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New Poll Results Have New Zealand Cannabis Legalization Measure Losing On Election Day

Written by Johnny Green on February 18, 2020. Posted in Politics.

Voters in New Zealand will get the chance to vote on a cannabis legalization measure on Election Day. New Zealand’s election will be held on September 19, 2020. So far only two countries have legalized cannabis for adult use – Canada and Uruguay. Court decisions in Mexico and Italy...

Uruguay: Research Finds That Youth Cannabis Use Did Not Rise Following Legalization

Written by Johnny Green on February 18, 2020. Posted in Politics.

One of the most popular talking points for cannabis prohibitionists is the claim that if cannabis is legalized for adult use that it will result in a spike in cannabis use by younger people. The ‘what about the children?’ strategy has been in use for many decades by citizens and...

Scotland’s First Medical Cannabis Clinic Is Set To Open

Written by Johnny Green on February 18, 2020. Posted in Medical.

Cannabis reform is sweeping across the globe, however, there are still many countries that still prohibit cannabis, even for medical use. Even in countries where medical cannabis is legal, safe access to medical cannabis is not always widespread. An example of that is the situation that is...

UK Food Standards Agency Issues Ultimatum To CBD Industry

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 18, 2020. Posted in Business.

Brexit or not, it appears that the CBD industry has been one of the earliest to learn that all things regulatory are not in free-fall as the divorce papers are served from the continent. Indeed, the UK Food Standards Agency has laid down the law and set a deadline for CBD purveyors in the British...

Bustin’ Out In Düsseldorf? The Greens In State Parliament Propose Rec Trial

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 18, 2020. Posted in Politics.

The Green Party in Düsseldorf, the state parliament for the most populous state of Germany, has advocated a controlled cannabis distribution trial project. The idea would be to reduce both the black market and illegal access by teens. Cannabis remains, by far, the most widely used “illicit”...

How Many People Work In The Legal U.S. Cannabis Industry?

Written by Johnny Green on February 11, 2020. Posted in Business.

The legal cannabis industry in the United States is still young by many standards, however, that hasn’t stopped the industry from putting up huge numbers in recent years. The medical cannabis industry in the United States started in California in 1996, albeit in a largely ‘gray...

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When Will Vaped Cannabis Products Enter Europe?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 11, 2020. Posted in Business.

As Alberta joins several other Canadian provinces in allowing the sale of cannavapes (several provinces have banned them), the question now hanging in the air is when will such innovation come to Europe? That is an intriguing question. Vaping tobacco-based products is already popular in Europe,...

Celebrity Cannabis Brands Continue To Struggle In The Cannabis Space

Written by Johnny Green on February 11, 2020. Posted in Business.

In many non-cannabis industries attaching a celebrity’s name to a brand helps boost the brand’s image, and with it, sales. It’s not exactly rocket science – the celebrity is well known, and their notoriety automatically increases awareness of the product, and in the...

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New Poll Results Have New Zealand Cannabis Legalization Measure Losing On Election Day

Uruguay: Research Finds That Youth Cannabis Use Did Not Rise Following Legalization

Scotland’s First Medical Cannabis Clinic Is Set To Open

UK Food Standards Agency Issues Ultimatum To CBD Industry

Bustin’ Out In Düsseldorf? The Greens In State Parliament Propose Rec Trial

How Many People Work In The Legal U.S. Cannabis Industry?

When Will Vaped Cannabis Products Enter Europe?

Celebrity Cannabis Brands Continue To Struggle In The Cannabis Space

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