Missouri Senator Brian Munzlinger will be a happy chappy after his Bill to enable a pilot industrial hemp cultivation program in the state passed late last week. SB 547 passed 29-3 Thursday and subsequently headed to Missouri's House where it had its first reading. As we mentioned in January, currently industrial...

As part of expanding industrial hemp cultivation in the U.S. state of Illinois, legislation is in the works to also see the plant struck from the state's noxious weeds list - and distance it further from its cousin. Currently, laws in Illinois only allow the cultivation of hemp by universities...

Australian ASX-listed MGC Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX: MXC) has launched a nutraceutical product line called, wait for it... MGC Nutraceuticals. The term nutraceutical is a portmanteau of the words nutrition and pharmaceutical. However, nutraceuticals differ from pharmaceuticals in that  they are often regulated as dietary supplements and food additives rather than...

In the U.S. state of Virginia,  Governor Ralph Northam has signed a bill into law that builds on the affirmative defense for possession of medical cannabis oils and allows for their use in treating any medical condition. Last month we reported two Bills seeking to improve access to cannabidiol...

A Bill that would enable a pilot industrial hemp program to commence in the U.S. state of Oklahoma cleared the House last week with a unanimous vote of 92:0. House Bill 2913 seeks to establish the Oklahoma Industrial Hemp Agricultural Pilot Program. Any hemp grown will need to be from seed...

Industrial hemp growers in Europe have to contend with a THC limit of just .2 percent - it's holding farmers back and their industry body has had enough. THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) is a psychoactive cannabinoid. Unlike marijuana and various strains of medical cannabis, industrial hemp is naturally low in THC. However,...

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has called for consistency in rules concerning access to medical cannabis products in Australia. While Australia has national legislation in place for medical cannabis, an extra layer exists in its various states and territories. This makes accessing cannabis medicines even more complex,...

For the millions of people around the world suffering the impacts of fibromyalgia, medical cannabis may offer some hope. Fibromyalgia is chronic condition without a cure that involves among its many symptoms widespread pain in the muscles and bones. Its impacts can be anything from inconvenient to debilitating. Symptoms of...

Wisconsin's industrial hemp program is on schedule, with licensing applications now being accepted by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). Things have come a long way in Wisconsin since 2015, when the Menominee Indian Tribe had its crop destroyed by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). In early...

A significant proportion of Minnesotans with intractable pain who are taking medicinal cannabis are seeing a pain reduction of 30% or more. Intractable pain is severe and constant pain that can't be cured by any known means and it's often treated with opioids; leading to a risk of dependence, abuse...