Legal Cannabis Expert Peter Homberg Moves to gunnercooke
Renowned international cannabis policy and industry expert Peter Homberg recently announced that after 12 years at Dentons, he is...
South African Human Rights Commission Urges Police To Halt Cannabis Arrests
Last year South Africa became the latest country to adopt a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure, codifying a prior landmark...
The Top International Cannabis Stories From 2024
This year was one of the biggest years in the history of the cannabis movement for both policy and industry. Below are the best...
Lawmakers Criticized In Australia For Failing To Legalize Cannabis
A lawmaker in Australia is criticizing his peers for failing to approve an adult-use cannabis legalization measure this year. Legalise...
France’s Medical Cannabis Trial Receives Another Extension
Health authorities in France recently announced that the nation’s medical cannabis trial experiment will be extended until July...
Support For Cannabis Legalization In Germany Rises To 59%
Support for comprehensive adult-use cannabis legalization in Germany has increased to 59% according to the results of a new poll...
27 German Jurisdictions Express Interest In Cannabis Model Projects
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) was recently tasked with the responsibility of overseeing adult-use...
First Cannabis Higher Education Course Receives Accreditation In Africa
Earlier this year, South Africa’s president signed a measure legalizing cannabis for private use by adults. With the law’s...
Regulated Cannabis Sales Policy Evolves In The Netherlands
Regional adult-use cannabis commerce pilot trials are permitted by European Union law since they are research-based. Pilot trials...
Czech Constitutional Court Rules In Favor Of Cannabis Educator In Free Speech Case
This week the Constitutional Court in Czechia ruled in favor of a cannabis magazine and its director, asserting in its ruling that a...
Two Berlin Districts Want To Launch Cannabis Pilot Trials In 2025
Germany’s approach to cannabis legalization implementation is multi-phased. The first phase of German legalization, often referred...
Germany Finalizes Recreational Cannabis Pilot Projects
A major component of Germany’s adult-use cannabis legalization model involves launching regional adult-use cannabis commerce pilot...
Malta Cannabis Legalization Has Not Led To Increased Consumption Rates
Malta became the first European country to adopt a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure back in 2021. According to the...
Israel Government Offers Co-Financing For Participation At ICBC Berlin 2025
The Ministry of Economy and Industry of Israel has included the International Cannabis Business Conference in Berlin 2025 as an event...
Health Canada: Only 3% Of Cannabis Consumers Obtain Products From Illegal Sources
Every year since 2017, Health Canada has conducted its ‘Canadian Cannabis Survey,’ in which the government agency poses...
International Hemp Sector Seeks Science-Based Animal Feed Regulations
Members of the global hemp sector are calling for uniform international science-based regulations for animal hemp feed. Hemp-derived...
Cannabis Crimes Are Down 68% In Berlin Compared To Last Year
Cannabis-related crimes in Germany’s capital city were significantly lower for the seven months immediately following partial...
German Hospitals Want Greater Medical Cannabis Telemedicine Integration
The German Hospital Association (DKG) and the German Society for Telemedicine (DGTelemed) have issued a joint position paper calling for...
Cannabis Legalization Would Bring France Nearly €3.4Bn In Taxes And Savings
According to the European Union Drugs Agency, France has the highest rate of cannabis consumption on the European continent. Whereas...
Czech General Practitioners To Start Prescribing Medical Cannabis In 2025
Starting on April 1, 2025, general practitioners (GPs) in the Czech Republic will be authorized to prescribe medical cannabis to...
Denmark Announces Plan To Make Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Permanent
The government in Denmark recently announced its plans to make its medical cannabis pilot program permanent. The pilot program, first...
Advocates Call For Cannabis Industry Expansion In Germany
The German Cannabis Business Association (BvCW) is calling for the German government to embrace the nation’s emerging legal...
Australian Lawmakers To Vote On Cannabis Legalization This Month
Australia’s parliament is set to vote on an adult-use cannabis legalization bill later this month. The Australian Greens are...
Czech Cabinet Moves To Allow Cannabis Possession And Cultivation
The Czech Republic’s cabinet recently approved a plan that would permit adults in the European nation to cultivate multiple plants...
French Parliamentary Group Pushes For Cannabis Legalization
An escalation of violence linked to organized crime in France is leading to calls by a parliamentary group for the European nation to...
Polish Legislative Committee Takes Step Toward Decriminalizing Cannabis
A legislative committee in Poland recently sent a cannabis reform proposal to Prime Minister Donald Tusk for his consideration. Members...
Advocates Urge German Government To Prioritize Industrial Hemp Liberalization Act
Last week, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the firing of Finance Minister Christian Lindner, effectively ending the ruling...
Parliamentary Report: Cannabis Reform In NSW Is “Only Rational Course”
A new parliamentary report issued in New South Wales calls for cannabis reform in the Australian state. The 148-page report, which was...
UK Government Announces Reforms To Hemp License Regulations
Government officials in the United Kingdom announced this week that regulators are changing hemp licensing regulations in the country....
Brazil Approves Medical Cannabis For Animals
Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency recently decided to amend Ordinance SVS/MS 344/1998 to allow the regulation of...
European Union Reportedly Ready To Supply Medical Cannabis To Ukraine
According to Ukraine Deputy Health Minister Maryna Slobodnichenko, the European Union is ready to supply medical cannabis to Ukraine....
Turkey Sets Hemp Quota For Medical Products
In 2016, hemp cultivation became legal in 19 provinces in Turkey for industrial purposes. Aspiring hemp producers must obtain the...
62% Of Canadians Still Approve Of Cannabis Legalization
Canada became the second country on the planet and the first G-7 nation to adopt a national adult-use legalization measure in 2018. The...
German Cities Moving Forward With Legal Cannabis Sales Pilot Projects
Germany is currently home to the most progressive cannabis policies in Europe. The German legalization model involves permitting adults...
Study Finds 80% Of Unregulated Cannabis In Germany Is Contaminated
Starting on April 1st, 2024, adults in Germany can legally cultivate, possess, and consume cannabis for recreational purposes....
Investing In Europe’s Emerging Legal Cannabis Industry
The European continent is the most exciting region for the cannabis industry and policy right now, with several nations working to...
Pharmacies In Uruguay To Sell Recreational Cannabis With Higher THC Levels
Uruguay became the first country on earth to adopt a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure back in 2013, with legal...
European Commission Launches Investigation Into Italy’s Ban On ‘Cannabis Light’
In recent years, cannabis and hemp-derived products that are high in cannabidiol (CBD) and low in tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), often...
How Many Countries In Africa Have Legalized Commercial Cannabis Cultivation?
As cannabis policy modernization has spread across the globe, one continent that has experienced a significant amount of reform in...
Study Demonstrates Why Banks Are One Of The Biggest Winners Of Legalization
The banking industry and the cannabis industry have a complicated relationship due to prohibition laws. Cannabis businesses have more...
The Global Cannabis Community Loses A Legend
The International Cannabis Business Conference team posts this article with a heavy heart. The global cannabis community lost a giant...
EU Court Of Justice Approves Indoor Hemp Cultivation
Humans have cultivated hemp under the sun for centuries, making use of their hemp harvests in several ways from making rope to paper to...
Spain’s Ministry Of Health Publishes Medical Cannabis Draft Royal Decree
The road to properly regulated medical cannabis in Spain has been long and full of twists and turns. However, the effort to bring...
Germany’s Agriculture Ministry Approves Historic Hemp Measure
Germany recently approved a draft law previously presented by the Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture Cem Özdemir. The approved...
UK Cannabis Legalization Could Generate £9.5 Billion Per Year
Legalizing cannabis for adult use in the United Kingdom and taxing and regulating sales could generate as much as £9.5 billion per year...
Ukraine Approves List Of Qualifying Medical Cannabis Conditions
Earlier this year, in August 2024, Ukraine’s medical cannabis program officially launched. Ukraine’s Parliament first approved...
Legal Home Cultivation Coming To Manitoba In 2025
Canada legalized cannabis for adult use in 2018, making it the first G-7 nation to do so, and only the second country worldwide to make...
Guyana Attorney General Directs Law Enforcement To Not Jail Cannabis Offenders
Guyana’s Attorney General Anil Nandlall recently cautioned law enforcement not to jail cannabis consumers in possession of less...
BvCW Poll Finds 88% Support For Legal Cannabis Plant Sales In Germany
The German Cannabis Business Association (BvCW) recently conducted a poll asking the question “Should the commercial trade in...
Czech Republic’s Ministry Of Justice Proposes Legalizing Cannabis Cultivation
The Ministry of Justice in the Czech Republic is proposing that adults should be able to cultivate up to three plants in their private...