EMCDDA Releases The ‘European Drug Report 2024’
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction has released its annual European Drug Report, in which it determines that...
Voters Approve Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Measure In Slovenia
(*Editorial note – this article was updated from its original version to reflect updated voting results*)
Support for adult-use...
Slovenia Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Medical Cannabis Referendum Measure
(*Editorial note – this article was updated from its original version to reflect updated voting results*)
Voters in Slovenia...
Germany’s New Per Se Cannabis Driving Law Is The Wrong Approach
One of the most serious topics in cannabis policy modernization discussions is how to mitigate the dangers of people driving under the...
Italy’s Push To Ban Hemp Flower Products Is Bad For Public Health Strategies
Cannabis products that are low in THC content, often referred to as ‘cannabis light,’ are very popular throughout Europe....
South Africa’s President Signs ‘Private Setting’ Cannabis Legalization Measure
Back in 2018, South Africa’s Constitutional Court issued a landmark ruling that deemed cannabis prohibition as it pertained to...
Major Shift: German Hemp ‘Intoxication Clause’ Expected To End Soon
Cannabis products that contain high percentages of THC generate a lot of headlines in Germany these days, and rightfully so. Germany...
Cannabis Referendums In Slovenia Deserve A Serious Discussion
Slovenia’s voters will decide on two consulting referendum measures on June 9th pertaining to cannabis policy modernization...
Attend Cannabis Europa 2024 In London In June
The emerging legal cannabis industry in Europe continues to experience exponential growth as more nations modernize their cannabis...
Cannabis Shops In Thailand Expected To Close By April 2025
Thailand made a historic shift in cannabis policy in June 2022 by becoming the first country in the Southeast Asia region to remove...
Second Pillar Of German Cannabis Legalization Inches Forward
When lawmakers in Germany agreed to legalize cannabis for adult use they planned on rolling out German legalization in two phases, or...
Recapping The Historic 2024 International Cannabis Business Conference In Berlin
Thousands of leading international cannabis investors, entrepreneurs, inventors, policymakers, regulators, and industry service...
Signature Drive In Switzerland Seeks To Legalize Cannabis For Adult Use
Europe is currently home to three nations that have adopted a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure, and if cannabis...
Will Cannabis Rescheduling In The U.S. Impact The International Cannabis Industry?
News broke yesterday in the United States regarding the cannabis plant’s status at the federal level. After decades of outright...
Canada Received $1.9 Billion From Legal Cannabis Sales In 2022/2023
Canada became the first G-7 nation on the planet to pass a national adult-use legalization measure in 2018, and only the second country...
Slovenia Cannabis Referendum Votes Set For June 9th
Slovenia’s Freedom Movement, the largest party of the current ruling coalition, was successful in its push to place consulting...
Germany Imported A Record Amount Of Cannabis In 2023
Germany continues to serve as the largest legal medical cannabis market in Europe, and not just for domestically produced medical...
Japan’s Cannabis Market Expanded Sixfold Between 2019-2023
Japan’s emerging cannabis industry expanded sixfold during four years spanning from 2019 to 2023 according to a new report by...
Germany Celebrates Its First Legal 4/20
History was made over the weekend in Germany where adults celebrated the nation’s first-ever legal April 20th (4/20) on...
Clinging To Failed Prohibition Practices Is The Wrong Move For Hamburg
Germany implemented the first components of its national adult-use cannabis legalization measure (CanG) on April 1, 2024. The historic...
Cannabis Decriminalization Measure Expected To Be Introduced In Jersey
Cannabis reform on the European continent is shaping up to look different than it does in the Western Hemisphere. In North and South...
How Do Chile’s Cannabis Policies Affect Onset Of Cannabis Use?
Cannabis opponents tout prohibition policies as being geared towards working to reduce cannabis use, particularly among young people....
International Cannabis Leaders Meet In Berlin For First Time After Historic Vote
Roughly two weeks ago the first provisions of Germany’s new adult-use cannabis legalization law took effect, with policy...
Morocco Unveils Logo For Legal Cannabis Products
Last month Morocco’s Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Activités relatives au Cannabis (ANRAC) reported the nation’s first legal...
Medical Cannabis To Be ‘Significant’ Part Of Jersey’s Economy According To Deputy
Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands between England and France, is an island nation and self-governing British Crown...
Industrial Hemp Bill Is Defeated In Bulgaria
Prior to cannabis prohibition being enacted across the globe, the hemp plant was widely used by many different societies around the...
Changes To Industrial Hemp Licensing Coming To The UK
The United Kingdom’s hemp industry is set to undergo some changes, with the UK government recently announcing changes to the...
Bavaria’s Planned “Cannabis-Free” Zone For Oktoberfest Is The Wrong Approach
The largest Oktoberfest celebration occurs every year in Munich, Germany, with an estimated 6 million people expected to attend this...
Europe’s Biggest Cannabis B2B Event Starts Next Week
On April 1st, 2024, Germany became the largest nation to ever implement a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure. The historic...
Adult-Use Cannabis Commerce Pilot Project Begins In Bern, Switzerland
Back in November 2023, government officials in Bern, Switzerland announced that long-awaited registration was open for adult cannabis...
60% Of Netherlands Residents Want A Regulated Cannabis Industry
Few places on earth, if any, have as long and as storied of a history with cannabis consumption as the Netherlands. Amsterdam, which was...
Thailand’s Government Changes Tone About Cannabis Ban
In June 2022, Thailand modernized its cannabis policies to permit adult-use cannabis cultivation and possession in instances involving...
Austria Needs To Modernize Its Cannabis Policies
Germany shares more borders with other countries than any other nation in the European Union. Germany, which recently legalized cannabis...
The German Home Cultivation Revolution Has Arrived
For many long-time cannabis consumers and medical patients, there are few things as rewarding as cultivating a personal amount of...
Cannabis Is Officially Legal In Germany – What You Need To Know
It’s official – with the clock striking midnight in Germany, and the date changing from March 31st to April 1st, the...
Analysis Demonstrates Why Regulating Cannabis Is The Right Approach
In a regulated cannabis market, products undergo stringent testing to ensure that they are suitable for human consumption. Cannabis...
Germany’s Federal Finance Minister Defends German Cannabis Legalization
Germany’s Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner is pushing back on cannabis opponents in Germany, particularly...
Ireland Has Only Approved 53 Patients For Medical Cannabis In Recent Years
Ireland adopted a medical cannabis policy reform measure back in 2019, however, it took many years for patients to be permitted to...
Canadian Ministers Release Final Report On Cannabis Act
Canada became the second country on earth to pass a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure back in 2018. The only other...
Cannabis Bill Passes In Germany, Legalization Begins April 1st
Lawmakers in Germany’s Bundesrat voted today to approve a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure. The measure, CanG, was...
Japan Sets Record For Arresting Young Cannabis Consumers
Cannabis use by young people is a very serious topic that is worthy of a serious conversation and public policy approach. It’s a...
Majority Support For Cannabis Decriminalization In Victoria, Australia
A recent survey conducted in Victoria, a state in southeast Australia, found that a majority of participants support modernizing the...
Cabinet Approval For Thai Cannabis Ban Expected Later This Month
Thailand made regional history in 2022 when lawmakers in the Southeastern Asian country implemented a cannabis decriminalization...
Morocco Reports First Legal Cannabis Harvest
According to Morocco’s Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Activités relatives au Cannabis (ANRAC), the nation’s first...
Cannabis Advocates Demand Action In The Philippines
The cultivation and/or use of cannabis is currently illegal in the Philippines, per Republic Act 9165 and the Comprehensive Dangerous...
Flower Will Not Be Included In France’s Medical Cannabis Program
France’s medical cannabis public policy experiment received initial approval from the nation’s Senate back in 2019,...
German Health Minister: Legalization Will Greatly Reduce Court Burdens
Cannabis legalization in Germany will provide many benefits, including benefits to non-cannabis consumers. Arguably one of the most...
An Estimated 750 People Have Joined Malta’s Legal Cannabis Clubs
In late 2021, Malta became the first European nation to pass a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure. Before Malta’s...
Cannabis Commerce Experiment In The Netherlands Will Not Include Amsterdam
Cannabis trials, which permit consumers, growers, and retailers to participate in legal cannabis commerce for research purposes, were...
Indigenous Nations Are Making Strides In The International Cannabis Industry
The legal cannabis industry has evolved considerably in recent years. It has gone from an industry made up of several silo industries...