Dozens of cannabusiness licence holders and ancillary businesses in New Jersey have put their names to an open letter calling on home medical cannabis grows to be legalized in the state.The potential for home cultivation in New Jersey is in limbo, with lawmakers wanting to give the state's legal...
After going into a brief trading halt on Monday, New Zealand medical cannabis company Greenfern Industries emerged to announce it was going into receivership.The brief statement said in part:"Damien Grant and Adam Botterill of Waterstone Insolvency have been appointed as receivers and managers over Greenfern Industries Limited (NZX: GFI)....
Personnel at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts have been reminded about its strict policy on the possession and use of cannabis products.While the memorandum states no individual may use, possess, distribute, or introduce marijuana on the installation, the 66th Air Base Group Legal Office takes things a step...
New Zealand's Minister for Regulation has announced a review of "outdated and burdensome" regulations concerning hemp will be carried out by his Department.Currently in New Zealand, industrial hemp is a Class C controlled drug under the country's Misuse Of Drugs Act. This class includes barbiturates, codeine, coca leaf,...
A recent report from Minnesota's Office of Cannabis Management indicates many patients are finding significant and ongoing pain relief through the use of medical cannabis.It was nearly nine years ago when intractable pain was added to the list of qualifying conditions for the use of medicinal cannabis in the...
Proposed legislation that would have repealed South Dakota's medical cannabis access program has been defeated - but only just.South Dakota's medical cannabis program was established after voter approval (70%) of Measure 26 in November 2020. However, medical marijuana didn't become legal in South Dakota until July 1, 2021 due...
North Carolina is one of the few remaining US states without some form of legal medical marijuana program. While a majority of NC voters continue to support medical legalization, that support appears to be waning.According to a Meredith College poll of North Carolina voters conducted early this month, 71%...
A recently released study looks at the prevalence of cannabidiol (CBD) use overall in the USA and by marijuana use status - and the results are very interesting.Cannabidiol is widely available across much of the USA, where sales of products reached $4.17 billion in 2022. The use of CBD...
Analysis of 104 products marketed as hemp in California from 68 brands finds broad use of synthetic cannabinoids, very high potencies and tax evasion.In September last year, emergency regulations were approved by the California Office of Administrative Law requiring hemp products intended for human consumption have no detectable...
Support for legalizing recreational marijuana in Florida is still strong - but not enough, and it appears to be weakening.Medical marijuana and low-THC cannabis is available in Florida to qualified patients, after state voters supported medical legalisation in 2016 by a vote of 71% to 29%But recreational possession and...
