Author: Marguerite Arnold

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Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 28, 2020. Posted in Business.

Canada Now Has More Than 1,000 Legal Recreational Cannabis Dispensaries

It is official. Canada now has more than 1,000 dispensaries. The last official count as of mid-July was actually 1010. This is a stunning...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 20, 2020. Posted in Business.

European Commission Is Considering Classifying CBD As A Narcotic

As if the confusion over Novel food in the EU was not daunting enough! The news just surfaced late last week that the European Commission...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 14, 2020. Posted in Politics.

New Zealand Recreational Use Vote On The Fence

With two months until the vote, opinion polls in New Zealand are beginning to pull slightly ahead in favour of legalization of adult-use...

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Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 14, 2020. Posted in Medical.

British Virgin Islands Moves Forward On Medical Use

In a move that will undoubtedly see cannabis medical tourism go to new heights in the Caribbean, the British Virgin Islands’ House...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 7, 2020. Posted in Politics.

Where Is Cannabis Reform In Sweden?

The mix of cannabis reform and Europe’s Nordic social democracies is a strange one. Philosophies about things like prison sentences...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 7, 2020. Posted in Business.

Most Canadian Patients Obtaining Cannabis In Recreational Or Unregulated Markets

Despite all the reform in Canada, it appears that long-standing issues for patients have not been solved. Indeed, according to a recent...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on June 30, 2020. Posted in Medical.

Australia Moves Forward Into The Global Cannabis Export Game

Cannabis reform is moving forward in interesting ways down under. Not content to “just” begin producing medical crops for...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on June 30, 2020. Posted in Politics.

Is Cannabis Legalization Moving In France?

A group of French politicians has specifically called for cannabis reform linked to COVID-19 relief efforts in the country. And this is a...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on June 23, 2020. Posted in Business.

Calling Dutch Growers: Government Tenders Up For Grabs

It sounds like a dream job, right? Grow cannabis (legally) in Holland. Here is the good news: The Dutch government is opening up ten...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on June 23, 2020. Posted in Business.

Irish-French Alternative Investment Fund Launched In Search Of Long-Term Cannabis Returns

Óskare Fund – a joint venture between Irish and French firms (Crossroads Capital Management and Óskare Capital) is an...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on June 16, 2020. Posted in Business.

Rumbles In The German Cannabis Distribution Jungle

As Germany opens up its economy again, cautiously, of course in the aftermath of the first COVID-19 scare, there are certainly moves...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on June 16, 2020. Posted in Business.

Where Goes The Canadian-German Export Market?

For the past several years (since 2016), Canadian exporters have sent ever-larger amounts of medical cannabis to Germany. The amount grew...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on June 1, 2020. Posted in Business.

Zimbabwe Flips Cannabis Policy To Create Total Privatization Of The Market

As South African lawmakers miss a deadline to change the law, finally enshrining cultivation, possession and consumption as a...

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Written by Marguerite Arnold on June 1, 2020. Posted in Politics.

Cannabis: The Ultimate “Cure?”

The COVID-19 Pandemic will absolutely divide our sense of history into “before” and “after.” 2020 was the year...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on May 26, 2020. Posted in Politics.

The Legal Cannabis Coalition “Organizes” Holland’s Canna Expertise

Just when you thought that Europe was about to just lie down and give in to Brussels (on anything, but including all things cannabis),...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on May 26, 2020. Posted in Business.

The European Court Of Justice Throws Down On Hemp

Apart from the Herculean task of normalization of cannabis generally, the battle for regulatory definitions over hemp has definitely...

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Written by Marguerite Arnold on May 19, 2020. Posted in Politics.

Albania Moves Closer To Legal Cannabis Cultivation

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announced that the country’s legislators are close to concluding a draft law allowing the...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on May 19, 2020. Posted in Politics.

Is Joe Biden Finally Coming On Board With Cannabis?

Remote campaign stumps, and a flagging economy aside, one of the key issues for the 2020 presidential campaign in the United States will...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on May 4, 2020. Posted in Medical.

Is There A Medical Cannabis Price War Brewing In Germany?

Germany is undisputedly the market leader in Europe when it comes to sales and overall numbers of cannabis consumers. However, prices...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on May 4, 2020. Posted in Politics.

New Zealand Government Publishes First Draft Cannabis Bill

New Zealanders will go to the polls on September 19 to vote on recreational cannabis reform. The draft referendum has now been...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on April 27, 2020. Posted in Business.

Could Cannabis Reform Be Part Of The Post Covid “Green New Deal”

While governments are still struggling to deal with the economic fallout from the global pandemic, one question continues to float...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on April 27, 2020. Posted in Politics.

Swiss Parliament Passes Motion To Authorize Cannabis Production And Export

Despite being put on hold due to the pandemic, the Swiss Parliament has passed a motion calling for a change in the country’s...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on April 7, 2020. Posted in Business.

Shortages, Price Increases Are The Snapshot Of The Euro Industry During The Covid 19 Pandemic

If there is one thing that is clear during the current Pandemic, it is this – policymakers from a national and international level...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on April 7, 2020. Posted in Cultural.

Spanish Patients Can No Longer Access The Cannabis Clubs

In the United States, the issue of whether the cannabis industry is “critical” or not is being fought on a state by state...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 30, 2020. Posted in Business.

Are Prices Going To Fall On Domestically Grown Cannabis In Germany?

With the world in lockdown and the race for “The Vaccine” if not “The Cure” what does this bode for cannabis...

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Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 30, 2020. Posted in Business.

What Kind Of Cannabis Is Being Dispensed In German Pharmacies?

According to the latest figures from the statutory health insurers, there are now five different kinds of cannabinoids being dispensed...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 23, 2020. Posted in Medical.

The Impact Of Cannabis On Retroviruses

As the world now hunkers down inside, and “social-distancing” has become part of a global vocabulary, the race is now on for...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 23, 2020. Posted in Medical.

The Legend Of Brownie Mary – And Implications For The Corona Pandemic

Mary Jane Rathbun was a legendary cannabis activist. As a hospital volunteer in San Francisco during the height of the AIDS epidemic, she...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 17, 2020. Posted in Business.

Does Germany Actually Know How Much Cannabis It Is Consuming?

There has been a growing awareness, including among policymakers, that something is not working with the current German cannabis laws and...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 17, 2020. Posted in Business.

Is CBD Coming Back Into Focus In Germany?

With the news that the German government has woken up to biology and declared that CBD is not necessarily a novel food (big victory for...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 16, 2020. Posted in Politics.

United Nations Pushes Back Cannabis Discussion Again

The United Nations, rather unbelievably in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, is again delaying its decision on medical cannabis...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 16, 2020. Posted in Business.

More Canadian LPs Obtain EU GMP Licenses

Several more Canadian firms have obtained EU-GMP licenses over the last month, with Aphria obtaining its license at the end of January,...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 24, 2020. Posted in Politics.

Is Recreational Cannabis Reform Finally Internationally A La Mode?

With Mike Bloomberg calling for decrim and record expungement in the United States as he tests the political race, and German politicians...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 24, 2020. Posted in Politics.

South Africa’s President Charts New Path For Cannabis In Political Speech

Unlike politicians in other places, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa included cannabis in his State of the Nation...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 18, 2020. Posted in Business.

UK Food Standards Agency Issues Ultimatum To CBD Industry

Brexit or not, it appears that the CBD industry has been one of the earliest to learn that all things regulatory are not in free-fall as...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 18, 2020. Posted in Politics.

Bustin’ Out In Düsseldorf? The Greens In State Parliament Propose Rec Trial

The Green Party in Düsseldorf, the state parliament for the most populous state of Germany, has advocated a controlled cannabis...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 11, 2020. Posted in Business.

Ontario Government Considers Cannabis Cafes: What Is The Impact Globally?

Toronto has led the discussion on a couple of cannabis topics of late. See financing of public pot companies for starters. But that is...

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Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 11, 2020. Posted in Business.

When Will Vaped Cannabis Products Enter Europe?

As Alberta joins several other Canadian provinces in allowing the sale of cannavapes (several provinces have banned them), the question...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 3, 2020. Posted in Business.

Cannabis Industry RIP? Is All The Drama And Hand-Wringing Justified?

Inevitably, the new year’s headlines are full of ‘what is wrong with the cannabis industry?’ Navel-gazing articles on...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 27, 2020. Posted in Business.

Trends And Predictions For The Cannabis Industry In 2020

Hard as it is to believe, this multi-billion dollar baby was mostly illegal everywhere just six short years ago. How much the world has...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 20, 2020. Posted in Medical.

From RustBelt To GreenBelt? Dortmund Gets Itself On The Cannabis Map

For soccer fans, BVB Dortmund needs no introduction. In fact, it is the world-famous sports team that has kept this former Rühr...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 9, 2020. Posted in Business.

The Swashbuckling World Of Cannabis And International Finance

The good news about recent reform in Europe on the international front is that there is, in fact, a legal market for cannabis products....

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 9, 2020. Posted in Business.

First European Cannabis ETF In Europe To Launch On Deutsche Börse

Next week, on January 13, the first cannabis ETF will launch in Germany on the Deutsche Börse in Frankfurt. Created by Canadian...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 7, 2020. Posted in Business.

CBD Furor Hits Finland

In an ongoing development in the saga for normalization and regulation of the CBD biz in the EU, the Finnish Food Authority has...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 24, 2019. Posted in Business.

Access To CBD Products Is Spreading Across Europe

For all the delay and all the obfuscation about all things cannabis, even in Germany, there are signs this Christmas that things are...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 23, 2019. Posted in Business.

European Cannabis Outlook 2020 (And Farewell 2019)

As 2019 comes to a close, what happened of note this year in Europe in regards to cannabis and what does this bode for next year? ...

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Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 17, 2019. Posted in Business.

How Compliant Is Your Cannabis?

The international cannabis scene is many things, but one thing is for sure as the industry heads into 2020 – regulation,...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 17, 2019. Posted in Politics.

When Will Recreational Cannabis Reform Hit Europe?

For all the hopes and aspirations now in the air as the world rings out the year, what is in the cards for next year in Europe on the...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 9, 2019. Posted in Business.

What Should Cannabis Investors Focus On In European In 2020?

As the Weihnacht (Christmas) markets enter their second week auf Deutschland and the world prepares to say goodbye to the first decade of...

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 9, 2019. Posted in Business.

Is The Caribbean And Latin America The New Source For “Canadian” Cannabis?

Another cannabis comer outside the United States but in the American hemisphere has announced a shipment INTO Canada. Global Canna...