A New York company has announced all its medical cannabis products have been certified kosher by the world's largest kosher certification agency.Vireo Health has attained the coveted certification from Orthodox Union (OU) for its medicinal cannabis vaporization cartridges, oils and capsules.It's significant news, not just for the company, but...
The world's first credit union created to serve the cannabis and hemp industries is still yet to open its doors due to complex legal issues.The Fourth Corner Credit Union was chartered by the State of Colorado Division of Financial Services on November 19, 2014, the first such charter issued...
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has made life for cannabidiol (CBD) researchers in the USA easier; well, a little anyway.Cannabidiol is one of the many cannabinoid compounds that can be extracted from the marijuana plant. It can represent up to 40% of the plant’s extract in medicinal...
A decree by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos will see the rapid growth of a legitimate medical cannabis farming industry in the South American nation."What we're seeking is for patients to be able to get access to drugs produced locally that are safe, of high quality and accessible," said...
The University of Vermont's Pharmacology Department recently announced a new course dealing with medical cannabis; possibly the first medical school in the USA to do so.Pharm-372 is a Special Topics course in Pharmacology that will cover topics such as general cannabis biology, plant chemistry, different cannabis strains and the...
A Minnesota company believes a new strain of cannabis plant it has developed has the highest levels of the cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD) in the world.Marijuana has hundreds of cannabinoids, but CBD is one of a comparative handful pursued for medicinal applications; particularly in treating seizures and inflammations.Unlike THC (tetrahydrocannabinol),...
Hawaii's Department of Health has made interim administrative rules for the state's medical cannabis dispensary program available.The state already has a medical cannabis program, but no dispensaries. This means patients must grow their own plants and prepare their own medications; or have a registered caregiver do so for them....
The U.S. medical cannabis industry is in the midst of somewhat of a cash crisis - but it's not the type usually experienced by businesses.A cash flow crisis is one often associated with a lack of easily accessible funds. For the cannabis industry in the U.S., it can be...
With discussion concerning medical cannabis for therapeutic use in children increasing; the Canadian Paediatric Society has just released its position statement on the topic - and it's rather cautious.The statement appears to lean heavily toward application of what's known as the "Precautionary Principle"; which is applied to scenarios with...
Two bills sponsored by Assemblyman Reed Gusciora to enable the cultivation of industrial hemp in New Jersey advanced on Friday.The first bill deals with issues surrounding the cultivating, harvesting, processing, distribution and trade aspects of industrial hemp within the state. The second bill establishes the framework for industrial hemp...
