Author: Hazel Norman

Ukrainian Medical Cannabis Legalization Awaits Presidential Signature

Written by Hazel Norman on December 25, 2023. Posted in Policy.

Lawmakers in Ukraine gave final approval this week to a measure that would legalize cannabis for medical purposes in certain instances. The medical cannabis legalization measure now awaits the signature...

Guernsey Cannabis Prescriptions Top 13,000 In Last Year

Written by Hazel Norman on December 18, 2023. Posted in Policy.

Guernsey, a self-governing British Crown dependency island in the English Channel near the French coast, only has a population of roughly 65,000 people. Yet, three private clinics on the island have...

Cannabis Trials Begin In The Netherlands After Long Delay

Written by Hazel Norman on December 18, 2023. Posted in Policy.

Limited adult-use cannabis commerce trials finally launched this week in the Netherlands after several delays. Cannabis trials, which permit consumers, growers, and retailers to participate in legal...

Malta Approves More Noncommercial Cannabis Clubs

Written by Hazel Norman on December 18, 2023. Posted in Policy.

Malta became the first European nation to pass an adult-use cannabis legalization measure back in 2021. The passage of a national legalization measure in Malta made the country the third nation on earth...

Push For Legalization Continues In Costa Rica

Written by Hazel Norman on December 18, 2023. Posted in Policy.

Multiple countries on different continents are making meaningful pushes to modernize their cannabis policies in ways that would permit adults to cultivate, consume, and/or sell cannabis for recreational...

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German Commissioner Visits The Netherlands To Learn About Cannabis Trials

Written by Hazel Norman on December 11, 2023. Posted in Policy.

The European continent is home to a handful of interesting local cannabis public policy experiments often referred to as cannabis pilot trials or programs. The trials are designed, in theory, to collect...

Medical Cannabis Access Continues To Be Hindered In Greece

Written by Hazel Norman on December 11, 2023. Posted in Policy.

A Member of the European Parliament from Greece is urging the European Commission (EC) to adopt legislation that would bring some long-needed uniformity to medical cannabis access on the continent....

Japan Lifts Ban On Cannabis-Derived Medications

Written by Hazel Norman on December 6, 2023. Posted in Policy.

Japan’s parliament approved a reform measure on Wednesday that legalizes cannabis-derived medical products. The newly approved public policy measure also imposes stiff penalties for the use of...

Grenada Expected To Pass Cannabis Decriminalization Measure In 2024

Written by Hazel Norman on December 6, 2023. Posted in Policy.

Grenada may not be the first nation that you think of when contemplating cannabis policy modernization efforts, however, the Caribbean nation is expected to pass a cannabis decriminalization measure...