The legalising of marjuana in Canada for the recreational market has apparently impacted on accessibility to medical cannabis - and created other issues.A survey commissioned by Canadians for Fair Access to Medical Marijuana (CFAMM), the Arthritis Society and the Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) carried out in January this year...
A slew of changes to New Jersey's medical cannabis program were signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy earlier this week.The governor's signing of the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act will expand and improve access through changes including:Increasing the monthly limit patients can receive from two...
A Zelda Therapeutics Ltd (ASX:ZLD) trial to assess the efficacy of medicinal cannabis in reducing opioid dependence has been given the nod by St Vincent’s Hospital Ethics and Governance Committees.The Phase I Opioid Reduction Trial, first announced last year, is to begin immediately and will involve patients with chronic...
Oklahoma's medical cannabis program continues to grow in leaps and bounds, with a staggering number of the state's residents now registered.The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) recently published the following updated statistics, current as at July 1.151,479 patient applications received. 146,381 approved.
1,223 caregiver applications received. 958 approved.
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The UK's Centre for Medicinal Cannabis (CMC) has revealed some disturbing results in its report on cannabidiol products sold in the nation.Cannabidiol (CBD) use is growing in the UK. According to the CMC report, between 8- 11% of UK adults have tried CBD. The CMC says the UK CBD...
It's been a long time coming, but last week Ireland's Minister for Health signed legislation to kick off a medical cannabis program in the country.The program will operate on a pilot basis for five years and access will be restricted to patients with the following qualifying conditions.spasticity associate...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has (finally) signed an important industrial hemp bill into law, albeit with little fanfare.Hemp cultivation in the state has previously only been authorized at the University of Florida and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University; but implementation of SB1020 will change this.SB 1020: State Hemp Program...
Preliminary research out of the University of Queensland's Institute for Molecular Bioscience indicates the cannabinoid cannabidiol is effective in killing bacteria in lab testing - including some that have become mainstream antibiotic resistant.The research, carried out by IMB's Centre for Superbug Solutions' Dr Mark Blaskovich in collaboration with Australia's...
The ABA has written to heads of U.S. financial regulatory agencies calling for greater clarification on if and how banks in the country can now work with hemp farmers and processors.While industrial hemp and CBD were made legal with the passing of the 2018 Farm Bill, there is still...
A "ditch weed" research project aims to find industrial hemp varieties that could be utilised by farmers in the U.S. state of Illinois.While industrial hemp may have been illegal in the USA for many years - a situation that has now changed - given the proliferation of the crop...
