The governor of Mississippi is digging in his heels on medical marijuana, threatening the state's program commencing. A ballot initiative to legalise medical cannabis was supported by 69.2% of voters in November last year. But the will of "we the people" has seen a number of setbacks since. Mississippi patients' hopes...

While growth rates have slowed somewhat, Oklahoma's medical marijuana program is still seeing a bunch of new applications. The state's voters passed State Question 788 in June 2018, legalising the licensed use, sale, and cultivation of marijuana for medicinal purposes. The state was one of the fastest in the USA...

If you like Lego, you'll probably appreciate this US company's innovative building system that uses industrial hemp as its main component. Industrial hemp has been used for building applications for thousands of years. In more recent times, hemp has enjoyed renewed popularity in developed countries thanks to a more favorable...

Total sales in Missouri's medical marijuana program have reached the $200 million mark - and the state gets its cut. It was just 14 months ago the first sale occurred in a licensed Missouri medical marijuana dispensary. In September this year, monthly cannabis sales exceeded $20 million for the first...

New Zealand's Medical Kiwi has fallen afoul of the country's Financial Markets Conduct Act (FMCA) - and is paying the price. NZ's Financial Markets Authority (FMA) announced on Wednesday Medical Kiwi has admitted to breaching the fair dealing provisions of the Act in relation to an equity crowdfunding campaign...

Australia's AusCann (ASX:AC8) announced last week it has submitted final regulatory paperwork required to get the company's cannabis based canine skin and dermatitis treatment across the line in Australia. AusCann was originally focused on developing cannabis medicines for humans, but in November last year announced its intention to acquire CannPal...

Rua Bioscience has received the go-ahead from New Zealand's government to distribute its first cannabis medicine locally. The company says it has received verification its first medicinal cannabis product - a cannabidiol (CBD) oil formulation - meets the NZ Medicinal Cannabis Agency’s (Medsafe’s) quality standards; which is no mean feat...

New Zealand's Puro says it is the first medical cannabis grower in Australasia to be certified organic for one of its sites. Puro has been working for two years with certifying authority Biogro - New Zealand’s largest certifier for organic produce and products - on gaining the status for its...

New Zealand's Government is kicking in more cash to support development of the country's hemp industry. The Ministry for Primary Industries announced last week its Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund is contributing $1.34 million to New Zealand Natural Fibres' (NZNF) hemp research and development project, which will run over...

A study out of Imperial College London examining the use of whole plant medical cannabis extracts in severe treatment-resistant epilepsy in children has resulted in positive findings. The use of medical cannabis in managing seizures in paediatric patients isn't a new thing by any means - apparently it was first...