Author: Hazel Norman

Pakistan Approves Creation Of Cannabis Regulatory Agency

Written by Hazel Norman on March 4, 2024. Posted in Business, Policy.

Pakistan may not be the first country that you think of when it comes to the emerging international cannabis industry, however, the nation is making strides to establish itself as an international...

First Medical Cannabis Prescription Issued In Greece

Written by Hazel Norman on March 3, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Greece was one of the first European nations to reschedule medical cannabis back in 2017. The goal of rescheduling was to allow suffering patients to safely access medical cannabis products via a prescription. However,...

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Is The Cannabis Experiment In The Netherlands In Trouble?

Written by Hazel Norman on March 3, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Regional adult-use cannabis commerce trials, which permit consumers, growers, and retailers to participate in legal cannabis commerce for research purposes, were first proposed in the Netherlands in...

Canada Creates Forum To Discuss Cannabis Industry Challenges

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

Canada is currently home to the largest national adult-use cannabis market on earth. Lawmakers in Canada approved a national adult-use legalization measure back in 2018, and since that time, Canada...

Smoking And Vaping Cannabis On Public Patios Now Permitted In British Columbia

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

Cannabis stigma is still an issue in Canada, even five years after the country passed a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure in 2018. Cannabis consumers do not experience some of the same...

Health Canada: Cannabis Samples Are Permitted

Written by Hazel Norman on February 18, 2024. Posted in Business.

In nearly every industry built on consumables, from the food industry to pharmaceuticals, product samples play a vital role. After all, the saying, ‘the proof is in the pudding’ is predicated...

German Health Minister Defends Cannabis Legalization Measure

Written by Hazel Norman on February 12, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Germany’s Health Minister Karl Lauterbach recently appeared on the Markus Lanz talk show to discuss the looming adult-use cannabis legalization measure vote in the Bundestag, as well as the benefits...

The Top Cannabis Firms In Germany In 2024

Written by Hazel Norman on February 12, 2024. Posted in Business.

Germany continues to trend towards adult-use cannabis legalization, with the expected launch date for some components of Germany’s legalization plan (CanG) being April 1, 2024. Noncommercial...

Britain’s Cannabis Industry Still Hindered By Limited Policies

Written by Hazel Norman on February 11, 2024. Posted in Business, Policy.

Medical cannabis became legal in Britain in November 2018 after the nation’s Home Secretary had rescheduled cannabis-derived medicinal products months prior. At the time, Britain’s medical...