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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...

Cannabis Associated With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Improvements

Written by Frank Schuler on December 18, 2023. Posted in Science.

One of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders that people are diagnosed with around the world is attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The symptoms of the condition can look different...

Guernsey Cannabis Prescriptions Top 13,000 In Last Year

Written by Hazel Norman on December 18, 2023. Posted in Policy.

Guernsey, a self-governing British Crown dependency island in the English Channel near the French coast, only has a population of roughly 65,000 people. Yet, three private clinics on the island have...

Cannabis Trials Begin In The Netherlands After Long Delay

Written by Hazel Norman on December 18, 2023. Posted in Policy.

Limited adult-use cannabis commerce trials finally launched this week in the Netherlands after several delays. Cannabis trials, which permit consumers, growers, and retailers to participate in legal...

Malta Approves More Noncommercial Cannabis Clubs

Written by Hazel Norman on December 18, 2023. Posted in Policy.

Malta became the first European nation to pass an adult-use cannabis legalization measure back in 2021. The passage of a national legalization measure in Malta made the country the third nation on earth...

Push For Legalization Continues In Costa Rica

Written by Hazel Norman on December 18, 2023. Posted in Policy.

Multiple countries on different continents are making meaningful pushes to modernize their cannabis policies in ways that would permit adults to cultivate, consume, and/or sell cannabis for recreational...

Most Surveyed Swiss Psychiatrists Favor Regulating Cannabis

Written by Frank Schuler on December 11, 2023. Posted in Policy.

According to a team of researchers associated with the University of Bern in Switzerland, medical cannabis is “a growing issue” in psychiatry, with more patients asking about it now that...

UK Researchers Examine Cannabis Use And ADHD

Written by Frank Schuler on December 11, 2023. Posted in Science.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders that people are diagnosed with. Diagnosis typically happens in adolescence, with the condition...

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German Commissioner Visits The Netherlands To Learn About Cannabis Trials

Written by Hazel Norman on December 11, 2023. Posted in Policy.

The European continent is home to a handful of interesting local cannabis public policy experiments often referred to as cannabis pilot trials or programs. The trials are designed, in theory, to collect...