Australia’s Parliament will vote on a bill legalising cannabis for adult use late this month. It will face some stiff opposition. The proposed legislation, introduced by the Greens, would see a national agency given oversight of a commercial industry.

Steven Gothrinet has been part of the Hemp Gazette in-house reporting team since 2015. Steven's broad interest in cannabis was initially fueled by the realisation of industrial hemp's versatility across multiple sectors.

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt’s desire to trim down the number of medical marijuana businesses in his state is being fulfilled. In March 2023, Governor Stitt said medical marijuana had gotten “way out of control” in Oklahoma and he signalled there would be a further tightening up of guidelines and monitoring. A subsequent study found the supply of …

Regulatory changes were recently introduced in Western Australia for prescribing and dispensing Schedule 8 medicinal cannabis products. Products containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are considered Schedule 8 (S8) medicines and those only containing cannabidiol (CBD, the non-intoxicating cannabinoid) are Schedule 4 (S4).. Any doctor in Western Australia has been able to prescribe S8 medicinal ...

Terry Lassitenaz writes exclusively for Hemp Gazette and has done so since the site launched in 2015. He has a special interest in the political arena relating to medical cannabis, particularly in Australia, and addressing the many myths surrounding this incredibly useful plant.

Assuming Nebraska medical cannabis sales begin in mid-2026, the state could generate over $925 million in new economic activity through 2030.

Illegal cannabis sales via unregulated online retailers have proliferated in the UK, and in some cases this exposes buyers to harmful substances according to a new report.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has given his backing to proposed legislation regulating the intoxicating hemp industry in his state. Like many other states, Illinois has been grappling with the proliferation of hemp-derived THC, such as products containing Delta-8.

Industrial hemp is an incredibly useful plant, one said to have literally tens of thousands of applications. Industrial hemp and marijuana are both types of cannabis that are very closely related, but there are some major differences between the …

3 days ago · A new report from Prohibition Partners indicates Australia is one of the medical cannabis market leaders internationally. Legislation was passed in Australia to enable the supply of medicinal cannabis products in 2016.Things got off to a slow start – but have been picking up pace, particularly in the last couple of years.