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UK’s Lack Of Comprehensive Cannabis Policy Criticized

Written by Marguerite Arnold on June 29, 2022. Posted in Policy.

A Report Launched by UK Minister for Science, Research and Innovation criticizes a lack of coordinated policy on “cannabinoid innovation” The UK government is criticizing itself in a new report to be launched by the Minister of Science, Research, and Innovation – namely calling...

London Mayor Launches Commission To Examine Cannabis Policy

Written by International Cannabis Chronicle on May 16, 2022. Posted in Archives, Policy.

Cannabis reform is sweeping the European continent, with at least one country now a legal jurisdiction for adult use. Late last year Malta became the first country in Europe to pass an adult-use legalization measure. Italy was on track to possibly legalize cannabis this year after activists gathered...

UK Government Fund Invests In Cannabis Company

Written by International Cannabis Chronicle on May 9, 2022. Posted in Archives, Business, Policy.

During the pandemic, the United Kingdom set up a fund called the ‘British Business Bank’s Future Fund.’ The aim of the taxpayer-backed fund was to ‘support innovative companies that might have struggled to secure money during the pandemic.’ The fund recently announced...

How Many UK Patients Are Being Privately Prescribed Cannabis?

Written by International Cannabis Chronicle on May 2, 2022. Posted in Archives, Business, Policy.

The United Kingdom is a fairly rough place when it comes to safe access to medical cannabis. The country’s medical cannabis program is notoriously restrictive, leaving suffering patients with little to no options depending on the situation. For starters, the number of medical products that...

National Cannabis Awareness Campaign Launched In UK

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 14, 2022. Posted in Business, Politics.

BRITISH CANNABIS launches new awareness campaign for CBD products It is not that the British don’t want cannabis reform. They do. It is just their government that does not want to move any faster for (fill in the blank) reason. This is not new. Majorities of populations are all moving into...

Is Boris Johnson’s Government About To Do Right By Cannabis?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on June 23, 2021. Posted in Medical.

The government task force examining how to regulate the industry suggests that the Home Office is not the best place to stick the cannabis industry – but not much else. Sadly, Monty Python is not still doing skits lampooning British culture and government anymore. Or even Spitting Image. Regardless,...

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Cannabis Tea With The Queen?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on May 12, 2021. Posted in Business.

GW Pharmaceuticals wins the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2021 – what next for the British market? GW Pharmaceuticals, the sole British medical cannabis cultivator and producer, known mostly for Sativex and Epidiolex – has been granted a prestigious award. Namely the...

A Cannabis Rift Between Bermuda And The UK

Written by Johnny Green on February 24, 2021. Posted in Politics.

It is no secret that the ongoing COVID pandemic has had a detrimental impact on the world’s economy. Many industries are struggling and countless businesses have had to close either temporarily or permanently. As the international community looks towards a post-pandemic global economy, one...

Bedrocan To The Rescue! British Cannabis Patients Get 6 Months Relief

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 27, 2021. Posted in Medical.

Post-Brexit scrambles by British patients on imported medical cannabis from Holland gets six-month reprieve with Dutch authorities and UK Home Office both agreeing on a short-term solution British cannabis patients, who have fought for their children and relatives for years now, were given a sudden...

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