Moves have been made in Australian state of Queensland  to address the issue of medical cannabis patients, driving and the law. The majority of medicinal cannabis prescriptions in Australia are made in Queensland, but laws are still in place that effectively prevent patients from driving. Under current laws across much of...

Medical cannabis patients in Florida have been subject to new THC limits since the beginning of this week, imposed by the state's Department of Health. Introduced after claims of irresponsible prescribing by some doctors, Emergency Rule 64ER22-8, Dosing and Supply Limits for Medical Marijuana, came into effect on August 29. The...

Cronos Australia (ASX:CAU) has claimed it's the first ASX-listed medicinal cannabis company to report a profit - and the first to declare a dividend. On Monday, Cronos Australia announced it will pay a dividend to shareholders for the financial year ended 30 June 2022. The dividend is 1.0 cent per...

Thinking of joining the FBI? If you've used cannabidiol (CBD) any time in the past year, you'll need to wait a bit. The USA's Federal Bureau of Investigation received a question asking why marijuana and CBD are legal in Colorado, but the person asking couldn't apply for employment with the...

While illicit medical cannabis use is still very common in Australia, the uptake of legal medicinal cannabis is growing quickly. The third Cannabis as Medicine Survey (CAMS20) survey report has been published by researchers from University of Sydney's Lambert Initiative, following on from CAMS16 and CAMS18. CAMS20 is based on...

Following in the footsteps of the country's armed forces, the US Forest Service has clarified its stance on recreational and/or medicinal use of marijuana by employees. Human Resources Management published an update early this week stating marijuana is still an illegal drug per federal law. "All Forest Service employees must remain...

While disappointed by the news that its medical marijuana petition drive efforts have again failed, Nebraskans For Medical Marijuana aren't giving up. Nebraska looked pretty much set to have a formal medical marijuana program back in 2020 after Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana (NMM) collected enough petition signatures to have a...

Hemp is set to play a significant role in a major water quality improvement project in the US city of Decatur. The City of Decatur has been awarded a $9,883,117 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) for the Lake Decatur Water Quality Initiative. Lake...

Bod Australia (ASX:BOD) announced last week it had been awarded US Hemp Authority Certification for its cannabidiol extract and CBD products sold in the US. When it comes to CBD products, the USA is still the wild west to a degree as quality control is an ongoing issue in the...

The USA's Redwire Corporation is gearing up to enable hemp to be grown in the International Space Station. In what the company says is the only commercially owned and operated plant growth platform capable of growing from seed to maturity in space, the Redwire Greenhouse could launch in spring next...