Canada-based cannabis company Tilray has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire hemp foods giant Manitoba Harvest.Manitoba Harvest is a fully integrated "seed to shelf" hemp company that has been around since 1998. Its hemp food products, including hemp hearts, protein powders and milks are sold in more 16,000 stores...

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has announced his intention to expand patient access to medicinal marijuana in his state - and to decriminalise general possession of small amounts of marijuana.Wisconsin’s first medical cannabis law came into effect in 2014 but was incredibly restrictive, only allowing patients with seizure disorders access and then only products...

UK Labour MP Paul Flynn, who campaigned tirelessly for medicinal cannabis access, has passed away aged 84."It's with great sadness that we let you know that our MP, Paul Flynn, has died. Paul is a hero to many of us in the Newport Labour family and we mourn for his family's loss,"...

A year into Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program has seen  more than 116,000 patients register, with 83,000+ identification cards issued so far.The state's program was signed into law by Governor Tom Wolf on April 17, 2016, but it wasn't until last year that the Pennsylvania's first dispensary opened.“The first year that the state’s...

Patient applications for Oklahoma's medicinal cannabis program have jumped more than 70% in under six weeks.Early last month we reported 33,099 patient applications had been received by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) as at December 31, 2018.Last week, OMMA announced the following statistics, as at February 11:57,401 patient applications...

Australian-headquartered hemp company Ecofibre is continuing its journey towards listing on the Australian Stock Exchange.Ecofibre is a manufacturer of hemp products in the USA and Australia. In the United States, it manufactures nutraceutical products for human and pet consumption, along with topical creams and salves under the...

South Dakota's industrial hemp bill is continuing to make headway, but it appears the state's governor isn't happy with the speed at which things are occurring.As we reported last week, a bill to legalise industrial hemp in South Dakota was recently introduced in the state’s legislature and is continuing...

A bill has been introduced that seeks to enable industrial hemp cultivation and processing in Georgia, but it will be very restrictive.As mentioned in late January, Georgia is one of only nine U.S. states yet to enact industrial hemp legislation allowing the crop to be grown within their...

Farmers in Tennessee interested in growing industrial hemp only have a few more days to get their applications in.The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) announced last week the deadline for industrial hemp grower license application submissions is 4:30 p.m. CST, on Feb. 15, 2019; so this Friday local time.There's been a lot...

Elixinol Global's Australian subsidiary has had a name change and a key element of its medical cannabis plans in the country has been secured.Elixinol Australia Pty Ltd has been renamed to Nunyara Pharma Pty Ltd (Nunyara), which the company says is an indigenous word meaning "to be made well...