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The home cultivation revolution is hitting Germany and Europe

The German Home Cultivation Revolution Has Arrived

Written by Johnny Green on April 2, 2024. Posted in Business, Policy.

For many long-time cannabis consumers and medical patients, there are few things as rewarding as cultivating a personal amount of cannabis. Historically, legal home cultivation was just a seemingly...

Cannabis Is Officially Legal In Germany – What You Need To Know

Written by Johnny Green on March 31, 2024. Posted in Policy.

It’s official – with the clock striking midnight in Germany, and the date changing from March 31st to April 1st, the nation’s new adult-use cannabis legalization policy has become...

Analysis Demonstrates Why Regulating Cannabis Is The Right Approach

Written by Frank Schuler on March 29, 2024. Posted in Policy.

In a regulated cannabis market, products undergo stringent testing to ensure that they are suitable for human consumption. Cannabis products are properly labeled in regulated markets and they are subjected...

German Opioid Patients Report Using Cannabis In Place Of Other Drugs

Written by Frank Schuler on March 29, 2024. Posted in Science.

Historically the cannabis plant was portrayed as a ‘gateway drug’ by cannabis opponents and many mainstream media outlets. It was a reefer madness talking point that was perpetuated in films...

Germany’s Federal Finance Minister Defends German Cannabis Legalization

Written by Johnny Green on March 27, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Germany’s Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner is pushing back on cannabis opponents in Germany, particularly Saxony-Anhalt’s Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff, stating that cannabis...

Ireland Has Only Approved 53 Patients For Medical Cannabis In Recent Years

Written by Hazel Norman on March 27, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Ireland adopted a medical cannabis policy reform measure back in 2019, however, it took many years for patients to be permitted to safely access medical cannabis therapeutics in the European country. Medical...

Canadian Ministers Release Final Report On Cannabis Act

Written by Hazel Norman on March 27, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Canada became the second country on earth to pass a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure back in 2018. The only other country to have done so prior to Canada was Uruguay, which passed its...

Cannabis Bill Passes In Germany, Legalization Begins April 1st

Written by Johnny Green on March 22, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Lawmakers in Germany’s Bundesrat voted today to approve a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure. The measure, CanG, was previously approved by the nation’s Bundestag in February. The...

Japan Sets Record For Arresting Young Cannabis Consumers

Written by Hazel Norman on March 21, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Cannabis use by young people is a very serious topic that is worthy of a serious conversation and public policy approach. It’s a topic that should be driven by science and logic, and not by fear-mongering....