South Carolina legalizes hemp cultivation and sales
South Carolina became the latest state to legalize industrial hemp cultivation and sales after the governor signed legislation establishing a pilot program.
The bill, signed into law last week, creates a program that will award 20 licenses permitting growers to grow, harvest and sell hemp, The State reported. Each grower may cultivate hemp on up to 20 acres of land, according to the newspaper. The South Carolina Department of Agriculture will manage the program.
Australia receives first marijuana oil imports
CanniMed Therapeutics, a Canadian federally licensed medical marijuana producer, said it delivered the first commercial shipment of cannabis oil to Australia and has received an additional order for more product.
Canadian MMJ companies increasingly have been tapping the export market. And CanniMed is among those targeting Australia’s emerging medical cannabis market. Tilray – another Canadian MMJ cultivator – said Tuesday it had completed its first bulk medical cannabis export to Australia.
