The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced late last week approval has been granted for the use of 10 pesticide products on hemp.Hemp is a pretty hardy crop, but it isn't indestructible. There are quite a few hemp pests that can reduce its fibre or cannabinoid yield, or kill...
New regulations were released in New Zealand on Wednesday enabling the local cultivation and manufacture of medicinal cannabis products."These regulations put in place the infrastructure that allows us to locally grow, manufacture and provide quality medicinal cannabis products that are intended to make a real difference to people living...
The USA's Department of Agriculture has extended the comment period for the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program.Released in late October, the interim final rule comment period was to last for 60 days, but USDA has extended this to January 29, 2020 in order to allow stakeholders additional time to...
The application process for medical cannabis growers, processors, dispensaries and laboratories in West Virginia (finally) kicks off on Thursday local time.Applications can be lodged online only and the application period will end on February 18, 2020 - no additional submissions will be accepted after that time.“This is a key...
Bod Australia Limited (ASX: BDA) announced last week a research collaboration with the University of South Australia to further research of Bod’s MediCabilis product.Bod and UniSA’s School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences' research will assist in ongoing product development and provide information for clinical practice and future research."This collaboration...
Australian philanthropists Barry and Joy Lambert have been bestowed with Honorary Fellowships from the University of Sydney for their support of medicinal cannabis research.It's a topic that's very close to their hearts. Their granddaughter Katelyn has Dravet Syndrome, a form of epilepsy previously known as severe myoclonic epilepsy of...
A recently released study has found bees really like hemp - and it seems the taller the variety, the better.Researchers from Cornell University's Department of Entomology made repeated sweep net collections of bees visiting hemp flowers on eleven farms in the Finger Lakes region of New York state and...
The Texas Hemp Program outline has been sent to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for approval.Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Commissioner Sid Miller said he anticipates the USDA will approve the plan quickly, a necessary step before TDA can start granting licences. The USDA has 60 days to...
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo yesterday signed legislation into law establishing a regulatory framework for the production and sale of hemp and hemp extract in the state."The hemp industry in New York is exploding and with that growth comes a responsibility to regulate the industry in a way...
In the Australian state of Victoria, Canadian medicinal cannabis company MediPharm Labs has opened the initial phases of its specialised extraction facility in Wonthaggi.MediPharm Labs' facility, which will be capable of processing up to 75 tonnes of cannabis into resin annually, will work in partnership with more than 50...
