It seems there's plenty of interest in getting in at the ground floor of Missouri's soon to be established medical cannabis sector.According to a recent update from the state's Department of Health and Senior Services, hundreds of pre-filed application forms and fees have already been received.As at July 2,...
Yet another holdout state in the USA is perhaps moving closer to establishing a hemp industry (albeit very, very cautiously) - Mississippi.By the end of last year, only a handful of U.S. states were yet to enact industrial hemp legislation - Idaho, South Dakota, Iowa, Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, Ohio,...
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...
