New Bills recently introduced in the Hawaii Senate are seeking to legalize hemp production in the state.While it's not the first time such legislation has been introduced for debate, with any luck this time around at least one of them will be passed.The first, Senate Bill 163 (SB163), was...
A recently published Apple patent has some wondering if the electronics giant has its sights set on entering the medical cannabis device market.Filed in June last year and only released just a few days ago, the patent is for a "sublimator/vaporizer" - but the patent doesn't say what will...
The Government of the Australian state of Queensland has released the nation's first medicinal cannabis guidelines - but not everyone is happy with the result.Three documents have been created to assist doctors, many of whom have little or no knowledge of working with cannabis medicines.“These new Guidance documents provide...
A bill before the Washington State Senate is seeking to medical marijuana businesses from using crypto and virtual currencies such as bitcoin.As we've mentioned in the past, the US cannabis industry has experienced a cash crisis of sorts; due to many operators being refused financial services by conventional banks....
Tasmanian Shadow Attorney-General Lara Giddings has condemned the state's government for what she says is inaction and broken promises relating to medicinal cannabis.In late 2015, the state governments of New South Wales and Tasmania signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding collaboration on a raft of medical cannabis actions;...
A campaign to put pressure on the Australian Government to "greenlight" medicinal cannabis and alleviate the suffering of thousands of Australians kicked off on the weekend.While legislation was passed in February 2016 to enable the “safe, legal and reliable” supply of medicinal cannabis products in Australia; after a year...
After originally stating the "sky is not falling", the USA's Hemp Industries Association appears to be applying the precautionary principle by seeking to block the DEA's Final Rule regarding "Marihuana Extract".While the HIA originally believed the ruling did not change the status of cannabidiol (CBD), after having more time to...
An amended law recognising cannabis as medicine and increasing its availability was unanimously adopted by Germany's Bundestag (lower house of parliament) last Thursday.The Act comes into force in March 2017 and regulates the use of cannabis medicinal products as a therapeutic alternative of last resort in patients suffering serious...
North American consumers spent $6.9 billion on legal cannabis products (both medical and adult use) in 2016, up 34% from 2015.According to Arcview’s 5th edition of The State of Legal Marijuana Markets, U.S. medical cannabis sales in 2015 reached USD $4.16 billion and in 2016, hit $5.084 billion; up...
The hemp foods sector is facing another battle in the USA; this time in relation to the use of the word "milk". It seems the dairy industry isn't happy.Hemp foods are generally doing well with consumers. A report published last year forecast the hemp-based foods market globally will grow at...
