Marguerite Arnold, Author at International Cannabis Business Conference

Research Is Picking Up For Cannabis And Covid

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 18, 2022. Posted in Science.

There are several studies and now a UK trial is planned to examine the efficacy of cannabis on Covid. What gives? Since the beginning of the Covid 19 Pandemic, there have been growing claims, although not backed by research or trials, that cannabinoids can affect Covid. On the face of it, it makes...

How Long Will The Cannabis Fight Take In France?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 18, 2022. Posted in Politics.

The left-wing France Unbowed party is taking the fight to a still resistant government as recent polls show public opinion shifting towards cannabis legalization Last week, French legislators discussed a bill to legalize cannabis. Put forward by the France Unbowed party or LFI, it is widely seen to...

France Formalizes Its CBD Rules – But The Fight Is Just Beginning

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 11, 2022. Posted in Politics.

The country issued new guidelines right before the new year – but while it spells good news for manufactured products, cultivators are up in arms. In a significant move for not only France but a wider European conversation beyond that, the French authorities moved to formalize rules on CBD at...

Spanish Cannabis Reform: A Rumble On The Horizon

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 11, 2022. Posted in Politics.

The entire cannabis conversation has moved forward, dramatically, over the last year in Europe. Where does this leave Spain? As anyone who has watched the American market, in particular, jolt slowly forward over the last seven years is beginning to see, there are similarities to what is going on in...

British Food Standards Agency To Publish CBD Guidelines

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 4, 2022. Posted in Politics.

The regulatory agency is about to release a guide of legal CBD products in the UK market Sometime in the next few weeks, the British Food Standards Agency (FSA) will publish details about the CBD companies and products allowed to remain on sale in the UK market. The move comes as 210 applications...

Switzerland’s Federal Court Decriminalizes Minor Possession Of Cannabis

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 4, 2022. Posted in Politics.

The Federal Court of Justice has just ruled in favour of decriminalizing possession of up to 10 grams of cannabis In a move that is well-timed – namely right before the new Swiss recreational cannabis trial begins, the Swiss Federal Court of Justice has decriminalized minor possession of cannabis....

The World From Here: Cannabis Reform Europe Roundup 2021

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 28, 2021. Posted in Politics.

The discussion has moved forward increasingly faster this year, in large part after September because of the new German government’s decision to enact federal recreational reform as of 2022 In every revolution, there is a tipping point in time – and on the topic of recreational cannabis...

Removing Cannabis From The German Narcotics Act – Is It A Pipe Dream?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 28, 2021. Posted in Politics.

Thailand has just done it, why can’t Germany? With all the celebratory hoopla that came with the news that Germany would, finally, after experimenting with the medical question during the last four years of the Angela Merkel headed, CDU led government, now move with the new Traffic Light Coalition...

Fiji Plans To Move Forward On Hemp Reform

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 20, 2021. Posted in Politics.

The island nation is going to move forward on basic cannabis reform as early as next year. The 300 island archipelago nation of Fiji is moving forward on cannabis reform. The nation’s president opened the new legislative year in November with a pledge to move at least the hemp industry forward...

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