The German Cannabis Industry Continues To Evolve
Germany was already home to Europe’s largest legal medical cannabis market before the first provisions of the nation’s adult-use legalization measure took effect on April 1st, 2024. When...
Study Finds No Link Between Cannabis Use And Sedentary Behavior
The false ‘lazy stoner’ stereotype is as old as cannabis prohibition itself. For decades cannabis consumers were portrayed in mainstream media, film, and on television as lazy burnouts who...
U.K. MS Patients Report Quality Of Life Improvements Following Cannabis Therapy
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a serious health condition that impacts the lives of many suffering patients around the globe. It is estimated that as many as 2.8 million people suffer from MS worldwide...
Italy’s Hemp Industry Seeks European Commission Intervention
Much of Italy’s public cannabis policies are shaped by legal decisions. In late 2019, Italy’s Supreme Court ruled that laws against ‘small-scale domestic cultivation of cannabis’...
Thailand Issues Draft Regulation To Reclassify Cannabis As A Narcotic
Lawmakers in Thailand continue to move forward with their plan to reclassify cannabis as a narcotic, unveiling a draft regulation this week that would change the cannabis plant’s legal status....
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 cannabis “remains by far the most commonly consumed illicit...
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 cannabis policy modernization continues to gain momentum in Europe,...
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 appear to have overwhelmingly voted in favor of a medical cannabis...
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 influence of cannabis. If there is one thing that cannabis opponents...
