Under a project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, researchers at Texas A&M University are working to 3D print buildings using hempcrete.Hempcrete has been used for thousands of years for construction purposes - and not a lot has changed in the mix during that time. The versatile building...
A bill signed into law at pretty much the last possible moment has ensured North Carolina's hemp industry can continue.Hemp has been recognised as a legal agricultural crop at a federal level in the USA since the signing of the 2018 Farm Bill. But in North Carolina it continued...
New Zealand's Greenfern Industries (GFI) says it has inked a two-year agreement involving purchase of the company's Taranaki-grown medicinal cannabis.The buyer and the destination aren't named, but Managing director Dan Casey the deal could be worth in excess of NZD $1.6 million over the life of the contract depending...
A comprehensive review of the UK legal cannabinoid industry includes some interesting insights gained from an accompanying survey.In February this year, the Centre of Medicinal Cannabis and the Association for the Cannabinoid Industry commissioned Oxford University’s Professor Christopher Hodges to oversee a comprehensive review of the nation's cannabinoid industry.The...
A University of South Australia study of Medlab Clinical's Nanabis formulation and delivery system has returned favourable bioavailability results.NanaBis contains 1:1 ratios of CBD and THC in a sub-micron spray applied to the inside of the cheek using Medlab's NanoCelle system. Medlab says the tiny size of the particles...
Starting Friday, medical cannabis patients in the US state of Virginia will have less red tape to contend with.Under Virginia's medical marijuana program, currently patients present a Written Certification from a doctor, Board Registration and government-issued ID at a dispensary to obtain medical cannabis products. This has been cumbersome...
Will medical cannabis company Bod be the first to launch a low-dose CBD product available without prescription in Australia?In theory, it has been legal to buy certain cannabidiol (CBD) medicines without a prescription in Australia as Schedule 3 (Pharmacist Only) products since February 2021. This came into effect after...
Switzerland's Federal Council has decided to cut some of the red tape surrounding medical cannabis access in that country.Up to this point in Switzerland, cannabis medicines containing more than one per cent tetrahydrocannabinol are generally banned and prescription approval needs to be provided by the Federal Office of Public...
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards' pen had a good workout on Tuesday, with the signing of a bunch of bills from the 2022 Regular Legislative Session.Among the 97 bills signed were at least 7 directly relating to cannabis, including:ACT 438—HB 135: Authorizes dispensing of medical marijuana to certain...
A legal challenge has resulted in the reversal of an order that removed hundreds of medical cannabis vaping products in Pennsylvania.In February this year, regulators in Pennsylvania recalled hundreds of medical marijuana vaping products after a statewide review; alleging they contained ingredients not approved for inhalation."Although some of...
