Australia and Asia Pacific

An application has been lodged with Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) to alter the Australian food code to allow for the use and sale of low-THC hemp leaf, seed sprouts and roots for human consumption.

Cannabiz reports The application was lodged by cannabis law reformer Andrew Kavasilas, who joined forces with Hemp Fields, an industrial ...
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Delta 8 Reaches The Shores Of The Hermit Kingdom

Will fortress Australia keep out Delta 8 .. we doubt it and now industry bodies are kicking up a fuss ...
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West Australian Cannabis Select Committee Now Listed On Parliament Website

Well done those WA cannabis senators. Let's hope they have better luck than the Victorians in getting towards a result ...
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NZ Ministry of Health Industrial Hemp Licensing Information Page Updated 13 October 2021

A note came in this morning saying this page had been updated Industrial hemp licensing In order to grow, trade ...
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There’s a Possible Possibility That Western Australia Government Might Form A Cannabis Select Committee

As there are 2 cannabis senators in the upper house so it might just happen. The Govt we'd suggest are ...
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Man fails in appeal against death sentence for transporting 1kg of cannabis into Singapore

Terrible story with what looks like a terrible outcome Channel News Asia reports.. SINGAPORE: A man who imported 1kg of ...
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Update From HEMP Party Changing Name To “Legalize Cannabis Party”

This arrived from them on 13 October 2021. The main issue being the need for 1500 members to register as ...
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Pondering Pot: Medical cannabis continues to boom in Australia, up 117% from 2020

Pondering Pot report the good news for the medical cannabis industry in Australia which as far as we can work ...
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Malaysian government will continue studying legalising medical marijuana

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will continue to study ways and review laws in legalising use of cannabis for medical purposes ...
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NZ: Recognition of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation as appropriate for laboratories testing medicinal cannabis products and starting material for export

Here's their alert The Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Regulations 2019 (the Regulations) set the minimum quality standard that medicinal ...
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NZ’s Rua Bioscience Good To Go For GMP

Hemp Gazette report.. Another Kiwi medical cannabis company has been awarded GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) certification. Following Helius Therapeutics in early August, ...
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Who Are Trilogene Seeds & How Are They Exporting Feminized Seeds Into Australia & NZ From The US?

An interesting email turned up in our inbox this morning.... My name is Tom Forrest and you are receiving this ...
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