A partnership between Western Australia's Little Green Pharma (ASX:LGP) and health fund HIF will see some of the health fund's members receive boosted cash back on medical cannabis scripts. HIF announced yesterday it will pay rebates for medicinal cannabis across most of its Extras policies, with eligible members receiving a...

Valens Australia was recently granted wholesale licences required to sell and supply Schedule 4 and Schedule 8 cannabis-derived products in Victoria. A subsidiary of Canada's Valens Company, the firm says this will enable its local representation to supply derivative products containing cannabidiol (CBD) and/or tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). “This exciting milestone allows us...

New Zealand medical cannabis company Puro said last week it has secured an outdoor cultivation licence that will enable it to plant 10 hectares at its Kēkerengū site. 80,000 seeds and seedlings are to be planted, with some of the seeds sourced from Australia. Puro Director Tim Aldridge says six...

Jamaica's Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce is striving to resolve banking issues impacting the country's fledgling medical cannabis industry. It seems many banks in the country are balking at funding medical cannabis operations out of concerns for their relationships with banks in the USA; where cannabusinesses also still struggle...

Voters in the US states of South Dakota and Mississippi have approved ballot initiatives in their respective states legalizing medical cannabis. First to South Dakota where voters approved Measure 26, which establishes a medical marijuana program for patients who have a debilitating medical condition as certified by a physician. As...

After a flurry of activity, 27 US states now have hemp plans approved by the US Department of Agriculture. The passage of the 2018 Farm Bill saw hemp no longer classified a Controlled Substance, and the USDA was directed to approve hemp production plans submitted by states and Indian tribes...

The total number of industrial hemp licences issued in South Australia have doubled since trials kicked off in 2018 - but the state's hemp industry is still very much at a nascent stage. According to the Adelaide Advertiser (paywall) 21 businesses are now approved to produce or process hemp in...

It's increasingly clear that Kiwis aren't as keen on recreational marijuana as they are on supporting medical cannabis. A non-binding referendum held on 17 October 2020 in conjunction with the 2020 general election and a euthanasia referendum involved a vote for or against the proposed "Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill",...

Australian medical cannabis company Zelira Therapeutics (ASX:ZLD) announced last week its formulations developed to support Autism Spectrum Disorder patients are now available via the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) Special Access Scheme. Zelira Therapeutics came into being after a merger between Australia's Zelda Therapeutics Limited and the USA’s Ilera Therapeutics LLC...

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced yesterday the state's Department of Health has filed proposed long-awaited regulations governing cannabinoid hemp products. The State's Cannabinoid Hemp Program will license cannabinoid hemp processors and retailers, and set quality control standards all products must adhere to. "Establishing the State's Cannabinoid Hemp Program to regulate production...