Marguerite Arnold, Author at International Cannabis Business Conference

Switzerland Begins To Define Its “Recreational Trial” For 2022

Written by Marguerite Arnold on April 13, 2021. Posted in Politics.

As of May 15, 2022, Switzerland will begin a recreational cannabis trial It is official. The Swiss have chosen a date and the trial parameters. Switzerland is going recreational as of next year. Here are the parameters. 5,000 Swiss people will be able to legally smoke cannabis. They will be...

South Africa Set To Legalize Recreational Use By 2023

Written by Marguerite Arnold on April 13, 2021. Posted in Politics.

The country is looking to the industry to help revitalize an economy wrecked by Covid. South Africa is lining up to join the list of recreational cannabis companies by 2023. The country is now considering a bill to legalize the possession, cultivation, and use of cannabis for recreational use...

German Federal Hemp Tea Case Decided

Written by Marguerite Arnold on April 6, 2021. Posted in Business.

A hemp tea seller from Braunschweig was charged with federal narcotics violation charges – but just released after a German federal court decided that they were not trying to “intoxify” anyone. The question is, what does this case really mean? Here is the headline. The German...

CBD Is No Longer A “Narcotic” In Slovakia

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 30, 2021. Posted in Medical.

The country becomes the last in the EU to remove cannabidiol from its national list of “psychotropics” and to legalize its use. While there are often kudos paid to being “first” – in anything, and far from cannabis – there are also those who deserve attention...

Is Spain On The Verge Of Regulating Cannabis Clubs?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 30, 2021. Posted in Business.

As a monumental challenge to the current law loses in Strasbourg, organizers including political parties are challenging the government to regulate the sector (as well as fully legalize it). Things are continuing to bubble in Spain over the regulation (and by definition legalization) of the...

Covid Pandemic Puts Isle Of Man Medical Cannabis Program On Hold

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 23, 2021. Posted in Medical.

Authorities have delayed a program to authorize doctors to prescribe cannabis describing it as “low priority” during the Pandemic. The islands around the UK are having a quiet cannabis revolution. Places like the Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey and indeed the Isle of Man...

Cannabis Stop And Searches To Be Examined In London

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 23, 2021. Posted in Politics.

The UK may be having a Black Lives Matter moment on the issue of stop and search by the police looking for “illegal drugs” including cannabis. Move over Meghan and Harry! The Mayor of London is doing his part to further race equality in the UK and even more, where the same intersects...

Greek Parliament Considers New Cannabis Investment Bill

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 16, 2021. Posted in Politics.

A draft law proposes to ensure the regulation of a safe medical cannabis market at home and for exports. Greece is steadily moving forward on improving both its investment and regulatory climate to encourage more production of cannabis in the country for export and to normalize cannabis medications...

Switzerland Moves Forward On More Medical Cannabis Reform

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 16, 2021. Posted in Medical.

The Swiss Parliament has approved an amendment to the Narcotics Act allowing doctors to prescribe cannabis without special permission and to set up a formal cannabis licensing infrastructure in the country. Things are looking up for more patient access in Switzerland. Last week the Swiss parliament...

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