Author: Hazel Norman

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Legal Home Cultivation Coming To Manitoba In 2025

Written by Hazel Norman on September 30, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Canada legalized cannabis for adult use in 2018, making it the first G-7 nation to do so, and only the second country worldwide to make the public policy change. The only other country to legalize at...

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Guyana Attorney General Directs Law Enforcement To Not Jail Cannabis Offenders

Written by Hazel Norman on September 30, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Guyana’s Attorney General Anil Nandlall recently cautioned law enforcement not to jail cannabis consumers in possession of less than 30 grams of cannabis in the South American country, stating...

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BvCW Poll Finds 88% Support For Legal Cannabis Plant Sales In Germany

Written by Hazel Norman on September 25, 2024. Posted in Business, Policy.

The German Cannabis Business Association (BvCW) recently conducted a poll asking the question “Should the commercial trade in cannabis cuttings be legal for people over 18, in addition to distribution...

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Africa’s Industrial Hemp Industry Projected To Be Worth Up To $2.4 Billion

Written by Hazel Norman on September 16, 2024. Posted in Business.

Policies and regulations pertaining to industrial hemp cultivation and commerce are being modernized around the globe to permit entrepreneurs, investors, and entities to gain their share of the emerging...

Italian Government Continues Push For Ban On ‘Cannabis Light’

Written by Hazel Norman on September 9, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Cannabis products that are low in THC, often referred to as ‘cannabis light,’ have grown in popularity among consumers in Europe at a seemingly exponential rate in recent years. Whereas...

Volkswagen To Research And Develop Hemp Materials

Written by Hazel Norman on September 2, 2024. Posted in Business.

The hemp plant has been used by humans for many centuries for various purposes before it was prohibited in the 1900s. Thankfully, policies are being modernized around the globe to permit the use of...

What Is Holding Back Zimbabwe’s Hemp Industry?

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

Humans harnessing hemp is far from being a new thing. Hemp fiber was used as far back as 10,000 years ago during the Early Jomon Period in Japan. Consumption for medical purposes goes back at least...

Guyana Lawmaker Authors Op-Ed About Legalization’s Benefits

Written by Hazel Norman on September 1, 2024. Posted in Policy.

The Republic of Guyana, a country in South America, is home to cannabis prohibition policies that may not be as harsh as in other nations, however, there is still considerable room for improvement. Guyana’s...

Calls For Senate Approval Of Medical Cannabis Bill In The Philippines

Written by Hazel Norman on August 31, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Earlier this year the Philippines House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved HB 10439, a measure that would legalize certain medical cannabis therapeutic products in the Philippines in limited...