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Ireland’s Transport Minister: No Cannabis Legalization In 2021

Written by Johnny Green on January 13, 2021. Posted in Politics.

In many ways 2020 was one of the worst years of all time, yet, from a purely cannabis reform and industry standpoint, 2020 was a solid year by many measures. Last year had one very big disappointment in the form of an unsuccessful vote in New Zealand, where voters shot down a nationwide cannabis...

Dutch Cannabis Licensing Scheme Hits Local Protests

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 13, 2021. Posted in Business.

Plans to replace the production of blackberries with coffee-shop bound cannabis hit skids over NIMBYism at proposed grow sites for new Dutch licenses. If it sounds like a scene straight out of a comedy, not to mention Colorado circa 2015 or so, just at a far lower altitude and probably still...

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Cannabis Use Not Associated With Elevated Risk Of Secondary Cancer Per Study

Written by Johnny Green on December 29, 2020. Posted in Science.

It is estimated that roughly 4% of all cancer patients suffer from head and/or neck cancer. As with any form of cancer, head and neck cancer are absolutely awful for anyone to have to battle. The results of a recent cannabis study provide some encouraging news for those that suffer from those...

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Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Now Has A Cannabis Index

Written by Johnny Green on December 29, 2020. Posted in Business.

For many years investing in the emerging cannabis industry was a very tricky thing for many reasons, not the least of which was that the cannabis industry was operating in a legal ‘grey area.’ Places such as Amsterdam and British Columbia were home to cannabis-based businesses like...

Cannabis Legalization Is A Political Issue Most Americans Agree On

Written by Johnny Green on December 29, 2020. Posted in Politics.

To say that the United States is divided when it comes to politics is a massive understatement. One could easily argue that the political climate in the U.S is more polarized than it has been in well over 100 years. However, at a time when most U.S. voters do not seem to agree on almost anything,...

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Cannabis And Privacy On Collision Course In The UK?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 29, 2020. Posted in Medical.

As Brexit confuses matters, and the NHS considers a patient registry, what is on the agenda for the protection of cannabis patient rights? The NHS has now announced a new cannabis patient database, even as the island sets sail for a general regulatory free environment in the aftermath of whatever...

Pandemics, Mergers And 2020 – Oh, My, Goodbye!

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 29, 2020. Posted in Business.

A strange year has wound up with a whimper rather than a bang as two of the largest Canadian public cannabis companies merge in a cashless transaction and one of them adds dronabinol to its product roster. It is unlikely that the memory of 2020 will recede any time soon. The Pandemic created...

Mexico Extends Cannabis Legalization Deadline, Again

Written by Johnny Green on December 29, 2020. Posted in Politics.

In late 2018 Mexico made international headlines and turned heads in the global cannabis community when Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that cannabis prohibition was unconstitutional. When the Supreme Court rendered the decision, it mandated that lawmakers in Mexico pass a cannabis legalization...

Ready, Set, Thai Canna Tour?

Written by Johnny Green on December 29, 2020. Posted in Business.

Thailand plans a tour to educate locals about medical cannabis. Fully-fledged production is the goal, but will this lead to other things – like organized canna tourism for foreigners? Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakam has announced that the federal agency is backing...

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Ireland’s Transport Minister: No Cannabis Legalization In 2021

Dutch Cannabis Licensing Scheme Hits Local Protests

Cannabis Use Not Associated With Elevated Risk Of Secondary Cancer Per Study

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Now Has A Cannabis Index

Cannabis Legalization Is A Political Issue Most Americans Agree On

Cannabis And Privacy On Collision Course In The UK?

Pandemics, Mergers And 2020 – Oh, My, Goodbye!

Mexico Extends Cannabis Legalization Deadline, Again

Ready, Set, Thai Canna Tour?

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