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Germany’s Health Minister To Commission ‘An Expert Opinion’ To Help EU Legalization Push

Written by Johnny Green on December 3, 2022. Posted in Policy.

What I would give to be a fly on the wall in the room where private cannabis policy discussions are being held between European Union (EU) leadership and Germany’s Health Minister Karl Lauterbach. Health Minister Lauterbach has actively lobbied the European Union for its general approval of...

Malta To Start Accepting Cannabis Club Applications By February

Written by Johnny Green on December 3, 2022. Posted in Business, Policy.

Malta made continental history late in 2021 when lawmakers passed Europe’s first nationwide adult-use legalization measure. Prior to legalization passing in Malta, the only two other countries that had previously passed national legalization measures were Uruguay in 2013 and Canada in 2018....

German Lawmakers Call For Cannabis Legalization Bill To Be Expedited

Written by Johnny Green on November 28, 2022. Posted in Policy.

How long is a reasonable amount of time to wait to get permission from the European Union before introducing an adult-use cannabis legalization measure? That is the multi-billion dollar question facing Germany’s Health Minister who made a legalization presentation to Germany’s federal...

Increased Safe Access In Poland Is A Good Thing

Written by Johnny Green on November 27, 2022. Posted in Policy.

Poland may not be the first country that you think of when the topic of medical cannabis comes up, however, the country is currently experiencing a medical cannabis revolution of sorts, thanks in large part to how access to medical cannabis is determined. In a concept that should not be seen in any...

U.S. Congress Passes Historic Cannabis Bill

Written by Johnny Green on November 21, 2022. Posted in Policy, Science.

In many ways the United States has historically served as ground zero for the war on cannabis. The U.S. is not the only country to prohibit cannabis at the national level, however, decades ago it largely led the charge in support of cannabis prohibition and wielded its international influence to...

The EU Is Deciding On More Than Just German Legalization

Written by Johnny Green on November 21, 2022. Posted in Policy.

When it comes to cannabis reform activity, Germany is undeniably on center stage with the international spotlight placed directly on it. Part of that is due to the fact that German lawmakers are actively pursuing adult-use cannabis legalization and the launch of a regulated industry, and part of...

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German Cannabis Legalization Would Obviously Benefit Public Safety Efforts

Written by Johnny Green on November 14, 2022. Posted in Policy.

Late last week an article was published by Frankfurter Allgemeine in which the Vice President of the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) seemed to imply that law enforcement in Germany did not believe that adult-use cannabis legalization would result in a reduction in ‘drug-related crime.’ “Only...

Is Germany Planning To Restrict Medical Cannabis Insurance Reimbursements?

Written by Johnny Green on November 14, 2022. Posted in Policy.

Germany is home to Europe’s largest medical cannabis market, which is not surprising given the size of Germany’s population and economy. Since 2017, doctors in Germany have been permitted to prescribe medical cannabis products to suffering patients, and the cost of those products is often...

United States 2022 Election A Mixed Bag For Cannabis Reform

Written by Johnny Green on November 14, 2022. Posted in Policy.

November 8th was Election Day in the United States, and cannabis reform was on the ballot in several jurisdictions, both at the state level as well as at the local level. Voters in five states had the chance to vote on adult-use legalization measures – Maryland, Missouri, Arkansas, South Dakota,...

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Germany’s Health Minister To Commission ‘An Expert Opinion’ To Help EU Legalization Push

Malta To Start Accepting Cannabis Club Applications By February

German Lawmakers Call For Cannabis Legalization Bill To Be Expedited

Increased Safe Access In Poland Is A Good Thing

U.S. Congress Passes Historic Cannabis Bill

The EU Is Deciding On More Than Just German Legalization

German Cannabis Legalization Would Obviously Benefit Public Safety Efforts

Is Germany Planning To Restrict Medical Cannabis Insurance Reimbursements?

United States 2022 Election A Mixed Bag For Cannabis Reform

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