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...

If there is one thing that is clear during the current Pandemic, it is this – policymakers from a national and international level have not only dropped the ball on cannabis but are contributing to patients suffering unnecessarily. Here is just a snapshot of the pain in Europe: In France,...

Next week, on January 13, the first cannabis ETF will launch in Germany on the Deutsche Börse in Frankfurt. Created by Canadian asset manager Purpose Investments and HANetf, the Medical Cannabis and Wellness Ucits ETF (CBSX) is well-timed at least, to take advantage of the developing shape...

For all the delay and all the obfuscation about all things cannabis, even in Germany, there are signs this Christmas that things are changing faster (at least unofficially) than anyone could really predict. Cannabis reform has come to the European continent this year in a big way, even if the...

As 2019 comes to a close, what happened of note this year in Europe in regards to cannabis and what does this bode for next year?  For all of the doom and gloom, if not scandals, on the Canadian cannabis front, it is clear that the cannabis industry has at least established itself in Europe...

The international cannabis scene is many things, but one thing is for sure as the industry heads into 2020 – regulation, inspection, and certification are in the room, and further in a way so far unseen in either Canada or Europe so far. Why is this trend now clearly on the horizon for...

As the Weihnacht (Christmas) markets enter their second week auf Deutschland and the world prepares to say goodbye to the first decade of serious, if not modern, cannabis reform. Where is the European market heading next year and what should investors be looking for? Particularly with all the...

For all of the hurdles that exist in the European market, there is one avenue that has, so far at least, remained remarkably unexplored. That is certainly the case on the financing end. Yes, European family offices are conservative, and “equity” (at least as it is thought of in...