The status of medical cannabis in Australia is such that many are still sourcing medicines illegally - and perhaps not getting what they paid for.According to Professor Iain McGregor, the most recent figures indicate just 153 patients across Australia have been authorised to acquire medicinal cannabis products under the...
Results of a small observational study involving tuberous sclerosis patients using cannabidiol (CBD) offers some hope to sufferers.Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), not be confused with tuberculosis, is an incurable genetic condition that features benign tumor growths on the brain and other vital organs. Among the symptoms of TSC are...
Australia's University of Newcastle is receiving almost $2.5 million for a world-first research centre that will test the efficacy and safety of cannabinoid medications.Announced by Federal Minister for Health, Greg Hunt MP on Wednesday, the grant comes from the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)...
A bill seeking to legalize medical marijuana in the UK has passed its first reading in the nation's Parliament; without any opposition.It was introduced by MP Paul Flynn as a "ten minute rule bill". These give MPs an opportunity to voice an opinion on a subject or aspect of...
Much of the research on medical cannabis has been around its potential benefits for humans, and the involvement of animals has been to this end. However, two trials being run at Colorado State University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital are making animals the focus, evaluating the use of cannabidiol (CBD) in...
Colorado's Department of Revenue's Marijuana Enforcement Division has announced the implementation of expanded mandatory medical cannabis potency testing beginning next month.Under the expanded testing, an "optional premises cultivation operation" or medical marijuana infused product manufacturer must have a potency test conducted on every production batch of medical marijuana concentrate....
The number of patients registered for Hawaii's medical cannabis program has increased by 9% since June.According to latest figures from the State's Department of Health, 19,190 registered patients were on file as at September 30, 2017; up significantly from 17,591 at the end of June.The number of registered caregivers...
Tasmania's medical cannabis scheme floundering, an Adelaide company to commence cannabis extract production and MGC Pharmaceuticals powers ahead - recent stories from the land down under.First to Tasmania, where a medical cannabis scheme open for just over a month is having its share of issues.As we forewarned in September,...
A recently released position paper from the Global Commission on Drug Policy has urged for the legalising of medical marijuana as part of a strategy for dealing with the USA's opioid crisis."Over half a dozen studies now suggest that medical marijuana can substitute for some opioid use, both as...
Republican congressman Glenn Grothman has joined nine others in his party and fifteen Democrats as co-sponsors of the Industrial Hemp Farming Act (H.R. 3530).Passage of H.R. 3530 would see the Controlled Substances Act amended to exclude industrial hemp from the definition of "marihuana" (as it's referred to in the...
