NZ Yarn has announced it will soon begin installing hemp fibre processing equipment in a space at its factory in Burnside, Christchurch.The new plant incorporates a decorticator that will separate hemp stalks into fibre and hurd. Hemp fibre can be used for many applications ranging from clothing to furniture...
Thailand's Ministry of Public Health has announced some forms of cannabis will be struck from its list of Category 5 drugs under certain circumstances.In Thailand, substances considered to be narcotics are place in one of five categories. Hemp extract was/is in a Category 5 classification, which also includes "magic"...
Australia's Federal Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, opened (another) medical cannabis facility in Queensland last week.The THC Global (ASX:THC) project in Southport is the largest bio-pharma manufacturing facility in the Southern Hemisphere according to the company, and has an expected capacity of 12,000 kg of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API)...
A government appointed taskforce in the Australian state of Victoria will delve into the opportunities for industrial hemp in the state.The Industrial Hemp Taskforce will seek to understand where the industry has potential, and if regulations need to be tweaked to support growth (and no doubt there will be...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week some of the nation's industrial hemp growers will be able to obtain crop insurance.Crop insurance in the USA is subsidised by the federal government and protects against the loss of crops due to natural disasters, the loss of revenue resulting in...
Australia's Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt officially opened a medical cannabis farm in the state of Queensland earlier this week.The Minister and Federal Member for Fairfax Ted O’Brien toured the Medifarm facility, which is situated at an undisclosed location on the Sunshine Coast.“The cannabis products produced from the plants...
It took its time, but the USA's Drug Enforcement Administration has announced DEA registration is no longer required to grow or manufacture certain types of cannabis.The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill), signed into law last year, changed the definition of marijuana so it would exclude hemp....
MGC Pharmaceuticals (ASX:MXC) has been granted approval to conduct a controlled trial assessing the effects of a cannabis-based medicine on driving performance.As legal medical cannabis becomes more widely available throughout the world, there are understandable concerns about the potential impacts on road safety. In Australia, current legislation in most...
Australia's Cannatrek has announced the firm has secured planning permission for what it says will be one of the world's largest medical cannabis facilities.The AUD $160 million project, given the green light by Victoria's Greater Shepparton City Council, involves the construction of a 160,000m2 glasshouse; inside which 160 tonnes...
Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services has received thousands of applications for medical marijuana cultivation, dispensary, manufacturing and testing laboratory licenses.DHSS reports 2,163 online applications had been received by 4:30 p.m. Monday. It was a big jump on the figures we reported in July, when the tally stood...
