Botanix Pharmaceuticals Limited has announced successful completion of its Phase 1 study of an acne treatment called BTX 1503, which is based on synthetic cannabidiol (CBD)."Top line data demonstrates that BTX 1503 has an excellent safety profile, with little to no skin irritation, and no severe adverse events were...
Australia's Federal Minister for Health has tasked the nation's Office of Drug Control to look into the potential of allowing medical cannabis exports while ensuring sufficient domestic supply.It may seem a little premature given the domestic supply situation is far from resolved, however the export market could be a...
Greece has announced it will allow for the introduction of approved imported cannabis medications to treat a range of conditions.The country's Ministers of Heath and Justice published the decision late last week in the Official Gazette, indicating Greece will join other European nations legalising medical cannabis, including Austria, Germany, Italy...
A new study examining those using cannabis as a substitute for opioid-based pain medication indicates medical cannabis comes out on top; providing relief with fewer unwanted side effects.A HelloMD survey was carried out in in collaboration with University of California Berkeley of 2897 medical cannabis patients, all of whom...
It looks like a high-tech medical cannabis inhaler system we wrote about earlier this year will be heading to Australian shores.A joint venture between Canada's Resolve Digital Health Inc. and Australia's LeafCann Group will enable LeafCann to introduce the Breeze Inhaler system to the Australian market. The two companies...
A recent survey indicates overwhelming support for a medical cannabis ballot measure in the conservative U.S. state of Utah.The survey of 402 Utahns carried out by Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (FM3) indicates 73 percent of Utahns are in favour of a proposed statewide ballot measure that would...
South Australia's Police Minister has said some South Australians using cannabis medicines won't be able to get behind the wheel without risking their driver's licence.Just to be clear, Police Minister Peter Malinauskas's comments appear to be in relation to THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), a psychoactive compound in cannabis; rather than...
The Feds' reach into the U.S. state of Montana has left an industrial hemp farmer without water to quench the thirst of her crop.Great Falls Tribune reports the farmer, operating legally under Montana's Industrial Hemp Pilot Program, has been denied access to irrigation water as that water is controlled...
It seems a huge majority of Americans don't want to see states becoming another brick in President's Trump's wall - not the Mexican one, but that which potentially relates to cannabis.As we recently mentioned, USA Attorney General Jeff Sessions seems keen on being able to prosecute some cannabis cases,...
Yesterday marked the launch of what has been called Australia's first medical cannabis industry peak body.Medical Cannabis Council Inc; which was registered with ASIC last month, aims to unite the supply chain and create a unified voice for Australia's nascent cannabis sector.The nation already has 12 companies listed on...
