State Of The Cannabis Industry: Spring 2021
Green shoots and leaves are poking up all over the place as the industry figures out how to survive the Pandemic as well as other powerful forces. There is a sense within the industry these days that...
Author: Marguerite Arnold
Switzerland Begins To Define Its “Recreational Trial” For 2022
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...
South Africa Set To Legalize Recreational Use By 2023
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...
German Federal Hemp Tea Case Decided
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”...
CBD Is No Longer A “Narcotic” In Slovakia
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”...
Is Spain On The Verge Of Regulating Cannabis Clubs?
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...
Covid Pandemic Puts Isle Of Man Medical Cannabis Program On Hold
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....
Cannabis Stop And Searches To Be Examined In London
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...
Greek Parliament Considers New Cannabis Investment Bill
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...
