A measure to address medical marijuana diversion in Oklahoma has been signed off by Governor Kevin Stitt.Oklahoma implemented an easily accessible medical marijuana program after voters passed State Question 788 in June 2018 legalising the licensed use, sale, and cultivation of marijuana for medicinal purposes. There are currently are more...
NMM is fighting hard again to get medical cannabis access on Nebraska's 2022 ballot after missing out in 2020 due to a technicality.Nebraska is among the minority of US states still without a formal medical marijuana program. That looked set to change back in 2020, when Nebraskans for Medical...
An in-depth study of Australia’s medicinal cannabis program has revealed cannabis has been prescribed for more than 140 conditions.It's probably not widely known medicinal cannabis has been used legally in Australia - with the appropriate approvals - since 1992. But it was only in 2016 a national scheme was...
A Polish study has found hemp extract fed to bees not only gave the insects a needed antioxidant boost, but also slowed down the ageing process.For such an important insect that pollinates many of the world's crops, we give bees a pretty hard time. There have been major declines...
New Zealand's Puro seems pretty happy with its latest medicinal cannabis harvest; again the biggest in NZ history.It was all hands on deck at Puro's Kēkerengū facility from mid-April as its team put in long hours to get the crop picked, dried and packaged. The team's efforts and favourable...
A study carried out by researchers at the University of New Mexico on cannabis flower use and fatigue came up with some interesting results.Cannabis consumption, specifically that associated with marijuana and other products containing significant levels of the intoxicating cannabinoid THC, has usually been associated with a mellowing effect...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has started sending warning letters to companies selling products labelled as containing delta-8 THC.Delta-8 THC is an intoxicating cannabinoid that can be produced by manipulating cannabidiol (CBD) extracted from hemp that is grown legally, and then concentrated.The rise of delta-8 THC and other...
Australia's Releaf Group (RGL) announced last week it has entered into a commercial arrangement concerning a proposed cannabis-focused retreat near Byron Bay in New South Wales.Founded in 2017, RGL runs Releaf Clinics, a dedicated clinic and dispensary group formed to simplify the consultation process and access to cannabis medicines...
Little Green Pharma Ltd (ASX:LGP) announced on Monday it had entered into a medicinal cannabis distribution agreement with Sana Life Sciences.Under the Agreement, the parties grant each other mutual exclusivity across the UK and Crown Dependencies for the supply or distribution of LGP 10:10 Classic Oil and other oils...
A collective of US consumer packaged goods companies and associations is calling for an amendment to the SHOP SAFE Act to help fend off "copycat" cannabis edibles products containing THC.Signatories to a letter including the Consumer Brands Association, General Mills and PepsiCo say the unscrupulous use of famous-brand logos,...
