Good for Epidiolex, but rescheduling overreaches on CBD
A rescheduling that makes CBD-based drug Epidiolex legal has been applauded as a win for cannabinoid-based therapies, but critics say the ruling is another case…
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Cannabis ruling in South Africa lifts hopes for industrial hemp
Plenty of barriers still face the startup of a hemp industry in South Africa, but last week’s decriminalization of all cannabis by the country’s constitutional…
Meetings in Vienna to sharpen global guidelines for cannabis, CBD
An International Cannabis Policy Conference Dec. 7-9, 2018 in Vienna is the last opportunity for stakeholder input into crucial international regulations that will go to…
South African stakeholders bemoan lack of progress on hemp
An open letter to the South African constitutional court, endorsed by several SA cannabis NGO’s and businesses, has bemoaned the lack of progress and missed…
Australian state cites job creation in raising THC limit to a full 1%
Western Australia officials have lifted the amount of THC allowable in industrial hemp to a full one percent, bringing the state in line with others…
Italian Ag Ministry proposes Council to clarify rules for hemp products
Italy’s Ministry of Agriculture has proposed a special Council to support development of hemp value chains, and to ease the process of getting hemp products…
Reps from 10 countries will talk CBD at HT’s August biz meet-up
Health care needs to eschew a high-tech approach and go beyond the treatment of symptoms to attack the causes of chronic diseases rooted in current…
Europe’s futile efforts to slow marijuana use
EUROPEAN HEMP (Third of 4 parts) Part 1: Europe’s tough row to hoe: Lack of clarity on CBD, THC Part 2: Europe’s Great THC Debate:…
Europe’s Great THC Debate: Get moving or fall behind
EUROPEAN HEMP (Second of 4 parts) Part 1: Europe’s tough row to hoe: Lack of clarity on CBD, THC Upcoming: Part 3: Monday, July 2:…
Elixinol puts up first-ever advertising for CBD in Japan
Australia-based Elixinol Group has put up the first-ever advertising for a CBD product in Japan with installation of a billboard in Tokyo’s Omotesando train station….