Two bills recently introduced in the Hawaii legislature seek to legalise cultivation of industrial hemp and manufacturing of hemp products.There's a lot of excitement in Hawaii after recent trials indicated that industrial hemp would do very well there. A study by University of Hawai‘i researchers indicates more than 70...
Nearly 700,000 Floridians have ensured the issue of legalizing medical marijuana is included in the U.S. state's next ballot.Earlier this month, we reported that a United for Care led petition to place medical cannabis on the November ballot in Florida had reached around three quarters of the required signatures....
A recent peer-reviewed study has concluded that electronic vaporizing equipment appears to offer a safer and more effective delivery method for medical marijuana use.While burning marijuana may not involve quite the cocktail of chemicals found in tobacco smoke; burning plant material often creates carcinogens, tars and other toxins.Vaporizing on...
While a search of U.S. Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's web site turns up zilch on the terms "medical cannabis" or "industrial hemp", she appears to have an open mind on the issues. However, she is very cautious when making public statements.In an interview on WBZ NewsRadio earlier today, Ms....
Last week, a bill was passed by a Virginia state House committee to authorize commercial cultivation and production of industrial hemp in the state.An important element of the bill is an amendment that would remove the requirement of federal approval for hemp licensing.U.S. federal law allows programs growing industrial...
From March this year, a cannabis based medicine will be made accessible to some children suffering from drug-resistant epilepsy and medical marijuana will also be available to terminally ill adults.ABC News reports Epidiolex will be offered in the compassionate access scheme for children.Epidiolex is based on cannabidiol (CBD), which...
A study by University of Hawai‘i College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources suggests more than 70 tons of industrial hemp could be produced per acre each year in the state. Evidence from a feasibility study indicates 3 hemp crops could be grown a year in Hawai'i. These crops would...
Israel's Health Minister, Yaakov Litzman, has said it may only be six months before GP's in the country will be permitted to prescribe medical marijuana.According to The Times Of Israel, the ultra-orthodox minister is leading reform on medical cannabis in the country.“Patients should be able to receive the cannabis...
It's time to set the record straight before a story about a supposed medical cannabis related death gets out of hand. A bit of background first.On the 14th of January, France's Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Women's Rights was notified of a serious accident that occurred during a Phase...
A few interesting medicinal cannabis stories have emerged from New Zealand over the past day - here's a round up of the news.The first story is about a young girl with a motor neuron illness called ganglia necrosis.The girl's mother obtained ministerial approval for her daughter to use the...
