From Taboo To Typical: Global Cannabis Comes Of Age
by Shane MacGuill and Spiros Malandrakis As global cannabis industry leaders gathered at the International Cannabis Business Conference in Berlin in late August our overarching reflection...
Zurich Officials Release Cannabis Legalization Pilot Program Details
Switzerland is at the forefront of cannabis policy in many ways, not the least of which is the widespread availability of low-THC cannabis products. Starting in 2017 cannabis consumers have been able...
South Africa Gets Its First Cannabis Pain Patient
Kwanda Mtetwa has become South Africa’s first legal cannabis patient – receiving the prescription to treat his chronic pain – he won’t be the last. The first South African patient...
What Role Will Cannabis Social Clubs Play In European Recreational Reform?
The continued popularity of this kind of gathering point has spread far from Spain and is now increasingly looked to as a model for recreational trials in places like Switzerland and South Africa There...
Leading German Politician Erwin Rüddel On Cannabis: “Attitude Is More Open”
Until now, the CDU seemed to be quite isolated with its position on a possible new regulation. While the SPD, the Greens, the FDP and the Left all call for legalization, or at least model projects,...
Cannabis Reform Moves Forward In UK’s Islands
Support for cannabis reform if not actual cultivation is moving ahead on the many islands ringing the mainland From Guernsey, where cultivation is finally proceeding officially, to the Isle of Man’s...
Italy Struggles To Set Regulations For Home Grow
The European country is struggling to create regulations and guidelines for home grow after Italy’s top court decriminalized cannabis in late December 2019 In a sign that Covid might have slowed...
Uruguay Likely To Allow Legal Cannabis Sales To Tourists
Uruguay made history in 2013 when it became the first country on the planet to legalize cannabis for adult use. Various countries had enacted cannabis decriminalization measures prior to 2013, or cannabis...
Israel’s Public Companies: An Overlooked Opportunity?
This article is based on an interview conducted by Laura Herschlag, partner in Teqa Capital The first commercial medical cannabis cultivator was established in Israel in 2005 as a nonprofit organization....
