The UK Government has announced reforms to current hemp licence regulations that it says will lift some of the red tape burden on farmers.Expected to come into effect for the 2025 growing season, licence holders will no longer have to stipulate the field in which they intend to grow...
Since launching in August this year, Ohio’s adult-use cannabis sales have eclipsed $140m. And while medical sales remain reasonably strong, registered patient numbers are dropping.Medical cannabis sales began in Ohio on January 14, 2019, while non-medical sales commenced August 6, 2024. According to Ohio’s Division of Cannabis Control (DCC),...
In the Australian state of Victoria, a trial has commenced investigating the impacts of medicinal cannabis on driving ability.Across most of Australia, including Victoria, it's illegal to drive with any level of the intoxicating cannabinoid THC in your system - and it may be detected up to weeks after...
One of a handful of states yet to legalise medical cannabis, a recent survey found ongoing strong support in Kansas to do so.Multiple attempts have been made to legalise medicinal cannabis in the state, and all - including attempts this year - have been thwarted. It has been an...
Authorities in California are continuing to inspect licensed locations for compliance with recently implemented hemp THC rules.In early September this year, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced proposed emergency regulation banning products with hemp-derived THC or other intoxicating cannabinoids; primarily to prevent children from accessing what he called "dangerous" hemp...
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Medical Cannabis Driving Penalty Reforms Recommended in Victoria
A report tabled in the state of Victoria's Parliament has recommended courts be given more discretion with regard to medicinal cannabis users and driving.In Victoria, as in most other Australian states, it's illegal to drive with any detectable amount of THC - an intoxicating cannabinoid - in...
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Study: UK Health Professional Attitudes To Medical Cannabis
Researchers from the School of Psychology, University of East London set out to assess attitudes, perceived knowledge and concerns around medical cannabis among UK health care professionals - and the difference between those who had received training and those who didn't.More than 500 medical professionals received an invitation...
The oldest continuously operating cannabis dispensary in the United States, Berkeley Patients Group, was inaugurated in 1999 - and has plenty of stories to tell.California’s Compassionate Use Act of 1996, Prop. 215, was the first law in the USA to legalize the personal use and cultivation of marijuana...
The USA's National Hemp Association (NHA) has been awarded $19.67 million to help protect the Chesapeake Bay Watershed through innovative hemp cultivation.The funding was announced last week as part of the USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), which supports solutions to natural resource challenges on agricultural land.Chesapeake Bay is...
Illegal cannabis sales via unregulated online retailers have proliferated in the UK, and in some cases this exposes buyers to harmful substances according to a new report.Medical cannabis has been legal in the UK since November 2018, but prescriptions can only be issued by a specialist doctor with relevant...
