Author: Hazel Norman

Medical Cannabis Prescriptions Are Decreasing In Poland

Written by Hazel Norman on January 10, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Medical cannabis reform was implemented in Poland in 2017, and as of November 2022, the nation’s doctors were approving roughly 3,000 medical cannabis patients a month. After years of an increasing...

Textile Industry Members In India And South Korea Forge Hemp Partnerships

Written by Hazel Norman on January 4, 2025. Posted in Business.

At a recent meeting hosted by the Wool and Woolens Export Promotion Council, members of the textile industries in both India and South Korea announced plans to, among other things, forge partnerships...

Morocco’s Legal Industry Produced 4,000 Tons Of Cannabis In 2024

Written by Hazel Norman on January 4, 2025. Posted in Business.

Morocco’s National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis Activities (ANRAC) Director General Mohamed El Guerrouj recently announced at an annual board meeting that the nation’s emerging...

Lawmakers Criticized In Australia For Failing To Legalize Cannabis

Written by Hazel Norman on December 30, 2024. Posted in Policy.

A lawmaker in Australia is criticizing his peers for failing to approve an adult-use cannabis legalization measure this year. Legalise Cannabis WA MP Dr. Brian Walker recently lashed out at Australia’s...

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France’s Medical Cannabis Trial Receives Another Extension

Written by Hazel Norman on December 30, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Health authorities in France recently announced that the nation’s medical cannabis trial experiment will be extended until July 31st, 2025. The announcement is welcomed news to the reported 1,800...

Germany Finalizes Recreational Cannabis Pilot Projects

Written by Hazel Norman on December 11, 2024. Posted in Policy, Science.

A major component of Germany’s adult-use cannabis legalization model involves launching regional adult-use cannabis commerce pilot trials. The European nation took a major step forward in implementing...

Malta Cannabis Legalization Has Not Led To Increased Consumption Rates

Written by Hazel Norman on December 10, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Malta became the first European country to adopt a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure back in 2021. According to the results of a recent survey, the policy change has not led to an increased...

Health Canada: Only 3% Of Cannabis Consumers Obtain Products From Illegal Sources

Written by Hazel Norman on December 7, 2024. Posted in Business, Policy.

Every year since 2017, Health Canada has conducted its ‘Canadian Cannabis Survey,’ in which the government agency poses various cannabis-related questions to members of Canadian society....

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Cannabis Crimes Are Down 68% In Berlin Compared To Last Year

Written by Hazel Norman on December 2, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Cannabis-related crimes in Germany’s capital city were significantly lower for the seven months immediately following partial cannabis legalization compared to the same period last year. Cannabis...