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Why Is Cannabis Reform So Hard To Achieve In Ireland?

Written by Hazel Norman on February 7, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Back in December 2022, Ireland’s Oireachtas Justice Committee issued a report in which it recommended that Ireland consider legalizing cannabis for adult use to help combat the unregulated market. As...

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Recreational Cannabis Ban Expected Next Week In Thailand

Written by Hazel Norman on February 7, 2024. Posted in Policy.

A lot can change in two years in the world of cannabis policy, and a great, and unfortunate, example of that can be found in Thailand. Less than two years ago, in June 2022, Thailand modernized its...

What You Need To Know About German Cannabis Legalization

Written by Johnny Green on February 7, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Germany’s governing coalition has reportedly reached an agreement and settled internal disputes about the nation’s current adult-use cannabis legalization measure. The first provisions of...

Czech Government’s Economic Council Recommends Regulating Cannabis Sales

Written by Johnny Green on January 29, 2024. Posted in Policy.

In October 2022, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach held a press conference and announced details of his legalization measure. The announcement came after many months of discussions between Minister...

Denmark Has Not Identified Any Major Safety Issues With Prescribed Cannabis

Written by Hazel Norman on January 29, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Denmark has conducted a medical cannabis pilot program since 2018 in which select doctors are permitted to prescribe medical cannabis products to suffering patients diagnosed with certain medical conditions. It...

South Korea Is Moving To Ban Cannabis References In Products And Brands

Written by Hazel Norman on January 29, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Legal cannabis products are more widely available now in many markets around the world than at any other time since the dawn of global cannabis prohibition. To be fair, not as many markets feature legal...

German Legalization Still On Track For April Start According To Health Minister

Written by Johnny Green on January 22, 2024. Posted in Policy.

It is no secret that the current adult-use legalization effort in Germany has experienced some hurdles. Part of that is due to the legalization process itself, which involves various procedural steps...

Czech Republic Doctors Prescribed 210 Kilograms Of Medical Cannabis In 2023

Written by Hazel Norman on January 22, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Medical doctors in the Czech Republic prescribed roughly 210 kilograms of medical cannabis products last year according to new data from the nation’s State Agency for Medicinal Cannabis. That...

Thailand Expected To Go Backwards On Cannabis Policy

Written by Hazel Norman on January 22, 2024. Posted in Policy.

In June 2022, Thailand reformed its cannabis policies to permit adult-use cannabis cultivation and possession in instances involving cannabis varieties low in THC. At the time it was hailed as an amazing...