The USA's National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) intends stumping up $1,500,000 in FY19 to fund research into minor cannabinoids and terpenes.While an increasing amount of research has gone into the major cannabinoids THC and CBD, there are approximately 113 different cannabinoids in cannabis - and...
Amendment 2, the Medical Marijuana and Veteran Healthcare Services Initiative, was approved by Missouri voters last week. So, where to now?Amendment 2 received support from nearly two thirds of voters, with 65.54% casting a ballot in favour of it. It legalises marijuana for medical purposes and while a tax...
Bod Australia (ASX: BDA) announced on Friday that one of its proprietary cannabis oil products is to be distributed through Chemist Warehouse.The arrangement is kicking off with MediCabilis, a pharmaceutical grade cannabidiol-based preparation, which is available under the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) Authorised Prescriber and Special Access Scheme...
The news of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' resignation has been met with positivity by the country's cannabis industry and its investors.It appears Mr. Sessions' hand was forced by President Donald Trump - his resignation letter starts out with the words.“At your request, I am submitting my resignation."Mr. Sessions...
No surprises here - a new poll indicates the vast majority of Americans support legalising medical marijuana.The YouGov poll taken between October 31 and November 1 of 1195 U.S adults shows 78% believe medical marijuana should be legal and an additional 8% say it should be decriminalized. Just 5%...
New Zealand Minister of Agriculture and Food Safety Damien O'Connor has announced hemp seed foods will (finally) be legally available in the country soon.It was back in April last year that the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation gave the nod to allowing hemp seeds to...
Western Australia's McGowan Government is giving the state's industrial hemp sector a helping hand with the backing of the Industrial Hemp Grants Scheme (IHGS).The $200,000 scheme will provide grants for research identifying new varieties of industrial hemp that are suitable for the state and also support investigating opportunities for...
Australia's Althea Group Holdings Limited (ASX:AGH) announced on Friday its subsidiary had been granted a cannabis manufacturing licence by the Australian Government’s Office of Drug Control.Althea Company Pty Ltd now has the green light to manufacture cannabis extracts, tinctures and resins - one of 16 firms in Australia currently...
Southern Illinois University Carbondale has set its sights on training students for the cannabis sector and assisting farmers/growers in making better-informed choices in their operations, backed by science.The USA's legal cannabis industry is booming and Illinois has seen progress in the area, including Governor Bruce Rauner signing the Industrial...
Research will soon get under way to determine if high THC medicinal cannabis can benefit patients with glioma - a particularly nasty form of brain tumour.Said to be a world-first, the trial will be led by researchers at Endeavour College of Natural Health in Australia and supported by neurosurgeon...
