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Having a regulatory compliance expert for a husband may have kick-started her cannabis career, but Nan-Maree Schoerie is ploughing her own path in the industry. In the first of a two-part interview with Cannabiz, she tells of the early days of Murray Meds and explains why greenhouse growing is no longer sustainable in Australia. Sometimes in…
This guide was created to help sift through the endless varieties of cannabis we now have available to us at dispensaries. Now, this doesn’t apply to all strains, because every strain has different characteristics and grows different with every farmer’s care. However, these tools can be used to help analyse the often subtle differences between…
Medicinal cannabis and hemp company ECS Botanics Holdings (ASX: ECS) has revealed it has entered into a collaborative supply and toll processing agreement for cannabis biomass extraction with pharmaceutical company Sun Pharma. Sun Pharma is an Australia-based subsidiary of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, the fourth largest specialty generic pharmaceutical company in the world. With global revenues in excess…
The country’s next coalition government plans to keep cannabis tightly regulated, party representatives said. Recreational use of cannabis is only legal in two other EU countries. Germany’s future coalition of the Social Democrats (SPD), Green party, and Free Democrats (FDP), have signalled that they are seriously considering legalizing the possession of cannabis. Representatives from the parties told…
A patient who refused conventional treatments in favour of CBD oil, perhaps a lung cancer prevention, has piqued the curiosity of doctors in the UK after her tumour began to shrink. While it is unclear why her condition improved, the lead author of the case report published in The BMJ has called for more research into CBD…
Justin Bieber has partnered with US company Palms to release limited edition cannabis products for sale in Massachusetts under the “Peaches” brand. The products went on sale this week and are being sold at NETA’s two locations in Northampton and Brookline. Bieber’s product range is named after the song Peaches, in which he sings “I…
Australian cannabis companies are standing out as making a cautious yet steady entry into the cannabis industry. One of these companies is ECS Botanics. “ECS Botanics started as a hemp company,” says Alex Keach, founder, and Managing Director of ECS Botanics. “We have a farm in Tasmania where we grow our cannabis outdoors.” The idea…
Cannabis has been used as medicine for thousands of years. Ancient Indian, Chinese, and Egyptian civilisations have all employed it to cure various illnesses. But increasing recreational use and perceived harm to society meant that it has been outlawed in many countries since the early 20th century. In the US for example, cannabis was restricted…
ECS Botanics Holdings has secured a one year, rolling supply agreement with Australian cannabis company, Canngea. ECS Botanics Managing Director, Alex Keach, says he’s pleased Canngea sees value in its product and he’s looking to building on the agreement. Alex says the deal reinforces the company’s commitment to the growing medicinal cannabis market in Australia…
