Author: Marguerite Arnold

German Health Minister Speeds Up Cannabis Reform

Written by Marguerite Arnold on May 5, 2022. Posted in Politics.

Karl Lauterbach makes public statement about prioritizing recreational cannabis reform in Germany this summer In a surprise announcement, the German Health Minister, SPD-affiliated Karl Lauterbach,...

Basel, Switzerland Becomes First Canton To Kick Off Recreational Cannabis Trial

Written by Marguerite Arnold on April 27, 2022. Posted in Politics.

The trial will allow up to 400 participants to buy their cannabis in pharmacies – in exchange for being study participants Here is the great news. Switzerland is moving ahead with its recreational...

British Cannabis Chronic Pain Study Hits Setbacks

Written by Marguerite Arnold on April 27, 2022. Posted in Science.

Plans for the second British medical cannabis study hit the skids after concerns it would “soften” criminal laws against cannabis use The British have seen many roadblocks on the way to...

South Africa Approves First Cannabis Pharmacy

Written by Marguerite Arnold on April 27, 2022. Posted in Business, Politics.

The pharmacy, located in Johannesburg, supplies card-carrying medical cannabis patients and is registered with federal authorities South Africa is powering forward with its cannabis reform plans. The...

Sardinia Begins Regulated Hemp Production To Remediate Polluted Land

Written by Marguerite Arnold on April 27, 2022. Posted in Science.

Italy’s second-largest island has passed a measure to create a regulated hemp market to help clean up the environment A new law designed to increase phytoremediation of polluted land may well...

European Cannabis Spring Update

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 14, 2022. Posted in Politics.

Spring is here! What is going down on the European Cannabis front? Spring is here, and there are some interesting developments on the reform discussion front. Covid is receding but there is a big complication...

National Cannabis Awareness Campaign Launched In UK

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 14, 2022. Posted in Politics.

BRITISH CANNABIS launches new awareness campaign for CBD products It is not that the British don’t want cannabis reform. They do. It is just their government that does not want to move any faster...

Australia And New Zealand Renew Commitment To Medical Cannabis

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 8, 2022. Posted in Politics.

The APAC region of the world continues to develop its medical cannabis industry – but no word yet about further reform Australia and New Zealand may well be “down under” but they are...

Morocco Moves Forward On Medical Cannabis Implementation

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 8, 2022. Posted in Business, Politics.

The North African country allows medical and industrial hemp cultivation but only in three northern states Yet another African country has now moved forward with some form of cannabis legalization....