GW Pharmaceuticals announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended approval of the British company’s cannabis-based medicine Epidiolex. The CHMP is responsible for preparing the European Medicines Agency (EMA)’s opinions on questions related to the marketing of human medicines. The CHMP opinion was adopted July 25, and the final decision now rests […]
Federal officials have approved plans for the University of Mississippi to grow 2,000 kilograms (4,409 pounds) of cannabis to provide to investigators for clinical trial research.
In the latest blow dealt to the burgeoning smokable hemp flower market in the Southeast United States, South Carolina law enforcement officials are requiring retailers across the state to pull raw, unprocessed hemp products from their store shelves. The action comes after an opinion handed down from the State Attorney General’s office on July 10 […]
Another set of policymakers in North Carolina has signed off on banning smokable hemp until December 2020 in hopes that tests will be developed by then to distinguish the plant from marijuana. The state House Judiciary Committee voted to approve the original measure passed by the Senate, which would make smokable hemp legal until December […]
Paul Norman As hemp and CBD companies increasingly lure executive-level talent away from mainstream corporations, many are coming from large food companies. The Kellogg Co. is one of them. The $13 billion food giant recently saw three of its executives leave for positions in the cannabis space, including Paul Norman, a former president of Kellogg […]
Ultimate Fighting Championship athletes will serve as test subjects to find out if the cannabis compound CBD can treat the aches and pains that come hand in hand with their violent sport.
Canadian marijuana giant Aurora Cannabis is sponsoring CBD research with the UFC to determine if the cannabinoid treatments are effective in treating pain and inflammation. The partnership marks a milestone for the cannabis industry, where individual athletes commonly strike sponsorship deals but few prominent leagues agree to research for CBD or other cannabis products. Athletes’ […]
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (NY) introduced The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act.
With states surrounding Wisconsin advancing significant cannabis policy reforms, the majority of the American public supporting some form of legalization and the governor’s newfound support for cannabis policy reforms, members of Wisconsin NORML are planning an aggressive legislatively strategy in advance of 2020!
Bill Would Remove Marijuana from Controlled Substances Act and Ensure Reparative Justice and Equity in Legalization Legislation follows This Month’s Historic House Judiciary Hearing Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) introduced the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE Act), which would de-schedule marijuana at […]
