GMP Washing And The Global Reckoning
By Robert T. Hoban
“Truckin’, got my chips cashed in.” The famous lyric always sounded like freedom. Open roads, new frontiers, the sense...
Author: Johnny Green
German Cannabis Prescriptions Increased 3,300% From 2024 To 2025
Germany’s emerging legal cannabis industry is booming, which is no secret. However, recent reporting by Investing News Network is...
Clinical Trial: Cannabis Shows Comparable Efficacy To Lorazepam
Insomnia is something that a lot of people around the globe struggle with. According to international researchers, as much as 16.2% of...
France Sets 2027 Medical Cannabis Timetable
Medical cannabis policy and regulatory modernization efforts have spread across most of the European continent in recent years....
Lawmakers In Finland Reject Cannabis Legalization Proposal
Lawmakers in Finland voted on a citizen initiative this week that sought to legalize cannabis for adult use. Unfortunately, the vote was...
Organigram Announces Proposed Acquisition Of Sanity Group
In a significant move that is sure to yield a butterfly effect across the international cannabis industry landscape, Organigram announced...
Proposed MedCanG Changes May Violate EU Law
Cannabis public policy is usually complicated anywhere on the planet, but it is particularly so in Europe, where the interplay of several...
The NYT Editorial: Garbage Or Governance?
By Jamie L Pearson, Founder of New Holland Group
When the New York Times editorial board published its opinion piece on cannabis last...
Amsterdam Considers Banning Tourists From Cannabis Cafes
For many decades, Amsterdam has been considered one of the top international destinations for cannabis consuming tourists. One could...
Die Linke Parliamentary Group Demands Further German Cannabis Reform
Nearly two years after German lawmakers approved the historic CanG law, which legalized certain adult-use cannabis activity, the Die...
Financing Your Cannabis Industry Future
In Episode 16 of ‘Financing Your Cannabis Future,’ host Rachel Wright, CPA, MST, sits down with Alex Rogers, Founder and CEO...
Medical Cannabis Helps Patients With Chronic Pain, Anxiety, And Depression
A large team of researchers affiliated with various academic and health institutions based in Canada and one in Spain recently analyzed...
Advocates Continue Push To Increase European Hemp THC Limit
Last year at the International Cannabis Business Conference in Berlin, Germany, I was honored to moderate a panel dedicated to hemp. As I...
European Authority Sets “Safe” CBD Consumption Level
As I have written about previously, there is no one-size-fits-all dosage of cannabis, and that also extends to the cannabinoids that the...
The Average Price For German Medical Cannabis Is Decreasing
It is no secret that Germany is home to the largest legal medical cannabis industry in Europe, and remains the world’s top...
Thousands Of International Cannabis Buyers To Gather In Berlin
Europe’s emerging legal medical cannabis industry is thriving in more markets now than ever before, with Germany leading the way. Germany...
Can AI Help With Cannabis Seed Detection And Classification?
Artificial intelligence is being incorporated into various societal and industry functions at a seemingly ever-increasing rate these...
Uruguay Increases Prices For Legal Cannabis
Uruguay currently authorizes the legal sales of four different cannabis strains through the nation’s licensed pharmacies. As of the...
Study Finds “No Effects” After German Cannabis Legalization
Germany implemented the first provisions of its historic CanG adult-use cannabis legalization measure in April 2024. Initially, Germany...
High Industry Fees Could Hinder African Cannabis Markets
The emerging legal medical cannabis and hemp industries are expanding globally, including on the African continent, where multiple...
South Africa Seeks Public Comments For Draft Cannabis Regulations
South Africa’s Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Development recently published a draft regulatory proposal that would officially...
This Is The Best Way To Combat Illegal Cannabis Smuggling
The European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) is warning of a ‘sharp increase’ in unregulated cannabis being smuggled into Europe...
Brazil Adopts Medical Cannabis Cultivation Rules
Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) recently approved a measure that authorizes the preparation of CBD products in...
Uruguay’s Legal Cannabis Industry Expanded In 2025
Sales statistics from Uruguay’s Institute for the Regulation and Control of Cannabis (IRCCA) for the 2025 calendar year were...
German Researchers: Cannabis Therapy Is Superior To Opioids
Pain, to some degree, is a part of many people’s lives. It can range from temporary small pain, all the way to ongoing severe...
Light Spectrum Plays A “Crucial Role” In Hemp Growth
If you have been around long enough, chances are you have heard the claim that ‘hemp can grow anywhere.’ To a large degree,...
EU Court Rules Against Hungary’s Cannabis Position
The European Union’s top court has ruled against Hungary’s position on cannabis policy, determining that Hungary breached EU...
United Nations Responds To U.S. Cannabis Rescheduling Order
Last month, United States President Donald Trump ordered his administration to reschedule cannabis from its current status as a Schedule...
Czechia’s Medical Cannabis Market Increased 46% In 2025
The Czech State Institute for Drug Control tracks data from the European country’s emerging legal medical cannabis market, and...
Cannabis Provides Sustained Relief For Fibromyalgia Patients
One of the biggest health conditions facing the global community in modern times is fibromyalgia. International researchers estimate that...
Study: 10% Of Germans Have Cultivated Cannabis At Home
Home cultivation is a key component of a modernized approach to cannabis public policy. All adult cannabis consumers and suffering...
German Lawmakers Consider Scaling Back Medical Cannabis Amendment
Last week, various experts provided testimony at a public hearing held by Germany’s Health Committee in the Bundestag on a proposed...
Grenada’s Parliament Approves Major Cannabis Legislation
It was a big week for cannabis policy modernization efforts in Grenada. The Caribbean nation is comprised of a main island and smaller...
Medios AG Enters Europe’s Medical Cannabis Market
As Europe’s emerging legal medical cannabis industry continues to expand, the market is becoming more accepted and mainstream. A...
There Is No ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Cannabis Dosage
The cannabis plant and how it interacts with human biology are being studied at an increasing rate by scientists and health professionals...
Significant Increase Of German Cultivation Associations Expected This Year
The German Cannabis Business Association (BvCW) recently conducted a survey, posing the question, “Currently, there are at least...
Spain Authorizes Medical Cannabis For Four Pathologies
Medical cannabis is far from being a new thing in Spain. However, actual regulated medical cannabis access for Spain’s suffering...
EU Seeks Public Input On CBD Cosmetics Regulation
Cannabidiol (CBD) is being infused into a growing list of products, from foods to pharmaceutical medications. One of the most promising...
German Hemp Association Warns Against Medical Cannabis “Regression”
As cannabis opponents in Germany continue to try to take the country’s medical cannabis laws and regulations backwards, the German...
What Constitutes ‘Cannabis Legalization Success’?
I got my ‘official’ start as a cannabis activist in the late 1990s when I volunteered with the political campaign to legalize...
International Cannabis Business Conference 2025 Rap Recap Hits Bloomberg
One of the most popular business newsletters around the globe is Money Stuff, which is regularly published by Bloomberg opinion columnist...
Evaluating Malta’s Progress Four Years After Cannabis Legalization
Malta made history in December 2021 when it became the first European nation to adopt a national adult-use cannabis legalization...
Ghana Cannabis Industry Association Plans Trade Mission To Czechia
Members of Ghana’s emerging cannabis industry are planning a trade mission trip to the Czech Republic as part of an ongoing effort...
Ukraine Approves Medical Cannabis Production Quota
The Cabinet of Ministers in Ukraine has approved quotas for the production of various substances, including medical cannabis, for 2026....
Survey: US Rescheduling Expected To Have Strong Effect On Europe
As the global cannabis community continues to assess the potential cannabis industry and policy impact of looming federal cannabis...
Croatia Clinical Trial Finds CBD Reduces Blood Pressure
According to international researchers, it is estimated that about 1.4 billion adults globally aged 30–79 years old have high blood...
Endometriosis Patients Experience Improvements Following Cannabis Use
International researchers affiliated with the World Health Organization describe endometriosis as “a disease in which tissue similar to...
Morocco Approves CBD Poultry Feed Study
Much of the focus on cannabis research in recent decades has been on how the plant and its derivatives can benefit humans, and...
Dutch Scientists “Resurrected” Ancestral Cannabis Enzymes
Cannabis research has increased across the globe in recent years, and that research has helped humans better understand the cannabis...
Czech Cannabis Legalization Officially Takes Effect
As the clock struck midnight, Central European Time, a historic public policy change took effect in the Czech Republic. Starting today,...