Author: Marguerite Arnold

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...

Basque Region Cannabis Clubs Throw Down Gauntlet To Reopen

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 9, 2021. Posted in Business.

After being devastated by Pandemic shutdowns, clubs in the Basque region of Spain petition their government to let them reopen for business. Basque region cannabis clubs have now petitioned their government...

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Should Free Cannabis Be Distributed In British Prisons?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 9, 2021. Posted in Politics.

All sorts of people are lining up to support an idea proposed by a Welsh police commissioner to give free cannabis to the incarcerated. Arfon Jones, the police and crime commissioner for North Wales,...

Portuguese Authorities Set Retail Price For Medical Cannabis

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 2, 2021. Posted in Medical.

Infarmed, the Portuguese medicines and medical devices agency, has now set a reference retail price for medical cannabis patients in pharmacies that equals the black-market price – but still no...

Morocco: The Next Country Cannabis Domino To Fall

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 2, 2021. Posted in Politics.

A bill to legalize medical cannabis is widely expected to pass in Morocco this week after multiple previous attempts at reform have failed As Reuters reported last weekend, the African country of Morocco...

The Swiss Step Carefully Into First Semi-Legalization Project

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

Recreational cannabis will be available from Swiss pharmacies as of 2022, on a limited trial basis. If there is one word to describe the European approach to cannabis generally, it has been so far,...

Bangkok Embraces Cannabis Cafe Culture

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 16, 2021. Posted in Business.

It may not be Amsterdam, but Thailand is taking a stab at infused cannabis reform. Thailand, which enacted cannabis reform as of Christmas Day, 2018, as a “gift” to the Thai people, has...

Spanish Government Continues To Fund Medical Cannabis Research Even As It Has Jailed Club Activist

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 16, 2021. Posted in Science.

Despite the red tape and the imprisonment of Albert Tio the Spanish government is funding some medical cannabis research Some good news from Spain on the cannabis front at last! As reported by Público,...

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As Cannabis Insurance Reimbursements Spread Across Europe, Where Does That Leave US And Canada?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 8, 2021. Posted in Medical.

Across Europe, patients are winning battles for their right to free or insurance-reimbursed cannabis care. What does this mean for North America? According to the Italian press, a Sicilian woman with...