Oregon State University’s Global Hemp Innovation Center has received a $10 million grant to work with 13 Native American Tribes and other stakeholders in developing manufacturing capabilities for hemp materials and products. The USA's 2018 Farm Bill legalised hemp and recognised the crop as an agricultural commodity like any other....

A bill on Washington State's Governor Jay Inslee's desk will provide registered medical cannabis patients much needed financial relief - if he signs it. Washington State legalized medical marijuana way back in 1998. It became the first U.S. state to legalize recreational use of marijuana and the first to allow...

Medical cannabis is being increasingly considered in the USA as a tool in palliative care, but a recent survey indicates a majority of hospice and palliative medicine (HPM) fellows still feel insufficiently informed. Medicinal cannabis has been used for the palliation of pain, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, and other symptoms. Palliation...

What's claimed to be the first-of-its-kind peer-reviewed safety study of long term usage cannabidiol (CBD) products in healthy dogs has returned positive results. As well as treating or managing various conditions in humans, cannabidiol has also seen growing popularity among dog owners where it is legal for vets to prescribe...

Hemp milk is increasing in popularity and the global market size is set to grow significantly in the years ahead claims a new report. Hemp milk is a non-dairy beverage derived from hulled (shells removed) hemp seeds, which are blended with hot water and then wet milled until a desired...

While marijuana remains illegal under US federal law at this point, most Americans are living in a state that has legalized it in some form according to a new Pew Research Center analysis. Way back in 1996, California became the first state to legalize medical marijuana. Today, 74% of Americans...

A recent study has found acute migraine treatment with THC + CBD together may be superior to either cannabinoid alone. Migraine goes beyond a "normal" headache and the pain can last for days. It can be accompanied by symptoms such as light and/or sound sensitivity, visual disturbances, nausea, and vomiting....

Ohio's Division of Cannabis Control (DCC) has dropped patient and caregiver registration fees from $50 and $25 respectively annually to just one cent. The reduced fee applies to all patients and caregivers for both new registrations and renewals since March 4, 2024. But with the fee dropped to one cent,...

Australian medical cannabis company ECS Botanics Holdings Ltd (ASX: ECS) says it is seeing the benefits of a "capital light" business approach and its ability to scale up effectively. Announcing ECS results for the six months ended 31 December 2023, the company says it delivered record revenue and cash receipts,...

A study out of University of Colorado Boulder indicates cannabidiol (CBD) may be more effective in managing anxiety than tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Claimed to be the first randomized trial investigating how legal, commercially available cannabis impacts anxiety symptoms, 300 people participated in the study - 42 weren't cannabis users and 258...