Missouri Governor Mike Parson and Attorney General Andrew Bailey have announced a taskforce to combat unregulated psychoactive cannabis products in the state.The taskforce is joint initiative between the Attorney General's Office (AGO) and the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control (ATC). ATC will investigate licensees selling unregulated psychoactive cannabis...

US presidential candidate Donald Trump has given (somewhat) clear indication he's backing the rescheduling of cannabis to Schedule III.In October 2022, US President Joe Biden announced an initiative involving the review of how marijuana is scheduled under federal law. Cannabis is currently listed as a Schedule I substance under...

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced proposed emergency regulations last week that would ban products with hemp-derived THC.A loophole introduced in the 2018 Farm Bill has given rise to hemp products containing THC, usually derived by manipulating hemp CBD. States have since been trying to get a handle on the...

A bill establishing the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Research Program at the University of Mississippi was recently signed into law by Governor Tate Reeves."The establishment of the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Research Program represents a tremendous opportunity to advance scientific knowledge, improve patient care and ultimately enhance the well-being of individuals...

A recently published Australian study looked at the impact on daytime cognitive functioning when taking cannabidiol (CBD) at night.One of the potential applications for CBD is addressing sleep problems, and an increasing number of people are using it. An aspect that hasn't been established is the effect of daily...

New Zealand medical cannabis company Helius Therapeutics has announced two new strategic partnerships; one with an Australian distributor and the other with a Danish firm.The deal with Australia's Novachem will see Novachem act as the sponsor and primary distributor for a wide range of Helius medicinal cannabis products in...

After years of effort and a couple of failed attempts, the issue of legalizing medical cannabis should finally be in front of the state's voters in November.Nebraskans For Medical Marijuana (NMM) has been trying to get medical cannabis legalised in the state by putting the issue on a ballot...

Volkswagen has announced it has partnered with Germany's Revoltech to research and develop materials based on industrial hemp waste - including imitation leather.The material, named LOVR, is leather-free, oil-free, vegan, residue-based, recyclable and compostable. It is based on waste from hemp cultivated for the food industry, which is combined...

A recent study found an overwhelming majority of nurse practitioner (NP) students surveyed feel medical marijuana should be legal across the USA. But their knowledge of its use could do with some improvement.Of the 115 NPs who met inclusion criteria for the cross-sectional descriptive study, 94% believed medical marijuana...

Australian medical cannabis company ECS Botanics Holdings Ltd (ASX: ECS) has announced its unaudited financial results for the 12 months ending 30 June 2024 (FY24) - and seems pretty pleased with the results.ECS Botanics once had interests spread across a number of cannabis sectors - from hemp foods to...