Australia's MGC Pharmaceuticals announced last Thursday the signing of an agreement involving white-label versions of its cannabidiol cosmetics products that will be supplied to a Korean cosmetics manufacturer. The company says the deal with Varm Cosmo is set to deliver at least $3 million in monthly sales to MGC Derma,...

New research out of the USA and South Korea points to cannabis having a protective effect against non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). A fatty liver is most often seen in obese people, those with type 2 diabetes or who consume large amounts of alcohol. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is where...

Pennsylvania's Department of Health has given the thumbs-up for the first medical marijuana grower/processor in the state to commence operations. Cresco Yeltrah will now be able to begin taking delivery of seeds and clones to grow medical marijuana at its Brookville facility in Jefferson County. “Every day we hear from patients...

New Zealand medical cannabis activist Rose Renton was in court earlier this week to face charges relating to growing and distributing cannabis products. Ms. Renton, who we've mentioned quite few times on Hemp Gazette, had allegedly been making products with high levels of the non-intoxicating compound cannabidiol (CBD) for...

Further details have emerged of the circumstances surrounding an ambitious project to establish a massive medical marijuana growing facility in the Australian state of New South Wales. As we reported last month, the town of Casino could become the site of a huge medicinal cannabis greenhouse operation, proposed by...

The status of medical cannabis in Australia is such that many are still sourcing medicines illegally - and perhaps not getting what they paid for. According to Professor Iain McGregor, the most recent figures indicate just 153 patients across Australia have been authorised to acquire medicinal cannabis products under the...

Results of a small observational study involving tuberous sclerosis patients using cannabidiol (CBD) offers some hope to sufferers. Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), not be confused with tuberculosis, is an incurable genetic condition that features benign tumor growths on the brain and other vital organs. Among the symptoms of TSC are...

Australia's University of Newcastle is receiving almost $2.5 million for a world-first research centre that will test the efficacy and safety of cannabinoid medications. Announced by Federal Minister for Health, Greg Hunt MP on Wednesday, the grant comes from the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)...

A bill seeking to legalize medical marijuana in the UK has passed its first reading in the nation's Parliament; without any opposition. It was introduced by MP Paul Flynn as a "ten minute rule bill". These give MPs an opportunity to voice an opinion on a subject or aspect of...

Much of the research on medical cannabis has been around its potential benefits for humans, and the involvement of animals has been to this end. However, two trials being run at Colorado State University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital are making animals the focus, evaluating the use of cannabidiol (CBD) in...