Researchers at Canada's University of British Columbia Okanagan campus have developed a new and faster method for testing phytocannabinoid levels in cannabis.As Canada's medical cannabis industry grows, so too do demands on testing labs to screen products for quality issues - and to get it done faster.Currently there are...

Recent changes to a medical cannabis program in the U.S. state of New Jersey is fueling a boost in patient applications, with expectations patient numbers will more than double from current levels. Dr. Shereef Elnahal, New Jersey's Health Commissioner, recently stated changes to rules in the program would enable it...

Australia's ASX-listed Creso Pharma Limited (ASX:CPH) has announced a joint venture that will see it entering the cannabis market in Israel.The company is teaming up with Cohen Propagation Nurseries Limited, which is aiming to cultivate cannabis in the country for medical purposes.The arrangement will see the partners establishing and...

In medical cannabis news out of Pennsylvania, eight universities have been approved as Certified Academic Clinical Research Centers and the qualifying conditions list for patients has been expanded.Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced earlier this week the approved institutions represent the first step towards clinical research occurring in-state.“The research component...

It's been a long time coming and has had a few false starts, but industrial hemp is now legal in the U.S. state of Arizona - with lots of conditions attached of course.On Monday, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed SB 1098 into law, providing funding for the Arizona Department...

The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints (aka LDS or Mormon) has published a laundry list of concerns over  a potential medical cannabis program in the state.LDS reports it engaged a Salt Lake City law firm to carry out a legal analysis of the initiative, which may...

It seems many oncologists in the USA are comfortable discussing and recommending medicinal cannabis, in spite of acknowledging a lack of knowledge.In what's been called the first nationally representative survey of its nature, 80% of the 237 oncologists surveyed had discussions regarding medical marijuana with patients and nearly half...

South Carolina is beefing up its Industrial Hemp Pilot Program for 2019, with up to 40 farmers permitted to grow up to 40 acres of the crop each.During this year's growing season, 20 farmers have been able to grow 20 acres apiece; so potentially the amount of land under...

Perth's Little Green Pharma has harvested what it says is the first crop of commercial-use medical cannabis grown in Australia, and the first legally-grown cannabis in the state of Western Australia.It was back in late December last year the privately-held company announced it was commencing cultivation at its...

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer has thrown his support behind the Hemp Farming Act of 2018.The bill for the Hemp Farming Act of 2018 was introduced last month by  U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and currently has ten co-sponsors, not including Mr. Schumer. The...