Survey: 92% In France Support Medical Cannabis Legalization
According to a recent survey conducted by Norstat Institute on behalf of the patient association APAISER S&C and newspaper...
Brazilian Medical Cannabis Decree Takes Effect
Starting earlier this month, new regulations for dispensing various medical cannabis products in Brazil’s pharmacies and other...
Israel Health Minister Halts Push To Ban Medical Cannabis Flower
Last week, Israel’s Health Ministry posted updated guidelines that, if implemented, would have significantly overhauled Israel’s...
Report: France To Ban CBD Edibles
The cannabis plant contains dozens of cannabinoids, with each possessing its own characteristics and potential wellness benefits....
Switzerland Cannabis Pilot Trials Continue To Succeed
Switzerland will forever be home to the first regional adult-use cannabis commerce pilot trial. Pilot trials are a unique research-based...
How Many Jurisdictions Want Cannabis Pilot Trials In Germany?
Europe is home to an interesting approach to cannabis commerce. Whereas current European Union agreements prohibit national adult-use...
Honoring Peter Homberg And Looking Toward The Future
Judith Heimbürger of the leading law firm gunnercooke paid tribute to Peter Homberg at the recent International Cannabis Business...
Israel Health Ministry Proposes Major Medical Cannabis Changes
Israel’s history as an international trendsetter for medical cannabis is well known. The nation has served as one of the top...
German Alliance Warns Against Medical Cannabis Flower Changes
Pushback by the medical cannabis community in Germany against a proposal that would eliminate statutory health insurance reimbursements...
UK Lawmaker Highlights Benefits Of Legalizing Cannabis
In more parts of the world than ever before, constructive conversations within political circles are increasingly focusing on the...
Survey Sheds Light On British Cannabis Reform Support
The European continent is now home to more countries that have adopted national adult-use cannabis legalization measures than all other...
Cannabis Industry Leaders Set To Gather In Toronto In June
Canada’s approach to national cannabis policy and commerce continues to be the most modernized model on the planet. The Canadian market...
Associations Advocate For Cross-Border EU Ecological Hemp Construction
The hemp plant has been used by humans as a construction material going back to at least the 6th century A.D., with scientists finding...
A New Era For The U.S. Medical Cannabis Industry
Earlier today, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it has officially issued an order moving cannabis from its...
Ending German Medical Cannabis Flower Insurance Coverage Is Harmful
Government approaches to medical cannabis policy have taken on many forms over the years, and public policy observers and cannabis...
No Coffeeshop Violations Found During Breda Cannabis Pilot Trial
In an ideal scenario, adult-use cannabis products would be legally sold across the European Union, much like they are in Canada....
German Lawmakers Call For Faster Approval Of Cultivation Associations
Members of the Green Party in Germany’s Bundestag are calling for the faster establishment of cannabis cultivation associations in...
Ecuador Accepts Citizen-Led Cannabis Reform Initiative
National cannabis prohibition policies spread across the globe many decades ago, and while it took a very long time for the first nation...
Zurich Adult-Use Cannabis Pilot Trial Extended Until October 2028
The regional adult-use cannabis commerce pilot project “Züri Can – Cannabis with Responsibility” was originally launched in 2023. The...
How Much Will U.S. Cannabis Companies Save From 280E Tax Reform?
One of the biggest challenges facing the emerging legal cannabis industry in the United States is 280E. Many state-legal cannabis...
Colombian Medical Student Views Are “Predominantly Favorable” Toward Cannabis
The success of a nation’s medical cannabis program largely hinges on the views of the country’s professional medical...
Japan Set A Record For Cannabis Arrests Last Year
Cannabis reform efforts have made significant gains in many parts of the world in recent decades. However, as far as the cannabis...
Cannabis Flower Is Vital To Germany’s Medical Cannabis Model
In many legal cannabis jurisdictions, the variety of product offerings is greater now than ever before, particularly for authorized...
A New Era For U.S. Cannabis Is Taking Shape
Cannabis policy at the federal level in the United States is evolving with the announcement this week that the Centers for Medicare and...
EKOCAN Report Refutes Claims By German Cannabis Opponents
Another assessment report was published by EKOCAN this week, and in a continuing trend, the assessment found positive results for...
Assessment Finds That German Cannabis Offenses Have Decreased Dramatically
Cannabis policy modernization, such as adult-use legalization, provides many benefits to society. A lot of media coverage and political...
Japan Health Ministry Announces Ban On Cannabinol
The cannabis plant contains dozens of cannabinoids, with the two most prominent ones in society in recent decades being...
Basel Cannabis Research Pilot Trial Experiences ‘Positive Results’
Basel, Switzerland, is known around the world for being a center of art and culture. Additionally, as of late January 2023, it also...
Uruguay’s Legal Cannabis Industry Continues To Erode Unregulated Market
Uruguay is a global cannabis industry trend setter, having become the first country to legalize cannabis for adult use at a national...
South Africa To Accelerate Cannabis Industry Regulations
South Africa is on a short list of countries that have adopted national adult-use cannabis legalization measures. In 2018, South...
German Green Party MP Criticizes Lack Of Cannabis Pilot Projects
A key component of the legalization model that is in line with current European Union agreements involves permitting regional adult-use...
Grenada Receives Governor-General Approval For Cannabis Reforms
Grenada is an island nation located in the Caribbean. Grenada is often referred to as the “Spice Isle” and comprises a main island, also...
Schedule III And The Global Chessboard: What It Means For International Operators
By Robert T. Hoban
Over the past several months, I have explored in a three-part series of columns in Forbes the legal, operational, and...
Ghana Launches Its Regulated Cannabis Program
In the summer of 2023, lawmakers in Ghana approved a measure that legalized the limited cultivation of low-THC cannabis for medical and...
GMP Washing And The Global Reckoning
By Robert T. Hoban
“Truckin’, got my chips cashed in.” The famous lyric always sounded like freedom. Open roads, new frontiers, the...
France Sets 2027 Medical Cannabis Timetable
Medical cannabis policy and regulatory modernization efforts have spread across most of the European continent in recent years....
Lawmakers In Finland Reject Cannabis Legalization Proposal
Lawmakers in Finland voted on a citizen initiative this week that sought to legalize cannabis for adult use. Unfortunately, the vote was...
Proposed MedCanG Changes May Violate EU Law
Cannabis public policy is usually complicated anywhere on the planet, but it is particularly so in Europe, where the interplay of...
The NYT Editorial: Garbage Or Governance?
By Jamie L Pearson, Founder of New Holland Group
When the New York Times editorial board published its opinion piece on cannabis last...
Amsterdam Considers Banning Tourists From Cannabis Cafes
For many decades, Amsterdam has been considered one of the top international destinations for cannabis consuming tourists. One could...
Die Linke Parliamentary Group Demands Further German Cannabis Reform
Nearly two years after German lawmakers approved the historic CanG law, which legalized certain adult-use cannabis activity, the Die...
Advocates Continue Push To Increase European Hemp THC Limit
Last year at the International Cannabis Business Conference in Berlin, Germany, I was honored to moderate a panel dedicated to hemp. As...
European Authority Sets “Safe” CBD Consumption Level
As I have written about previously, there is no one-size-fits-all dosage of cannabis, and that also extends to the cannabinoids that the...
Uruguay Increases Prices For Legal Cannabis
Uruguay currently authorizes the legal sales of four different cannabis strains through the nation’s licensed pharmacies. As of...
Study Finds “No Effects” After German Cannabis Legalization
Germany implemented the first provisions of its historic CanG adult-use cannabis legalization measure in April 2024. Initially, Germany...
South Africa Seeks Public Comments For Draft Cannabis Regulations
South Africa’s Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Development recently published a draft regulatory proposal that would officially...
This Is The Best Way To Combat Illegal Cannabis Smuggling
The European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) is warning of a ‘sharp increase’ in unregulated cannabis being smuggled into Europe...
Brazil Adopts Medical Cannabis Cultivation Rules
Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) recently approved a measure that authorizes the preparation of CBD products in...
EU Court Rules Against Hungary’s Cannabis Position
The European Union’s top court has ruled against Hungary’s position on cannabis policy, determining that Hungary breached EU...
United Nations Responds To U.S. Cannabis Rescheduling Order
Last month, United States President Donald Trump ordered his administration to reschedule cannabis from its current status as a Schedule...