Australia approves record number of medical cannabis patients
Australia’s medical cannabis market continues to grow. In September, more than 6,000 patients were approved for medical marijuana treatment through the country’s […]
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GW Pharmaceuticals cannabis drug gets regulatory OK in Australia
GW Pharmaceuticals’ plant-derived CBD drug Epidyolex received approval from Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to be used in treating seizures related to […]
New Zealand cannabis market estimated at NZ$1.5 billion, 74,000 kilograms
Roughly 74,000 kilograms (74 metric tons) of cannabis is consumed annually in New Zealand’s illicit market, with a retail value of up […]
Australia sees 5,000 cannabis patient approvals for second straight month
Roughly 5,270 patients were approved for medical cannabis treatment in Australia in August via the SAS Category B pathway, the second month […]
Canada hasn’t imported any commercial medical cannabis, new data shows
Canada has imported a relatively small amount of cannabis since late 2018, and none for sale commercially, according to data provided to […]
Australia sees record month for medical cannabis approvals
Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) added more than 5,500 patient approvals in July for unapproved medicinal cannabis products – the biggest one-month […]
Thai Cabinet OKs expanding access to cannabis; Parliament vote needed
Thailand’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal from the Public Health Ministry that would allow health professionals, farmers and medical patients to […]
Some WHO cannabis recommendations draw strong opposition at recent UN meeting
Two of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) cannabis scheduling recommendations might face an uphill battle getting adopted later this year by the […]
Not all WHO cannabis recommendations would loosen international control, UN drug agency says
An analysis by a United Nations monitoring body concludes that most of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) cannabis scheduling recommendations would either […]
New Australian law looks to boost cannabis exports after COVID-19 threat passes
Australia has amended pertinent laws in an effort to put its medical marijuana and hemp exporters in a position to “come out […]