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Adult-Use Sales In Germany May Go Beyond Pharmacy Distribution

Written by Johnny Green on January 11, 2022. Posted in Business, Politics.

Germany is currently home to Europe’s largest legal cannabis industry. Part of that is due to Germany’s population of roughly 83 million people and part of that is also due to Germany being home to the fourth-largest economy on earth. Another contributing factor is Germany’s approach...

France Formalizes Its CBD Rules – But The Fight Is Just Beginning

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 11, 2022. Posted in Politics.

The country issued new guidelines right before the new year – but while it spells good news for manufactured products, cultivators are up in arms. In a significant move for not only France but a wider European conversation beyond that, the French authorities moved to formalize rules on CBD at...

Spanish Cannabis Reform: A Rumble On The Horizon

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 11, 2022. Posted in Politics.

The entire cannabis conversation has moved forward, dramatically, over the last year in Europe. Where does this leave Spain? As anyone who has watched the American market, in particular, jolt slowly forward over the last seven years is beginning to see, there are similarities to what is going on in...

Spain Needs To Take Its Rightful Place As A Global Cannabis Leader

Written by Johnny Green on January 6, 2022. Posted in Politics.

Spain, particularly Barcelona, has been home to a vibrant cannabis community for many years. Cannabis is very easy to acquire throughout most of Spain where roughly 1 out of every 10 adults consumes cannabis annually, and it’s no secret that Spain has long served as the top destination for world-class...

British Food Standards Agency To Publish CBD Guidelines

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 4, 2022. Posted in Politics.

The regulatory agency is about to release a guide of legal CBD products in the UK market Sometime in the next few weeks, the British Food Standards Agency (FSA) will publish details about the CBD companies and products allowed to remain on sale in the UK market. The move comes as 210 applications...

Switzerland’s Federal Court Decriminalizes Minor Possession Of Cannabis

Written by Marguerite Arnold on January 4, 2022. Posted in Politics.

The Federal Court of Justice has just ruled in favour of decriminalizing possession of up to 10 grams of cannabis In a move that is well-timed – namely right before the new Swiss recreational cannabis trial begins, the Swiss Federal Court of Justice has decriminalized minor possession of cannabis....

The World From Here: Cannabis Reform Europe Roundup 2021

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 28, 2021. Posted in Politics.

The discussion has moved forward increasingly faster this year, in large part after September because of the new German government’s decision to enact federal recreational reform as of 2022 In every revolution, there is a tipping point in time – and on the topic of recreational cannabis...

Removing Cannabis From The German Narcotics Act – Is It A Pipe Dream?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 28, 2021. Posted in Politics.

Thailand has just done it, why can’t Germany? With all the celebratory hoopla that came with the news that Germany would, finally, after experimenting with the medical question during the last four years of the Angela Merkel headed, CDU led government, now move with the new Traffic Light Coalition...

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The International Cannabis Business Conference Is Coming Back To Germany

Written by Johnny Green on December 27, 2021. Posted in ICBC Berlin.

BERLIN, Germany (December 27, 2021)- The International Cannabis Business Conference is coming back to Berlin, Germany on July 18-19, 2022. Offering world-class industry networking opportunities, the Berlin International Cannabis Business Conference is the largest B2B cannabis trade event in Europe...

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