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The Dutch Cannabis Tender Hits The Skids

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 12, 2021. Posted in Medical.

Like the German medical cannabis tender bid before it, the Dutch government has run into a few problems rolling out a regulated industry across the country – and the first tender for cultivation has imploded One thing is for sure. Governments find it very hard to roll out a federally...

Brexit Interrupts Dutch Supply Of Medical Cannabis To British Patients

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 12, 2021. Posted in Medical.

The new cross Channel “order” splitting the UK from the continent hits cannabis patients first and hard As was easy to predict, Brexit interrupted vital supplies of medical cannabis (from Holland’s Bedrocan) from reaching British patients. The news hit families on December...

Dutch Cannabis Licensing Scheme Hits Local Protests

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 5, 2021. Posted in Business.

Plans to replace the production of blackberries with coffee-shop bound cannabis hit skids over NIMBYism at proposed grow sites for new Dutch licenses. If it sounds like a scene straight out of a comedy, not to mention Colorado circa 2015 or so, just at a far lower altitude and probably still...

Cannabis And Privacy On Collision Course In The UK?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 22, 2020. Posted in Medical.

As Brexit confuses matters, and the NHS considers a patient registry, what is on the agenda for the protection of cannabis patient rights? The NHS has now announced a new cannabis patient database, even as the island sets sail for a general regulatory free environment in the aftermath of whatever...

Pandemics, Mergers And 2020 – Oh, My, Goodbye!

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 22, 2020. Posted in Business.

A strange year has wound up with a whimper rather than a bang as two of the largest Canadian public cannabis companies merge in a cashless transaction and one of them adds dronabinol to its product roster. It is unlikely that the memory of 2020 will recede any time soon. The Pandemic created...

Ready, Set, Thai Canna Tour?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 15, 2020. Posted in Business.

Thailand plans a tour to educate locals about medical cannabis. Fully-fledged production is the goal, but will this lead to other things – like organized canna tourism for foreigners? Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakam has announced that the federal agency is backing...

Switzerland Clarifies Rules For Dispensing Medical Cannabis

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 15, 2020. Posted in Medical.

Medical cannabis treatment will no longer require a special permit in Switzerland, although it is unclear whether health insurance will cover it. Until now, doctors in Switzerland had to obtain a special exemption permit from the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) to issue prescriptions...

Does The WHO Vote On Cannabinoids Change Anything?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 7, 2020. Posted in Politics.

Despite removing cannabis from Schedule IV of international drug scheduling, the change in policy does very little to move the issue of full reform forward. Despite a great deal of fanfare in the mainstream press and even the canna specialty trades, the WHO vote on cannabis last week does not...

The European Commission Revises Its Stance On CBD As A Narcotic

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 7, 2020. Posted in Politics.

While the WHO essentially punted on cannabis reform last week, there was a bit of bright news on the horizon in Europe – namely that the European Commission revised its stance on the idea that CBD should be treated as a narcotic. This is a huge development, although not unsurprising given...

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The Dutch Cannabis Tender Hits The Skids

Brexit Interrupts Dutch Supply Of Medical Cannabis To British Patients

Dutch Cannabis Licensing Scheme Hits Local Protests

Cannabis And Privacy On Collision Course In The UK?

Pandemics, Mergers And 2020 – Oh, My, Goodbye!

Ready, Set, Thai Canna Tour?

Switzerland Clarifies Rules For Dispensing Medical Cannabis

Does The WHO Vote On Cannabinoids Change Anything?

The European Commission Revises Its Stance On CBD As A Narcotic

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