Europe

Did Cannabis Reform In Europe Increase Use Among Young People?

Written by Johnny Green on January 19, 2022. Posted in Politics.

One of the most popular talking points for cannabis prohibitionists is the ‘what about the children?’ talking point. Cannabis opponents go to that talking point early and often whenever cannabis reform is being proposed in any jurisdiction, including in Europe. In recent years medical...

The World From Here: Cannabis Reform Europe Roundup 2021

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 29, 2021. Posted in Politics.

The discussion has moved forward increasingly faster this year, in large part after September because of the new German government’s decision to enact federal recreational reform as of 2022 In every revolution, there is a tipping point in time – and on the topic of recreational cannabis...

Former National Leaders Call For Global Cannabis Reform

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 16, 2021. Posted in Politics.

Nick Clegg, the former Liberal Democratic leader, calls for legalization in the UK, following global trends Citing the German and American cannabis market reforms, Nick Clegg, the former British Prime Minister, has now gone public with his support for cannabis legalization in the UK. In doing so,...

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Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 8, 2021. Posted in Politics.

A trend is developing – Italy, Luxembourg and now Malta, are on the verge of “recreational reform” that only allows for the personal cultivation of a limited number of cannabis plants. Is this the new “normal” until Germany leads the way? If there is such a thing as a...

German Study Shows Dramatic Increase In Cannabis Consumption

Written by Marguerite Arnold on October 5, 2021. Posted in Science.

A study by UKE-Hamburg shows that the number of cannabis users in Europe has increased more than 25% over the second decade of the century. According to a study conducted by the Centre for Interdisciplinary Addiction Research at the University of Hamburg and the Technical University of Dresden, evaluated...

Which Way Are The Winds Of Recreational Cannabis Blowing In Europe?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on October 5, 2021. Posted in Politics.

Several countries have decided to delay their plans for recreational markets – apparently in response to the German national elections In a strange response apparently to the results of the German elections, both Portugal and Luxembourg have just announced delays and review of their decisions...

European Parliament Votes In Favor Of Raising Hemp THC Limit

Written by Johnny Green on October 27, 2020. Posted in Politics.

The hemp industry is booming across the globe. Many international farmers have cultivated the hemp plant for years for the purpose of creating textiles, however, in recent years many hemp farmers have cultivated the plant for another purpose – CBD. Hemp farmers, especially new ones, are scrambling...

European Cannabis Reform Inching Forward Despite Covid

Written by Marguerite Arnold on October 14, 2020. Posted in Politics.

Does the expected WHO decision on cannabis this December have anything to do with it? A funny thing is happening across Covid-stressed Europe. Governments are either inching forwards reluctantly on aspects of the cannabis question, or they are being challenged to change the law in court. Regardless,...

The European Court Of Justice Throws Down On Hemp

Written by Marguerite Arnold on May 27, 2020. Posted in Business.

Apart from the Herculean task of normalization of cannabis generally, the battle for regulatory definitions over hemp has definitely taken some strange twists and turns of late. May the Hemp Be With You. Certainly within the EU. After regulators in Brussels last year declared the hemp plant (leaves...

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