Advocates Rally In Mexico City To Demand Cannabis Reform
Cannabis reform advocates held a rally in Mexico City, Mexico over the weekend, demanding that the nation’s government modernize...
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Portugal’s Cannabis Exports Have Nearly Tripled
The legal medical cannabis industry has experienced tremendous growth in recent years, particularly in Europe. One country that is...
Austria’s CBD Flower Ban Faces Legal Challenges
Months after it was reportedly determined that dried hemp flowers in Austria with a THC content of up to 0.3% are subject to the...
Budapest March Protests Against Cannabis Prohibition
Over the weekend, the internationally recognized cannabis holiday 4/20 took place worldwide, with events, gatherings, and demonstrations...
Italian Court Upholds Classification Of CBD As A Narcotic
Italy’s emerging cannabis industry was dealt another major setback recently, with an Italian court ruling that cannabidiol’s...
Israel Announces 165% Tariffs On Canadian Cannabis
Israel is an international leader in medical cannabis in many ways, having allowed legal medical cannabis activity by patients going back...
Chile Is Considering Legalizing Adult-Use Cannabis
Currently, cannabis is legal for adult use at a national level in Uruguay, Canada, Malta, Luxembourg, Germany, and South Africa....
Brazil Supreme Court Issues Major Cannabis Decision
Currently, cannabis is legal for adult use at a national level in Uruguay, Canada, Malta, Luxembourg, Germany, and South Africa....
A New Phase For Cannabis Pilot Trials In The Netherlands
Retail adult-use cannabis outlets participating in pilot trial research projects in the Netherlands entered into a new era today, with...
Poll Finds Little Support For Reversing German Legalization
After a year of cannabis legalization being the law of the land in Germany, a new YouGov poll has found that a minority of the...
All Doctors In Czechia Can Now Prescribe Medicinal Cannabis
Starting today, all licensed doctors in the Czech Republic can now prescribe medical cannabis therapies to suffering patients....
Moldova Issues First Authorization For Hemp Production
Hemp policy and regulatory modernization is sweeping across the globe, with a recent example being in the European nation of Moldova...
Australian Government Report Recommends Cannabis Reform
A government committee in Victoria, Australia is recommending that personal cannabis cultivation and possession be decriminalized in the...
Action Gets Delayed On Italy’s Restrictive Hemp Laws
For centuries the hemp plant and its varied uses were fairly limited to textiles. While the practice of incorporating hemp into medicinal...
Luxembourg Cannabis Use Survey Provides Insight
Luxembourg became the second country in Europe to adopt a national adult-use cannabis legalization law when lawmakers approved the public...
Legal Cannabis Supply Changes Coming To The Netherlands Next Month
The Netherlands is home to multiple regional adult-use cannabis commerce pilot trials. The pilot trials involve permitting limited...
Legal Cannabis Sales Spike In Canada As Alcohol Sales Plummet
Canada was the second country to adopt a national recreational cannabis legalization law and remains the most robust nationwide legal...
European Commission Clarifies Hemp-Derived CBD Is Permitted In Cosmetics
The hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) market is increasing in size and value with every passing year, including the cosmetics sector. Just...
South Africa Department Of Health Bans Cannabis Edibles
South Africa is on a short list of countries that have adopted national adult-use cannabis legalization measures. The African nation is...
Cannabis Legalization In Australia Would Generate $700 Million In Annual Revenue
A recent estimate from Australia’s Parliamentary Budget Office projects that the enactment of adult-use cannabis legalization in...
France Expected To Take Key Step Towards Authorizing Medical Cannabis
Policymakers in France are reportedly expected to make a meaningful step towards authorizing cannabis production and dispersal for...
84% Of Polled UK Doctors ‘Open To Prescribing Cannabis For Chronic Pain’
According to the results of a recent survey commissioned by medical cannabis clinic Alternaleaf, 84% of polled UK doctors indicated that...
Record Number In Scotland Buy Legal Medical Cannabis Privately
Scotland’s legal medical cannabis industry has struggled to reach its full potential in recent years, however, the industry has...
Malaysia Health Ministry Opens Cannabis-Based Product Registration
A major push for limited medical cannabis policy reform and industry regulations took place in Malaysia in 2022, and the nation passed a...
Colombia’s President Calls For Cannabis Legalization
Over the weekend Colombian President Gustavo Petro urged his nation’s Congress to legalize cannabis for adult use, stating in a...
Industrial Hemp Regulations To Be Reviewed In New Zealand
The global industrial hemp market is already massive, and likely to continue to increase in size for the foreseeable future. According to...
Constitutional Challenge To Cannabis Prohibition In Namibia
Cannabis prohibition policies are typically challenged in one of two ways. The first is via the political process, with some countries...
French Lawmakers File Cannabis Legalization Proposal
Momentum for cannabis policy and regulatory modernization efforts has increased in recent years in Europe, with three countries—Malta,...
Argentina To Revoke All Medical Cannabis Production Permits
In October 2022, regulators in Argentina issued the nation’s first-ever domestic cannabis production license. However, government...
99.7% Of Cannabis In France Remains Unregulated
As of 2022, the European Union Drugs Agency estimated that France had the greatest cannabis consumption rate of any of its member...
European Parliament Accepts Low-THC Cannabis Petition
Cannabis products that are low in THC are very popular in many parts of the world right now, particularly in Europe. ‘Cannabis...
Hemp Flowers Are Now Subject To Austria’s Tobacco Tax
The level of popularity for hemp flowers among cannabis consumers has exploded in recent years, particularly in Europe. ‘Cannabis...
Malta Cannabis Associations Permitted To Sell Concentrates Later This Year
Malta will forever hold the distinction of being the first European nation to adopt a national recreational cannabis legalization...
Paraguay Exports Cannabis Flower To Switzerland In Historic First
Paraguay first adopted a national industrial hemp legalization measure back in 2019, and the South American nation recently passed a...
Himachal Pradesh Cabinet Approves Hemp Pilot
The government in Himachal Pradesh, a state in India, has approved a pilot study to examine the potential benefits of permitting...
37% Of Medical Cannabis Patients In New Zealand Have A Prescription
Modern medical cannabis was first legalized in New Zealand in 2018, with the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme launching in 2020. Since that...
Belize Offers Automatic Expungements For First-Time Cannabis Offenders
Cannabis prohibition is one of the most harmful public policies in human history. Starting in the early 1900s, cannabis prohibition has...
Rate Of Legal Cannabis Buyers Continues To Increase In Uruguay
Uruguay became the first nation on earth to adopt a national adult-use cannabis legalization law back in 2013. The first legal...
Legal Cannabis Cultivators Call For Adult-Use Legalization In Morocco
Legal cannabis cultivators and advocates in Morocco are urging the nation’s lawmakers to adopt recreational cannabis...
Medical Cannabis Prescriptions Are Decreasing In Poland
Medical cannabis reform was implemented in Poland in 2017, and as of November 2022, the nation’s doctors were approving roughly...
South African Human Rights Commission Urges Police To Halt Cannabis Arrests
Last year South Africa became the latest country to adopt a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure, codifying a prior landmark...
Textile Industry Members In India And South Korea Forge Hemp Partnerships
At a recent meeting hosted by the Wool and Woolens Export Promotion Council, members of the textile industries in both India and South...
Morocco’s Legal Industry Produced 4,000 Tons Of Cannabis In 2024
Morocco’s National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis Activities (ANRAC) Director General Mohamed El Guerrouj recently announced...
Lawmakers Criticized In Australia For Failing To Legalize Cannabis
A lawmaker in Australia is criticizing his peers for failing to approve an adult-use cannabis legalization measure this year. Legalise...
France’s Medical Cannabis Trial Receives Another Extension
Health authorities in France recently announced that the nation’s medical cannabis trial experiment will be extended until July...
Germany Finalizes Recreational Cannabis Pilot Projects
A major component of Germany’s adult-use cannabis legalization model involves launching regional adult-use cannabis commerce pilot...
Malta Cannabis Legalization Has Not Led To Increased Consumption Rates
Malta became the first European country to adopt a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure back in 2021. According to the...
Health Canada: Only 3% Of Cannabis Consumers Obtain Products From Illegal Sources
Every year since 2017, Health Canada has conducted its ‘Canadian Cannabis Survey,’ in which the government agency poses...
Cannabis Crimes Are Down 68% In Berlin Compared To Last Year
Cannabis-related crimes in Germany’s capital city were significantly lower for the seven months immediately following partial...
German Hospitals Want Greater Medical Cannabis Telemedicine Integration
The German Hospital Association (DKG) and the German Society for Telemedicine (DGTelemed) have issued a joint position paper calling for...
