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UK Cannabis Legalization Could Yield £1.5 Billion Annually

Written by Johnny Green on March 5, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

Adult-use cannabis legalization could generate as much as £1.5 billion in revenue and savings according to a new report by the advocacy group Transform Drug Policy Foundation. The report, which was...

German Judges Association Warns Against Reversing Legalization

Written by Johnny Green on March 4, 2025. Posted in Policy.

When some people think about the economics of cannabis legalization, they tend to focus on revenue generation from industry taxes and fees, which is understandable. After all, the emerging legal cannabis...

Malaysia Health Ministry Opens Cannabis-Based Product Registration

Written by Hazel Norman on March 4, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

A major push for limited medical cannabis policy reform and industry regulations took place in Malaysia in 2022, and the nation passed a major milestone this week with Malaysia’s Health Ministry...

Colombia’s President Calls For Cannabis Legalization

Written by Hazel Norman on March 3, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Over the weekend Colombian President Gustavo Petro urged his nation’s Congress to legalize cannabis for adult use, stating in a social media post (translated from Spanish to English) that “the...

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Industrial Hemp Regulations To Be Reviewed In New Zealand

Written by Hazel Norman on February 24, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

The global industrial hemp market is already massive, and likely to continue to increase in size for the foreseeable future. According to a recent market analysis by Technavio, the worldwide industrial...

Constitutional Challenge To Cannabis Prohibition In Namibia

Written by Hazel Norman on February 24, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Cannabis prohibition policies are typically challenged in one of two ways. The first is via the political process, with some countries having better options for seeking this route than others. The other...

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French Lawmakers File Cannabis Legalization Proposal

Written by Hazel Norman on February 19, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Momentum for cannabis policy and regulatory modernization efforts has increased in recent years in Europe, with three countries—Malta, Luxembourg, and Germany — having adopted national adult-use legalization...

How Does Proposed Swiss Legalization Compare To Other EU Countries?

Written by Johnny Green on February 16, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Currently, national adult-use cannabis legalization measures have been adopted by three European Union member nations. Malta was the first to do so, adopting recreational legalization in 2021, followed...

99.7% Of Cannabis In France Remains Unregulated

Written by Hazel Norman on February 16, 2025. Posted in Business, Policy.

As of 2022, the European Union Drugs Agency estimated that France had the greatest cannabis consumption rate of any of its member nations, with a reported 10.6% of France’s population having consumed...