesday it had received an export permit from the Australian Office of Drug Control (ODC) for a CBD and THC based medicine.The export permit is in relation to NanaDol, which is a spray containing 9.62 mg/mL of cannabidiol (CBD) ...
A new report analysing the effectiveness of state medical cannabis programs finds most are falling short in fulfilling needs of patients.The USA's first medical cannabis law passed in 1996 in California. Today, 48 states have such laws. But the nature and efficacy of programs varies greatly between states. Americans...
Population-wise, it's a tiny nation. But even the Cook Islands government is considering making medical cannabis legal.The Cook Islands is a self-governing country with strong ties to New Zealand. It's made up of 15 islands with a total land area of just 237square kilometres - but they are spread...
The vast majority of Texans are supportive of legislation that would make marijuana legal in the state for a wide variety of treatments.Medicinal cannabis in the Lone Star state is accessible via the Compassionate Use Program (CUP) administered by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). Under the program,...
CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy researchers suggest medical cannabis could help patients on long-term opioid treatment to lower their dosages.The use and abuse of opioids, legally acquired and otherwise, continue to pose a major challenge in the USA - so much so that the situation...
Continuing its support of Pennsylvania's hemp sector, another $200,000 in grants have been awarded by the state's agricultural department - and there's more to come.With the exception of prohibition in the 20th and early 21st centuries, hemp has played an important role in Pennsylvania since at least the late...
In a world-first trial, scientists at the University of Sydney will be investigating if cannabidiol (CBD) is safe and effective in reducing neuropathic pain in people with spinal cord injury.Persistent neuropathic pain is a common feature of spinal cord injury, characterised by a stabbing, burning or numbing sensation. Depending...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has begun publishing what will be a weekly report on the nation's hemp sector.The National Hemp Report, to be issued each Wednesday, contains national and regional advertised retail prices of selected hemp products, plus volumes and cost, insurance, and...
Coming under increasing pressure to finally implement cannabidiol regulations, the USA's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now says it's not in position to do so.After faffing about for years on the issue of regulating CBD in food and supplements, the situated started to come to a head recently when...
