Thai stakeholders move fast as market rules take effect
Tobacco, food, and health & beauty interests in Thailand are quickly moving to establish hemp operations under rules announced late last year and published by…
Medical
German study cites ‘urgent’ need for clear rules on cannabinoids
While cannabinoids have great therapeutic potential under medical supervision, a strong legal framework to fully establish clear regulations is urgently needed, according to a recent…
Irish firm agrees to pay $7.2 billion for Epidiolex maker GW Pharma
An Irish pharma company said it has entered an agreement to buy medical cannabinoids maker GW Pharmaceuticals. Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Dublin, said it agreed to pay…
CBD suppository to debut
Czech-based CB21 Pharma said it has obtained approval for a CBD-infused suppository which will go on the market in pharmacies and online in February. The…
CBD makers using C02 extraction may be violating patent, Canopy says
Canadian cannabis giant Canopy Growth says CBD makers employing a specific CO2 extraction method could owe them licensing fees or compensation. Canopy made the claim…
Zimbabwe projects $1.25 billion in cannabis tax revenues
A proposed cannabis export scheme could eventually bring as much as $1.25 billion (~€1 billion) to Zimbabwe’s treasury per year, finance officials have said. “Cannabis…
Historic vote by UN drug commission reschedules cannabis
The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) has voted to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from Schedule IV of the 1961 Single Convention on…
Decree opens Argentina for CBD, medical cannabis imports
Medical cannabis regulations that have been published by the Argentine government hit the start button for expanded imports of CBD and other medicinal cannabis products…
South Korea sets special ‘free zone’ for industrial hemp
South Korean officials have designated the country’s North Gyeongsang Province as a “Special Industrial Hemp Free Zone,” aiming to make it a center of smart…
Czech firm approved to export first full-spectrum extract
Prague-based PharmaCan s.r.o., said it will export 500 grams of full-spectrum distilled cannabis extract made from industrial hemp to Worldpharma Biotech S.L., Valencia, Spain. The…