German Scientists Call For Further Development Of Legalization
Roughly a year after Germany’s government implemented the first provisions of a national adult-use cannabis legalization...
Berlin Cannabis Offenses Down Almost 75% Since Legalization
One year after the initial components of adult-use cannabis legalization took effect in Germany, cannabis offenses are down nearly 75...
The Biggest Winners Of German Legalization So Far
More than a year after the first provisions of Germany’s adult-use legalization law took effect, domestic and international...
Budapest March Protests Against Cannabis Prohibition
Over the weekend, the internationally recognized cannabis holiday 4/20 took place worldwide, with events, gatherings, and demonstrations...
Italian Court Upholds Classification Of CBD As A Narcotic
Italy’s emerging cannabis industry was dealt another major setback recently, with an Italian court ruling that cannabidiol’s...
Slovenian Parliament Introduces Europe’s Most Progressive Medical Cannabis Law
The International Cannabis Business Conference team has received confirmation that Slovenia’s Parliament has officially introduced...
Study Finds Canadian Legalization Is ‘Displacing Illegal Cannabis Market’
Canada became the second country to ever adopt a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure in 2018 and was the first G-7 nation...
Israel Announces 165% Tariffs On Canadian Cannabis
Israel is an international leader in medical cannabis in many ways, having allowed legal medical cannabis activity by patients going...
Chile Is Considering Legalizing Adult-Use Cannabis
Currently, cannabis is legal for adult use at a national level in Uruguay, Canada, Malta, Luxembourg, Germany, and South Africa....
Germany’s Coalition Announces No Changes To CanG Law For Now
After months of speculation, the new German governing coalition announced today that it has agreed on what to do regarding the...
Judge In Germany Advocates For Treating Cannabis Like Alcohol
The cannabis advocacy slogan ‘regulate cannabis like alcohol’ originated in the State of Colorado in the United States as...
German Pharmaceutical Association Emphasizes Positive Impact Of Legalization
One year after the implementation of the initial components of Germany’s adult-use legalization measure, the German Association of...
Brazil Supreme Court Issues Major Cannabis Decision
Currently, cannabis is legal for adult use at a national level in Uruguay, Canada, Malta, Luxembourg, Germany, and South Africa....
Study: Net Social Benefit Of Czech Legalization Is 34.4-107.6 Million Euros Annually
A team of researchers affiliated with Charles University in the Czech Republic and the University of New South Wales in Australia...
A New Phase For Cannabis Pilot Trials In The Netherlands
Retail adult-use cannabis outlets participating in pilot trial research projects in the Netherlands entered into a new era today, with...
Another Historic International Cannabis Business Conference In Barcelona
The International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC), Spain’s largest cannabis B2B event, was held at the iconic L’Auditori de...
Poll Finds Little Support For Reversing German Legalization
After a year of cannabis legalization being the law of the land in Germany, a new YouGov poll has found that a minority of the...
All Doctors In Czechia Can Now Prescribe Medicinal Cannabis
Starting today, all licensed doctors in the Czech Republic can now prescribe medical cannabis therapies to suffering patients....
Germany Marks One Year Anniversary Of Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization
One year ago today, Germany enacted its historic national adult-use cannabis legalization measure. The CanG law was not only historic...
Moldova Issues First Authorization For Hemp Production
Hemp policy and regulatory modernization is sweeping across the globe, with a recent example being in the European nation of Moldova...
Australian Government Report Recommends Cannabis Reform
A government committee in Victoria, Australia is recommending that personal cannabis cultivation and possession be decriminalized in the...
Action Gets Delayed On Italy’s Restrictive Hemp Laws
For centuries the hemp plant and its varied uses were fairly limited to textiles. While the practice of incorporating hemp into...
Luxembourg Cannabis Use Survey Provides Insight
Luxembourg became the second country in Europe to adopt a national adult-use cannabis legalization law when lawmakers approved the...
Legal Cannabis Supply Changes Coming To The Netherlands Next Month
The Netherlands is home to multiple regional adult-use cannabis commerce pilot trials. The pilot trials involve permitting limited...
German Coalition Calls For Scientifically Supported Cannabis Distribution
In an open letter to Germany’s Bundestag, a coalition of more than 30 organizations comprised of scientists, industry members,...
European Commission Clarifies Hemp-Derived CBD Is Permitted In Cosmetics
The hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) market is increasing in size and value with every passing year, including the cosmetics sector. Just...
South Africa Department Of Health Bans Cannabis Edibles
South Africa is on a short list of countries that have adopted national adult-use cannabis legalization measures. The African nation is...
Cannabis Pilot Trials In The Netherlands And Switzerland
Europe is home to a unique form of cannabis public policy experimentation. Multiple jurisdictions, the Netherlands and Switzerland,...
Cannabis Legalization In Australia Would Generate $700 Million In Annual Revenue
A recent estimate from Australia’s Parliamentary Budget Office projects that the enactment of adult-use cannabis legalization in...
France Expected To Take Key Step Towards Authorizing Medical Cannabis
Policymakers in France are reportedly expected to make a meaningful step towards authorizing cannabis production and dispersal for...
84% Of Polled UK Doctors ‘Open To Prescribing Cannabis For Chronic Pain’
According to the results of a recent survey commissioned by medical cannabis clinic Alternaleaf, 84% of polled UK doctors indicated that...
Majority Of Germans Are Against Repeal Of Cannabis Legalization
According to the results of a Forsa survey commissioned by the KKH Kaufmännische Krankenkasse, 55% of surveyed Germans do not want to...
Record Number In Scotland Buy Legal Medical Cannabis Privately
Scotland’s legal medical cannabis industry has struggled to reach its full potential in recent years, however, the industry has...
Poll: 63.83% Consider Complete CanG Reversal To Be Unlikely
In the aftermath of a recent federal election in Germany, a majority of the nation’s cannabis industry members consider a complete...
Czech Cannabis Legalization Effort Continues To Evolve
A push has been underway in the Czech Republic to legalize cannabis for adult use for several years now, with the cannabis policy...
UK Cannabis Legalization Could Yield £1.5 Billion Annually
Adult-use cannabis legalization in the UK could generate as much as £1.5 billion in revenue and savings according to a new report by the...
German Judges Association Warns Against Reversing Legalization
When some people think about the economics of cannabis legalization, they tend to focus on revenue generation from industry taxes and...
Malaysia Health Ministry Opens Cannabis-Based Product Registration
A major push for limited medical cannabis policy reform and industry regulations took place in Malaysia in 2022, and the nation passed a...
Colombia’s President Calls For Cannabis Legalization
Over the weekend Colombian President Gustavo Petro urged his nation’s Congress to legalize cannabis for adult use, stating in a...
Industrial Hemp Regulations To Be Reviewed In New Zealand
The global industrial hemp market is already massive, and likely to continue to increase in size for the foreseeable future. According...
Constitutional Challenge To Cannabis Prohibition In Namibia
Cannabis prohibition policies are typically challenged in one of two ways. The first is via the political process, with some countries...
French Lawmakers File Cannabis Legalization Proposal
Momentum for cannabis policy and regulatory modernization efforts has increased in recent years in Europe, with three countries—Malta,...
How Does Proposed Swiss Legalization Compare To Other EU Countries?
Currently, national adult-use cannabis legalization measures have been adopted by three European Union member nations. Malta was the...
99.7% Of Cannabis In France Remains Unregulated
As of 2022, the European Union Drugs Agency estimated that France had the greatest cannabis consumption rate of any of its member...
Spain Cannabis Regulatory Measure Amended To Address CBD Products
Lawmakers and regulators in Spain are making what appears to be a final push to finally approve and implement a long-awaited medical...
European Parliament Accepts Low-THC Cannabis Petition
Cannabis products that are low in THC are very popular in many parts of the world right now, particularly in Europe. ‘Cannabis...
An Important Upcoming Election For German Cannabis
Germany is currently home to the most exciting legal cannabis industry in Europe. In addition to adult-use cannabis being legal and...
Hemp Flowers Are Now Subject To Austria’s Tobacco Tax
The level of popularity for hemp flowers among cannabis consumers has exploded in recent years, particularly in Europe. ‘Cannabis...
Malta Cannabis Associations Permitted To Sell Concentrates Later This Year
Malta will forever hold the distinction of being the first European nation to adopt a national recreational cannabis legalization...
German Pharmacists Oppose Reclassifying Cannabis As A Narcotic Drug
German pharmacist Florian Sedlmeier and other members of Germany’s pharmacy industry are publicly pushing back on an effort by...