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...
Author: Marguerite Arnold
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”...
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...
Switzerland Moves Forward On More Medical Cannabis Reform
The Swiss Parliament has approved an amendment to the Narcotics Act allowing doctors to prescribe cannabis without special permission and...
Basque Region Cannabis Clubs Throw Down Gauntlet To Reopen
After being devastated by Pandemic shutdowns, clubs in the Basque region of Spain petition their government to let them reopen for...
Should Free Cannabis Be Distributed In British Prisons?
All sorts of people are lining up to support an idea proposed by a Welsh police commissioner to give free cannabis to the incarcerated....
Portuguese Authorities Set Retail Price For Medical Cannabis
Infarmed, the Portuguese medicines and medical devices agency, has now set a reference retail price for medical cannabis patients in...
Morocco: The Next Country Cannabis Domino To Fall
A bill to legalize medical cannabis is widely expected to pass in Morocco this week after multiple previous attempts at reform have...
The Swiss Step Carefully Into First Semi-Legalization Project
Recreational cannabis will be available from Swiss pharmacies as of 2022, on a limited trial basis.
If there is one word to describe the...
Bangkok Embraces Cannabis Cafe Culture
It may not be Amsterdam, but Thailand is taking a stab at infused cannabis reform.
Thailand, which enacted cannabis reform as of...
Spanish Government Continues To Fund Medical Cannabis Research Even As It Has Jailed Club Activist
Despite the red tape and the imprisonment of Albert Tio the Spanish government is funding some medical cannabis research
Some good news...
As Cannabis Insurance Reimbursements Spread Across Europe, Where Does That Leave US And Canada?
Across Europe, patients are winning battles for their right to free or insurance-reimbursed cannabis care. What does this mean for North...
The Opportunity Of Cannabis Funds And Stocks On The London Stock Exchange
With MCG Pharmaceuticals becoming the first cannastock to list on the public exchange in London, and a plethora to follow in the coming...
French Government Picks Six Companies For National Medical Cannabis Trial
For all the foot-dragging, the French appear to be on track for what appears to be the largest, organized national trial in Europe.
It is...
Amsterdam’s New War On Its Pot Shops
As the first federal Dutch cannabis cultivation bid goes down in flames, Amsterdam city officials propose banning tourists from its...
Ole! The Spanish Supreme Court Takes Aim At Barcelona’s Cannabis Clubs
The Spanish Constitutional Court has issued two rulings against the Barcelona club scene – but with a pending case in the...
Bedrocan To The Rescue! British Cannabis Patients Get 6 Months Relief
Post-Brexit scrambles by British patients on imported medical cannabis from Holland gets six-month reprieve with Dutch authorities and UK...
The Rise Of “Localized” Recreational Cannabis Markets In Europe
Amsterdam is again raising the idea of a tourist-free cannabis industry, and Luxembourg plans the same. Will this drive reform across...
Aphria Announces First Cannabis Harvest For Germany
The second growing facility for medical cannabis is about to deliver – but is this all going to be enough?
Aphria, now merged with...
The Dutch Cannabis Tender Hits The Skids
Like the German medical cannabis tender bid before it, the Dutch government has run into a few problems rolling out a regulated industry...
Brexit Interrupts Dutch Supply Of Medical Cannabis To British Patients
The new cross Channel “order” splitting the UK from the continent hits cannabis patients first and hard
As was easy to...
Dutch Cannabis Licensing Scheme Hits Local Protests
Plans to replace the production of blackberries with coffee-shop bound cannabis hit skids over NIMBYism at proposed grow sites for new...
Cannabis And Privacy On Collision Course In The UK?
As Brexit confuses matters, and the NHS considers a patient registry, what is on the agenda for the protection of cannabis patient...
Pandemics, Mergers And 2020 – Oh, My, Goodbye!
A strange year has wound up with a whimper rather than a bang as two of the largest Canadian public cannabis companies merge in a...
Ready, Set, Thai Canna Tour?
Thailand plans a tour to educate locals about medical cannabis. Fully-fledged production is the goal, but will this lead to other things...
Switzerland Clarifies Rules For Dispensing Medical Cannabis
Medical cannabis treatment will no longer require a special permit in Switzerland, although it is unclear whether health insurance will...
Does The WHO Vote On Cannabinoids Change Anything?
Despite removing cannabis from Schedule IV of international drug scheduling, the change in policy does very little to move the issue of...
The European Commission Revises Its Stance On CBD As A Narcotic
While the WHO essentially punted on cannabis reform last week, there was a bit of bright news on the horizon in Europe – namely...
Israeli Company Panaxia Pharmaceuticals Signs Deal With France
The Israelis are moving quickly to take advantage of the opening in the French medical cannabis market. Panaxia Pharmaceuticals has just...
North Macedonia Is Making Waves On The Edge of Europe Over Recreational Cannabis Reform
The former Yugoslavian country just north of Greece is clearly making a major play for its domestic cannabis industry
North Macedonia is...
The Future Of The Hemp Industry In Europe
An EU court case over the right of a Czech company to legally produce hemp extracts and sell them, across European borders, in France,...
Albert Tió Is Going To Prison For Cannabis Reform
The Gen X father of three hopes that presenting himself for arrest, with a pending 15,000 Spanish signatures already for his release and...
Cannabis Reform Moves On Internationally On Multiple Hemispheres
No matter how strange this period of time is and what it will be remembered for, cannabis reform can not be held back because of a global...
Mexico’s Legislature Set To Advance Adult Use
The country’s lawmakers have a deadline to meet, set by the Supreme Court
Mexican lawmakers are set to vote this week on cannabis...
Why The U.S. Still Pushes The Global Cannabis Reform Discussion Forward
If there is one thing most Americans can celebrate together across party lines about the turbulent events of last week, it is that...
What A Biden Win Will Mean For US-European Cannabis
The impact of the new Biden presidency will be felt in U.S. exports to Europe.
There is one thing to absolutely rejoice across the...
Italian Health Ministry Reverses Course On CBD “Narcotic”
If you are confused about the state of regulation in the EU, don’t feel bad. Everyone is as the rules and regulations do a few...
Open Call For French Medical Cannabis Suppliers
The French government is officially looking for suppliers for its medical cannabis trial. Applications are due by November 24. Applicants...
Billy Caldwell Receives First NHS-Funded Cannabis, Opens Door For Other British Patients
The long two-year battle is over for Billy Caldwell, one of the UK’s most famous cannabis patients. The National Health Service...
German Patients Continue To Have To Sue Insurers/Claim Approvers
Without a doubt, Germany is the largest medical cannabis market in Europe (so far). There have been approximately 100,000 applications so...
Cannabis y Libertad – Will Mexico’s Recreational Coup Be A Bloodless One On Both Sides Of The Rio Grande?
For those who know their Mexican history, the slogan of the country’s revolution between the years 1910-1920 was Tierra y Libertad...
European Cannabis Reform Inching Forward Despite Covid
Does the expected WHO decision on cannabis this December have anything to do with it?
A funny thing is happening across Covid-stressed...
The Continuing Importance Of The German Medical Cannabis Market
Even with the impact of Covid, the German cannabis market has continued to power forward. Several new distribution deals have been...
Q’3 Overview Of The German Medical Cannabis Market
As the leaves begin to turn this year and the days grow shorter, a period also known as Q’3 2020, what and where is the status of...
Three French Mayors Call For National Cannabis Reform
While German patient numbers continue to steadily if slowly rise, the UK begins to set out its unique stance on CBD and other European...
Yes, I Inhaled – New Zealand’s PM Admits Smoking Cannabis In Election Debate
The topic of recreational cannabis reform is absolutely atop the country’s election debate as New Zealand stares down its own...
Could A Pending Court Case Change The Cannabis Club Question In Spain If Not Europe?
The Spanish cannabis market is one that has evolved over the last several years, primarily via the very greyness of the status of...
Portugal Moves Forward On Regulating Domestic Hemp Market
On August 4, the Portuguese government issued a regulatory document that authorizes the cultivation and exploitation of the domestic hemp...
Tilray Recalling Cannabis Extract From German Market
According to DAZ online, a German-language, pharmacy-oriented publication, Tilray has had to recall its cannabis extract in the German...
British Government Health Service Plans To Manufacture Cannabis Oil
Ah, the irony. After decades of resisting cannabis reform, the British government-funded National Health Service (NHS) has established...
