Thailand has taken another step forward in embracing medicinal cannabis with an agreement signed for a new research centre.A memorandum of understanding between the country's Public Health Ministry and a subsidiary of Amara Asia, RxLeaf World Medica, has been signed for establishing what's been dubbed the International Medical Cannabis...

At its 2021 Hemp Business Summit held last week, the USA's National Industrial Hemp Council (NIHC) announced plans to roll out a pilot program to improve hemp CBD product testing and labelling.Popularity of cannabidiol continues to grow in the USA - it's being used in all sorts...

University of Queensland's commercialisation arm UniQuest has granted a Canadian company rights to use UQ's intra-nasal cannabinoid delivery technology.The technology, called Sol-Gel,  was developed by UQ's School of Pharmacy's Dr Harendra Parekh and his team. Sol-Gel  is a liquid solution at room temperature that becomes a gel when in...

A development application for a medical cannabis cultivation facility in New South Wales' Bathurst region has been lodged with Bathurst Regional Council.The proposed site located at Watton, around 23 kilometres from the heart of Bathurst, would be used to grow medical cannabis in a greenhouse environment, along with processing...

Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) says changes for ‘unapproved’ medicinal cannabis products will remove some red tape and further improve patient access.Among the changes to kick in from November 22, medicinal cannabis product sponsors will no longer be required to submit a declaration of compliance with TGO 93 to...

Sustainable Nutrition Group Ltd (ASX:TSN) has partnered with Australian Plant Proteins to develop its own hemp seed derived protein concentrate and isolate.Sustainable Nutrition Group isn't a new player in the hemp game - it was formerly known Australian Primary Hemp before a name change last month.Under the agreement with...

Mississippi patients hoping on a green light for the state's medical marijuana program before year's end are likely to be disappointed.The situation to date:In 2020, the state's lawmakers put together a ballot initiative to legalise medical cannabis - and 69.2% of voters supported it in November last year.  But...

They say better late than never, but in the case of making medical cannabis available locally to West Virginia patients, wow.It was way back in April 2017 when West Virginia Governor Jim Justice signed a bill into law creating the state's Medical Cannabis Act. Under the Act, appropriately certified patients...

While a challenging year on many fronts, the CBD market in the USA remains relatively healthy.According to Brightfield Group's latest US CBD Market Industry Update, the US hemp-derived CBD market is expected to hit $4.7 billion in retail sales in 2021, a modest increase of 2.5% on sales last...

Australia's Little Green Pharma and Southern Cross University are partnering for a study on treating fibromyalgia syndrome with medical cannabis.Fibromyalgia is chronic condition accompanied by symptoms including widespread pain in the muscles and bones. Its impacts can be anything from uncomfortable to debilitating for sufferers and conventional medications such...