Author: Hazel Norman

Thailand Reverses Course And Will Regulate Cannabis Instead Of Prohibit It

Written by Hazel Norman on July 29, 2024. Posted in Policy.

In recent years Thailand has served as arguably the wildest nation on earth from a cannabis public policy observer standpoint. For many decades, Thailand had some of the harshest cannabis laws on the...

Court Case Challenges Japan’s Strict Cannabis Laws

Written by Hazel Norman on July 20, 2024. Posted in Policy.

When it comes to cannabis policy reform efforts, there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach. The most straightforward way to achieve cannabis reform is when lawmakers draft, approve, and implement...

Israel May Apply Import Fees On Canadian Cannabis

Written by Hazel Norman on July 15, 2024. Posted in Business, Policy.

Israel’s government is considering imposing import fees on medical cannabis products imported from Canada. Israel previously launched an “anti-dumping” investigation to determine if Canadian cannabis...

German Federal Ministry Of Food And Agriculture Publishes Draft Industrial Hemp Bill

Written by Hazel Norman on July 13, 2024. Posted in Policy.

According to the German Cannabis Business Association (BvCW), the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture has published a draft industrial hemp bill that would modernize policies pertaining...

Cannabis Cultivation Associations Moving Forward In Lower Saxony

Written by Hazel Norman on July 8, 2024. Posted in Business, Policy.

Cannabis cultivation associations appear to be moving forward in Lower Saxony, with local media outlet Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reporting that Agriculture Minister Miriam Staudte delivered the...

Thailand Committee Votes To Reclassify Cannabis As A Narcotic Effective January 1st

Written by Hazel Norman on July 6, 2024. Posted in Policy.

The wild cannabis public policy ride continues in Thailand where a key committee voted this week to officially reclassify cannabis and hemp as a narcotic in the country. Thailand adopted a historic...

German Legal Cannabis Market Projected To Reach $4.6 Billion By 2034

Written by Hazel Norman on July 1, 2024. Posted in Business.

The legal German cannabis market is projected to reach an estimated $4.6 billion in value by 2034 according to a new market analysis by researchers at The Niche Research. The market analysis predicts...

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Brazil’s Supreme Court Decriminalizes Personal Cannabis Possession

Written by Hazel Norman on June 26, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Brazil’s top court issued a landmark ruling this week, determining that the nation’s cannabis prohibition policies toward individual consumers possessing a personal amount of cannabis are...

44% Of German Adult Cannabis Consumers Plan To Join A Social Club

Written by Hazel Norman on June 24, 2024. Posted in Policy.

In a recent nationwide survey conducted in Germany by Pronova BKK, 44% of self-reported ‘regular’ cannabis consumers indicated that they plan to join one of the country’s social cannabis...