Author: Marguerite Arnold

Step by Step, Switzerland Moves Closer to Legalizing Cannabis

Written by Marguerite Arnold on May 13, 2019. Posted in Policy.

Just as the European market could not get any more interesting, the Swiss Federal Commission for Addiction Issues has called for cannabis to be decriminalized and the market to finally be regulated....

Could Switzerland Lead Europe On Recreational Cannabis Trials?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on May 7, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Zurich, Politics.

There has been a great deal of speculation about what the “Swiss exemption” might do to spur cannabis reform in Europe. There have been talks of pilot trials not to mention pharmacies offering...

Will Switzerland Soon Start Exporting Cannabis Into Germany and the EU?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on April 23, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Zurich, Politics.

With the news that both the first German bid has concluded and that Macedonia seems poised to import cannabis into the European Union, there has been increased interest in who can import cannabis into...

Understanding the European CBD “Novel Foods” Regulations

Written by Marguerite Arnold on April 22, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Zurich, Politics.

Foreigners entering the European cannabis market are finding that the regulations here are much higher than they expected, if not well downright confusing. This is especially true as cannabis crosses...

Germany, Switzerland, UK, & More: Big European Cannabis News Abounds

Written by Marguerite Arnold on April 9, 2019. Posted in Business, Cultural, ICBC Zurich, Medical, Politics.

The forces currently shaping the European cannabis map are intriguing this spring and from several directions. For the latest developments in Europe and across the globe, there will be no better place...

German Cultivation Bids Reverberate Across the Global Cannabis Industry

Written by Marguerite Arnold on April 9, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Zurich, Politics.

The day after the third annual International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) in Berlin, as the crew packed up and headed on to Zurich, news about the German cultivation bid surfaced in the domestic...

United Kingdom Opens First Medical Cannabis Treatment Clinics

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 22, 2019. Posted in Cultural, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Zurich, Medical, Politics.

The first week of March this year was significant for British cannabis patients for one very big reason: the first medical cannabis clinic in the country opened in Manchester. Firsts are very important...

UK Cannabis Trades Association Challenges the EU’s CBD Classification

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 19, 2019. Posted in Policy.

Novel Food Designation For CBD Challenged By British Lawyers In good news for the industry both in Europe and those companies trying to gain access to the EU market, a prominent London law firm has...

German-Dutch Cannabis Experiment Grows More Interesting

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 13, 2019. Posted in Business, ICBC Barcelona, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Zurich, Politics.

Those who know anything about the history of the Dutch cannabis industry, know it is a vertical that has flourished in the grey areas and the loopholes of the law since its “modern” launch...