Japan Set A Record For Cannabis Arrests Last Year
Cannabis reform efforts have made significant gains in many parts of the world in recent decades. However, as far as the cannabis...
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Study Finds Cannabinoids May Help Reverse Fatty Liver Disease
Fatty liver disease is a serious health condition involving fat buildup in a person’s liver (the human body’s largest...
Cannabis Reduces Myofascial Pain In Brazilian Clinical Trial
According to a 2025 study, as much as a third of the global population (29.5%) suffers from Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). TMDs are...
How Much Is The German Cannabis Market Worth?
What is the current and projected future value of Germany’s legal cannabis industry?
Over the last decade, Germany’s legal cannabis...
Cannabis Flower Is Vital To Germany’s Medical Cannabis Model
In many legal cannabis jurisdictions, the variety of product offerings is greater now than ever before, particularly for authorized...
Canadian Alcohol Sales Continue To Decline While Cannabis Sales Increase
In keeping with an ongoing trend in recent years, sales of alcohol products in Canada continued to decline during the last recorded...
A New Era For U.S. Cannabis Is Taking Shape
Cannabis policy at the federal level in the United States is evolving with the announcement this week that the Centers for Medicare and...
Cannabis May Help Extend The Shelf Life Of Freeze-Dried Berries
Adhering to a proper diet is important at any age, and regularly consuming fruits provides a number of nutritional benefits. In addition...
EKOCAN Report Refutes Claims By German Cannabis Opponents
Another assessment report was published by EKOCAN this week, and in a continuing trend, the assessment found positive results for...
U.S. Cannabis Industry Revenue Expected To Top $30 Billion In 2026
The legal cannabis industry in the United States is expected to experience increased revenue in 2026, according to a new market analysis...
Assessment Finds That German Cannabis Offenses Have Decreased Dramatically
Cannabis policy modernization, such as adult-use legalization, provides many benefits to society. A lot of media coverage and political...
Costa Rica Achieves Medical Cannabis Industry Milestone
Medical cannabis patients in Costa Rica have benefited from recent public policy modernization efforts, with domestic safe access to...
Which European Cities Consume The Most Cannabis?
Cannabis consumption rates can be measured in various ways, with self-reporting via surveys being a common method. However,...
Japan Health Ministry Announces Ban On Cannabinol
The cannabis plant contains dozens of cannabinoids, with the two most prominent ones in society in recent decades being...
Basel Cannabis Research Pilot Trial Experiences ‘Positive Results’
Basel, Switzerland, is known around the world for being a center of art and culture. Additionally, as of late January 2023, it also...
Cannabis Seed Sales In German Grocery Stores Has Strong Support
A chain of German grocery stores recently made international headlines when it announced it would stock cannabis seeds. Multiple polls...
Canadian Study Finds Cannabis May Reduce Alcohol-Related Harms
Alcohol use disorder, often referred to as alcoholism, is a serious chronic health condition characterized by a person’s inability...
Uruguay’s Legal Cannabis Industry Continues To Erode Unregulated Market
Uruguay is a global cannabis industry trend setter, having become the first country to legalize cannabis for adult use at a national...
New Zealand Medicinal Cannabis Dispensing Exploded From 2020 To 2025
New Zealand’s modern medical cannabis model was first legalized in 2018, with the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme officially launching in...
Cannabis Associated With Reduced Pain In Endometriosis Patients
A serious health condition found around the globe is endometriosis, which involves tissue similar to the lining of the uterus growing...
South Africa To Accelerate Cannabis Industry Regulations
South Africa is on a short list of countries that have adopted national adult-use cannabis legalization measures. In 2018, South Africa’s...
Analysis Finds That Alcohol And Tobacco Are More Harmful Than Cannabis
In the United States, arguably the most effective cannabis reform slogan of all time is ‘regulate cannabis like alcohol.’...
German Green Party MP Criticizes Lack Of Cannabis Pilot Projects
A key component of the legalization model that is in line with current European Union agreements involves permitting regional adult-use...
BvCW: Cannabis Seeds In German Grocery Stores Is A Milestone
Allowing legal home cultivation by adults is a foundational component of a sensible approach to cannabis public policy. It affords...
Grenada Receives Governor-General Approval For Cannabis Reforms
Grenada is an island nation located in the Caribbean. Grenada is often referred to as the “Spice Isle” and comprises a main island, also...
Approved German Cannabis Cultivation Association Total Nears 400
Cannabis cultivation associations, which are sometimes referred to as social cannabis clubs, have emerged as a key component of adult-use...
Cologne Sharks Hockey Game Highlights Medical Cannabis Awareness Campaign
Efforts to reduce cannabis stigma and educate society about the benefits of medical cannabis come in many forms. One area that has always...
Germany Imported Over 201 Tonnes Of Medical Cannabis In 2025
Germany’s Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) published new medical cannabis import data this week for the last...
Europe’s Cannabis Land Grab: The 30 Companies Leading EU Market Expansion In 2026
As Europe’s legal cannabis ecosystem accelerates from early adoption to infrastructure buildout and supply-chain dominance, the landscape...
Cannabis Provides “Clinically Significant” Improvements In UK Patients
Despite the claims made by cannabis opponents, there is significant evidence that cannabis is medicine. In the cases of countless...
International Cannabis Business Conference Announces Elizaveta Zharikova As Chief Marketing Officer
The International Cannabis Business Conference is pleased to announce the promotion of Elizaveta Zharikova to Chief Marketing Officer....
Ghana Launches Its Regulated Cannabis Program
In the summer of 2023, lawmakers in Ghana approved a measure that legalized the limited cultivation of low-THC cannabis for medical and...
German Cannabis Prescriptions Increased 3,300% From 2024 To 2025
Germany’s emerging legal cannabis industry is booming, which is no secret. However, recent reporting by Investing News Network is...
Clinical Trial: Cannabis Shows Comparable Efficacy To Lorazepam
Insomnia is something that a lot of people around the globe struggle with. According to international researchers, as much as 16.2% of...
France Sets 2027 Medical Cannabis Timetable
Medical cannabis policy and regulatory modernization efforts have spread across most of the European continent in recent years....
Lawmakers In Finland Reject Cannabis Legalization Proposal
Lawmakers in Finland voted on a citizen initiative this week that sought to legalize cannabis for adult use. Unfortunately, the vote was...
Organigram Announces Proposed Acquisition Of Sanity Group
In a significant move that is sure to yield a butterfly effect across the international cannabis industry landscape, Organigram announced...
Proposed MedCanG Changes May Violate EU Law
Cannabis public policy is usually complicated anywhere on the planet, but it is particularly so in Europe, where the interplay of several...
The NYT Editorial: Garbage Or Governance?
By Jamie L Pearson, Founder of New Holland Group
When the New York Times editorial board published its opinion piece on cannabis last...
Amsterdam Considers Banning Tourists From Cannabis Cafes
For many decades, Amsterdam has been considered one of the top international destinations for cannabis consuming tourists. One could...
Die Linke Parliamentary Group Demands Further German Cannabis Reform
Nearly two years after German lawmakers approved the historic CanG law, which legalized certain adult-use cannabis activity, the Die...
Financing Your Cannabis Industry Future
In Episode 16 of ‘Financing Your Cannabis Future,’ host Rachel Wright, CPA, MST, sits down with Alex Rogers, Founder and CEO...
Medical Cannabis Helps Patients With Chronic Pain, Anxiety, And Depression
A large team of researchers affiliated with various academic and health institutions based in Canada and one in Spain recently analyzed...
Advocates Continue Push To Increase European Hemp THC Limit
Last year at the International Cannabis Business Conference in Berlin, Germany, I was honored to moderate a panel dedicated to hemp. As I...
European Authority Sets “Safe” CBD Consumption Level
As I have written about previously, there is no one-size-fits-all dosage of cannabis, and that also extends to the cannabinoids that the...
The Average Price For German Medical Cannabis Is Decreasing
It is no secret that Germany is home to the largest legal medical cannabis industry in Europe, and remains the world’s top...
Thousands Of International Cannabis Buyers To Gather In Berlin
Europe’s emerging legal medical cannabis industry is thriving in more markets now than ever before, with Germany leading the way. Germany...
Can AI Help With Cannabis Seed Detection And Classification?
Artificial intelligence is being incorporated into various societal and industry functions at a seemingly ever-increasing rate these...
Uruguay Increases Prices For Legal Cannabis
Uruguay currently authorizes the legal sales of four different cannabis strains through the nation’s licensed pharmacies. As of the...
Study Finds “No Effects” After German Cannabis Legalization
Germany implemented the first provisions of its historic CanG adult-use cannabis legalization measure in April 2024. Initially, Germany...