Legislation to be introduced by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would see hemp recognised as an agricultural commodity and removed from the federal list of controlled substances.While the Hemp Farming Act of 2018 has been designed by Senator McConnell and Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles to benefit...
Malta has joined the growing list of nations allowing for the use of medical cannabis, a move that has been generally welcomed by pro-cannabis patient support groups in the country.LovinMalta reports amendments to the somewhat unfortunately named Drug Dependence Act (Treatment not Imprisonment) were passed last Friday by Malta's...
U.S. President Trump's signing of an omnibus funding bill late last week extends projection for state medical marijuana programs, but doesn't properly solve the issue.An omnibus spending bill is an umbrella document containing smaller regular appropriations bills. It basically funds the government, with conditions attached, and it's always a...
The list of conditions that cannabidiol (a cannabinoid extracted from cannabis) may be able to treat continues to grow - this time in helping to prevent relapse in addicts and alcoholics.For the many people struggling with addiction, staying clean and/or sober is a major challenge and relapses are common....
Colorado State University researchers have published a study delving into various aspects of working in the cannabis trade in the state.Colorado has a thriving legal adult use and medical cannabis industry. According to the Colorado Department of Revenue Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED), there were more than 37,000 badge...
Submissions relating to New Zealand's Misuse of Drugs (Medical Cannabis) Amendment Bill closed yesterday - and there are concerns that some who could have made a valuable contribution haven't as a result of fear.The Bill was tabled in New Zealand’s Parliament in December last year. Last month, NZ's Health...
In New York State, humans aren't the only ones who may benefit from expanded medical cannabis laws - pets may get a look in too.Assembly Bill A10104, sponsored by New York State Assembly members Amy Paulin and Donna Lupardo, covers any medical condition experienced by a pet that may...
46 U.S. states and three territories now have medical cannabis laws - and they vary greatly. In what must have been a monumental effort, Americans for Safe Access recently graded them all on a 500-point scale.The states and territories were graded on five general categories, each worth 100 points:...
Missouri Senator Brian Munzlinger will be a happy chappy after his Bill to enable a pilot industrial hemp cultivation program in the state passed late last week.SB 547 passed 29-3 Thursday and subsequently headed to Missouri's House where it had its first reading.As we mentioned in January, currently industrial...
As part of expanding industrial hemp cultivation in the U.S. state of Illinois, legislation is in the works to also see the plant struck from the state's noxious weeds list - and distance it further from its cousin.Currently, laws in Illinois only allow the cultivation of hemp by universities...
