Author: Marguerite Arnold

Malta Has Not Issued Any Licenses To Cannabis Associations And Clubs

Written by Marguerite Arnold on September 5, 2022. Posted in Business, Policy.

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...

New Academic Study Links Cannabis Legalization To Decreasing Pharma Profits

Written by Marguerite Arnold on September 5, 2022. Posted in Business, Policy.

The study, published in a non-profit, peer reviewed journal, is the strongest evidence yet that the legalization of cannabis directly (and negatively) impacts both the name brand and generics pharma...

Panama’s President Approves Executive Decree Regulating Domestic Cannabis Industry

Written by Marguerite Arnold on September 5, 2022. Posted in Business, Policy.

Laurentino Cortizo approved Law 242 at an executive level to move the now legalized industry forward from legislative bill to on the ground reality Last Wednesday, President Laurentino Cortizo signed...

Debate About Cannabis Legalization Is Still Raging In Germany Despite Government Fast-Tracking Reform

Written by Marguerite Arnold on August 29, 2022. Posted in Policy.

Bayern’s Health Minister has appealed to the German Chancellor to stop cannabis legalization because it was “irresponsible” after Olaf Scholz declares that there is no point in delaying...

Recreational Cannabis Trial Begins Selecting Participants In Basel, Switzerland

Written by Marguerite Arnold on August 29, 2022. Posted in Policy.

The Swiss pilot project is due to begin on September 15, allowing 370 people to access cannabis and hash through legal means “Weed Care,” the first cannabis legalization trial in Switzerland,...

Estonia To Allow Farmers To Cultivate Hemp With Higher THC

Written by Marguerite Arnold on August 29, 2022. Posted in Policy.

A regulatory amendment is now being drawn up by the Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs to allow hemp with higher THC limits to be cultivated in the country In a major advance for the European hemp...

Is Costa Rica On Track For Recreational Cannabis Reform?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on August 29, 2022. Posted in Policy.

The newly elected president Rodrigo Chaves, has laid out a plan for full legalization within his first 100 days in office that he says should be presented to Congress by November Costa Rica is now on...

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German Traffic Court Association Recommends An Increase In THC Driving Limits

Written by Marguerite Arnold on August 22, 2022. Posted in Policy.

In a rather shocking victory, the German Traffic Court Association has recommended that legislators increase the level of THC found in blood of drivers suspected of drugged driving before being able...

Emmanuel Macron’s Left Flank Presses Him On Full Cannabis Reform

Written by Marguerite Arnold on August 22, 2022. Posted in Policy.

31 senators challenged President Macron on the pages of Le Monde last week to implement full cannabis legalization – but what does this really mean for reform in France? Cannabis usually exists,...