Marguerite Arnold, Author at International Cannabis Business Conference https://internationalcbc.com/author/marguerite-arnold/ USA Canada And Europe's International Cannabis Business Conference Thu, 22 Sep 2022 18:06:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://internationalcbc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/cropped-icbclogo_512_512-32x32.jpg Marguerite Arnold, Author at International Cannabis Business Conference https://internationalcbc.com/author/marguerite-arnold/ 32 32 New Zealand Approves Sale Of Domestic Cannabis Products https://internationalcbc.com/new-zealand-approves-sale-of-domestic-cannabis-products/ Thu, 22 Sep 2022 18:06:55 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=50792 The island nation has relied on exports to treat patients so far. Allowing the dispensation of domestically cultivated cannabis will help the nascent industry grow and lower overall costs Last week, New Zealand officials approved the beginning of the domestically sourced medical cannabis market. The Department of Health began allowing local producers to supply patients […]

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]]> Hong Kong Goes Backwards On CBD Policy https://internationalcbc.com/hong-kong-goes-backwards-on-cbd-policy/ Thu, 22 Sep 2022 18:00:39 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=50785 Hong Kong is planning on banning all cannabidiol (CBD) products, with the ban expected to go into effect in 2023. Will banning CBD really work? John Lee, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region said on Saturday, September 17, that the government will specifically outlaw CBD next year. Speaking as the opening […]

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]]> Scenes From German Cannabis Legalization In Progress https://internationalcbc.com/scenes-from-german-cannabis-legalization-in-progress/ Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:04:01 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=50768 The German government is clearly moving forward with plans to legalize the plant. A delegation of Bundestag members is currently touring California – and last week two members of the SPD gave a progress report via Instagram If there was a portrait of the in-progress discussion over German cannabis legalization to be sketched, it would […]

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]]> Going Back Is Not An Option: From Germany To Thailand, Lawmakers Realize Cannabis Legalization Is On Horizon https://internationalcbc.com/going-back-is-not-an-option-from-germany-to-thailand-lawmakers-realize-cannabis-legalization-is-on-horizon/ Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:02:18 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=50766 In the last week, government officials from both Germany and Thailand have echoed a similar sentiment In every movement, there comes a so-called “tipping point” when the majority of people understand that there is no way to preserve the status quo. In his famous book of the same name, Malcolm Gladwell defines a “tipping point” […]

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]]> Is The Biden White House Waiting On Germany To Move Ahead On Recreational Reform? https://internationalcbc.com/is-the-biden-white-house-waiting-on-germany-to-move-ahead-on-recreational-reform/ Mon, 12 Sep 2022 16:32:19 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=50710 The US president is putting off further conversation about American cannabis reform until after the mid-terms. Is he waiting for Germany if not Europe beyond that, to go first? President Joe Biden’s track record on cannabis reform is very poor. This has not changed since he entered public service in Congress. The most recent discussion […]

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]]> Members Of German Bundestag Travel To North America To Examine Cannabis Legalization https://internationalcbc.com/members-of-german-bundestag-travel-to-north-america-to-examine-cannabis-legalization/ Mon, 12 Sep 2022 16:27:24 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=50708 Eight members of the Bundestag’s Health Committee head to North America to educate themselves about how reform works in both California and Canada A delegation of eight members of the Bundestag’s Health Committee have landed in North America to examine cannabis legalization as it is done in the US and Canada. The group will be […]

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]]> Political Clashes Over Legalization Continue From Bavarian Politicians https://internationalcbc.com/political-clashes-over-legalization-continue-from-bavarian-politicians/ Mon, 12 Sep 2022 16:25:12 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=50706 Lawyers for the Bundestag Scientific Service of the Bundestag issue analysis of cannabis legalization, claiming it violates EU law – and the cry is picked up, again, by the conservative state Health Minister in Bavaria The clash over legalization is getting nasty in Germany. In the last three weeks, in late August, a conservative politician, […]

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]]> CSU Critiques Of Traffic Coalition Plan To Legalize Cannabis Meets Wide Mockery https://internationalcbc.com/csu-critiques-of-traffic-coalition-plan-to-legalize-cannabis-meets-wide-mockery/ Mon, 12 Sep 2022 16:21:15 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=50704 CSU leader Markus Söder and Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach trade barbs over current government drug policy – which goes viral on German Twitter It all began so innocently. Markus Söder, the leader of the “opposition” to the current parties comprising the Traffic Light Coalition, threw a weighted barb at the government’s drug policy during […]

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]]> German Insurers Begin To Take New Tact On Medical Cannabis https://internationalcbc.com/german-insurers-begin-to-take-new-tact-on-medical-cannabis/ Mon, 05 Sep 2022 20:51:20 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=50564 AOK has begun a new program with German Society for Pain Medicine to decrease approval complexity, while Barmer has just issued a new digital section on its website on the medical efficacy of cannabis. Has the tide turned on insurer resistance to medical underwriting of cannabis claims? There is clearly something afoot with German health […]

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]]> Malta Has Not Issued Any Licenses To Cannabis Associations And Clubs https://internationalcbc.com/malta-has-not-issued-any-licenses-to-cannabis-associations-and-clubs/ Mon, 05 Sep 2022 20:49:05 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=50561 Eight months after the new rules on cannabis use came into effect, the government has failed to issue a single license allowing such establishments to begin operating Despite leading the way on cannabis legalization in Europe, the Maltese government has yet to issue a single license allowing non-profit cannabis associations and clubs to operate. The […]

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