Author: Johnny Green

Is The German SPD Parliamentary Group Against Legalization?

Written by Johnny Green on December 25, 2023. Posted in Policy.

The ongoing legalization saga in Germany often feels like something out of a soap opera. Since the summer of 2021, when the current governing coalition was elected in Germany, the push for legalization...

SDP Leadership: German Legalization Vote Expected In Early 2024

Written by Johnny Green on December 18, 2023. Posted in Policy.

As 2023 continues to wind down, cannabis advocates and policymakers in Germany are turning their focus to 2024 with hopes that it will prove to be the year that a long-awaited national adult-use cannabis...

Another Missed Opportunity In Germany

Written by Johnny Green on December 6, 2023. Posted in Policy.

The biggest asset that cannabis opponents have where cannabis is prohibited is the ongoing benefit of the status quo. The most recent and prominent example of that can be found in Germany, where lawmakers...

Uruguay Secretary Provides Update On Nation’s Cannabis Policy Approach

Written by Johnny Green on December 6, 2023. Posted in Policy.

Uruguay will always hold the distinct title of being the first nation on the planet to pass a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure. Since Uruguay passed its measure in 2013, three other...

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Vote On Updated German Legalization Measure Expected This Week

Written by Johnny Green on December 3, 2023. Posted in Policy.

Over the course of the last week, lawmakers in Germany reportedly reached an agreement to make changes to an adult-use legalization measure that is working its way through the Bundestag process. According...

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EMCDDA And Europol Release 2023 EU Cannabis Market Analysis

Written by Johnny Green on November 27, 2023. Posted in Policy.

The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) recently published an analysis, ‘EU Drug Market: Cannabis.’ The analysis details consumption rates, production, seizures by law enforcement,...

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Toronto City Councilor Wants Cannabis Fund Answers

Written by Johnny Green on November 27, 2023. Posted in Policy.

Canada is still the only G-7 nation on earth to pass a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure involving cannabis products that are not low in THC. In fact, the only other nation to pass a...

Japan’s Cannabis Policies Continue To Evolve

Written by Johnny Green on November 27, 2023. Posted in Policy.

You wouldn’t know it by listening to cannabis opponents in Japan, but the nation is home to one of the lowest cannabis usage rates on earth. Lately, it seems that cannabis opponents in Japan have...

Slovenia Cannabis Usage Analysis

Written by Johnny Green on November 19, 2023. Posted in Policy.

This analysis was conducted by Marihuana Marš, Študentska Organizacija Univerze v Ljubljani 1. Cannabis user demographics in Slovenia As cannabis is illegal in most parts of the world it is impossible...