Spain Council Of Ministers Approves Medical Cannabis Royal Decree
Historically, you would be hard-pressed to find a country that has a larger disconnect between cannabis public policy and a...
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Brazil Invests R$390,000 To Study Cannabis Reform’s Impact
While approaches to cannabis public policy vary around the world, one thing is consistent about cannabis prohibition – it is...
Argentina Province Approves Medicinal Cannabis And Industrial Hemp
The South American nation of Argentina comprises 23 provinces, with the Province of Chaco being one of them. Chaco is located in the...
Cannabis May Help Patients With Substance Use Disorders
Substance use disorder is a major public health issue around the world. Researchers affiliated with the World Health Organization...
Colombian Study Finds CBD To Be Effective For Dogs
The cannabis industry, as it pertains to products geared towards human patients, gets a lot of attention these days and rightfully so. A...
France’s Potential Cannabis Market Is Valued At $8.3 Billion
According to the European Union Drugs Agency’s 2025 report, France is home to the highest lifetime cannabis usage rate by adults in...
Assessment Justifies Further Expansion Of German Legalization
Part of the historic adult-use legalization measure that was implemented in Germany in April 2024 involves the ongoing evaluation of the...
A Missed Opportunity In New South Wales
Late last year, a parliamentary report was issued in New South Wales that called for cannabis reform in the Australian state. The...
Uruguay May Expand Access To CBD Treatments
Cannabidiol has experienced exponential growth in popularity among patients in recent years, in addition to experiencing increased...
Survey: German Cannabis Associations Average 275 Members
Starting on July 1st, 2024, adults in Germany can apply to their local authority to launch an adult-use cannabis cultivation...
Sri Lanka To Invest In Medical Cannabis Projects
Anyone who has followed Sri Lanka’s economy in recent years knows that it has struggled. In 2022, the nation’s inflation rate...
Alex Rogers Visits Stauffacher Apotheke In Zurich, Switzerland
Switzerland is one of the top legal cannabis markets in Europe, having modernized its cannabis policies to permit medical use and...
Study: Youth Cannabis Use Declined In Germany Following Legalization
Leading up to cannabis policy modernization implementation, cannabis reform opponents always warn of doomsday scenarios when it comes to...
Boosting UK Cannabis Access Could Yield £13.3bn For The Economy
Despite having restrictive medical cannabis laws, the United Kingdom is home to one of the largest medical cannabis industries in...
Five Dozen Cannabis Research Proposals Pending In Germany
Earlier this month, the German federal government confirmed that the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) has received 60...
Venezuela’s President Doubles Down On Cannabis Prohibition
Medical and adult-use cannabis policy modernization efforts have gained momentum in many parts of the world in recent decades. However,...
Calgary To Allow Legal Cannabis Sales At Events
In many ways, social cannabis use is the next frontier for the emerging cannabis industry. Social cannabis use can take on various...
Harmful German Medical Cannabis Amendment Withdrawn From Agenda
A recently published draft amendment from Germany’s Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) that would dramatically overhaul the...
Cannabis Leaves Exhibit “Notable Antioxidant And Antibacterial Properties”
Historically, the main parts of the cannabis plant that many people focused on were the buds for making medical and recreational...
Hemp Should Be A Key Ingredient Of Global Sustainability Strategies
Products derived from the hemp plant are more popular now than ever before. Hemp is still used to make textiles, rope, and paper, but it...
Momentum Continues To Build For South Africa’s Cannabis Industry
South Africa is currently on a short list of countries that have adopted a national measure to legalize adult-use cannabis, along with...
The Importance Of Effective Cannabis Packaging
Effective product packaging is important in any industry, and the emerging legal cannabis industry is no exception. In most legal...
Nigeria’s National Assembly Is Working On Medical Cannabis Legislation
The African continent has experienced a significant uptick in cannabis policy modernization efforts in recent years, with the most...
Morocco Approves 67 New Cannabis-Based Products
In recent years, Morocco’s government has worked to boost the nation’s emerging legal cannabis industry and provide the...
German Cultivation Associations Total Increases To 323
Starting on July 1st, 2024, adults in Germany can apply to launch a member-based cannabis cultivation association in which consumers can...
Switzerland Opens Public Consultation On Cannabis Legalization
Switzerland has officially opened the three-month public consultation period for its proposed national adult-use cannabis legalization...
Survey: Over 88% Of German Consumers Get Cannabis From Legal Sources
One of the major goals of cannabis policy modernization in Germany in recent years is to combat the unregulated market in the European...
Poll: 87.5% Deem 0.3% THC Limit For EU Hemp To Be Too Low
In mid-July, a group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) announced their plan to push for a hemp legal framework for the...
German Scientists Call For Approval Of Cannabis Research Projects
Cannabis policies and regulations should be informed by science, rather than driven by political propaganda or special interests. That is...
German Associations Warn Against Medicinal Cannabis Flowers Ban
Germany’s Federal Government Commissioner for Addiction and Drug Issues, Prof. Dr. Hendrik Streeck, has made headlines recently due...
Australia Welcomes Submissions For Industrial Hemp Industry Development
After decades of the global industrial hemp industry being hindered by harmful prohibition policies, industrial hemp is making a comeback...
Cannabis Proposal Signatures Submitted To Ecuador National Assembly
Ecuador has a sorted past when it comes to cannabis policy. Like many of its continental peers, Ecuador has experienced a significant...
Google Cannabis Pilot Program Could Boost Canada’s Industry
The most popular website on the entire internet is Google, and that has been the case for many years. Billions of people around the world...
Luxembourg Must Improve Its Cannabis Legalization Model
Slowly but surely, adult-use cannabis policy modernization is spreading in many parts of the world, particularly in Europe, where a...
Peru Seeks Public Comment On Draft Hemp Rules
Decades ago, the South American nation of Peru adopted hemp prohibition policies, much like the rest of the world. While the professed...
EU Plans To Recognize Hemp Flowers
Historically, when many people thought of the hemp plant and what it could be used for, they likely thought of rope, paper, and various...
Science In The City International Conference Returns To France
France’s approach to cannabis policy and regulation is at a crossroads. While many countries in Europe have modernized their...
How Would U.S. Cannabis Rescheduling Impact Europe?
Earlier this month, United States President Donald Trump publicly affirmed that his administration is considering rescheduling cannabis...
The Science Behind GMP Cannabis Product Compliance
Every legal medical cannabis market on the planet has standards that products must meet before they can be sold to patients. Products...
Brazilian Universities Collaborate On Cannabis Phytochemical Database
All plants, from fruits to vegetables to grains, produce phytochemicals, and the cannabis plant is no exception. Phytochemicals are...
Cannabis Associated With “Better Outcomes” Among Pancreatitis Patients
The pancreas is a large gland behind humans’ stomachs, close to the first part of the small intestine, and it serves two important...
Cannabis May Help People With Eating Disorders
It is no secret that cannabis use is associated with increasing people’s appetites. ‘The munchies’ is something that...
German Study Finds That Cannabis Extracts Mitigate Chronic Pain
One of the most commonly cited reasons why suffering patients turn to medical cannabis for relief is to help treat chronic pain. Chronic...
Survey Highlights Potential Fallout Of German Draft Amendment
Germany continues to serve as the largest legal medical cannabis market in Europe, with domestic sales increasing every quarter in recent...
Morocco Exports First Legal Medical Cannabis To Australia
Cannabis being exported from Morocco to markets in other countries is not a new thing. After all, Morocco has served as a top source for...
The Science Of Cannabis Extraction
It is unclear when humans first started extracting cannabinoids from the cannabis plant to make concentrated forms of cannabis. The topic...
German SPD Will Not Support Draft Cannabis Amendment “Under Any Circumstances”
Last month, Germany’s Health Ministry released a draft medical cannabis amendment that seeks to roll back Germany’s medical...
High Tide To Become Major Player In German Medical Cannabis Market
High Tide, Inc. is a leading community-grown, retail-forward international cannabis company. Its wholly owned subsidiary, Canna Cabana,...
Activists Gather Signatures For Cannabis Legalization Vote In Belize
Back in May 2025, cannabis advocates in Caye Caulker, Belize, launched a petition seeking to place an adult-use cannabis legalization...
South African Researchers Detect “Rare Compounds” In Cannabis Leaves
The leaves of cannabis plants are often considered to be waste by some cannabis cultivators and destroyed. However, recent research...