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Prominent German Financial Institution Enters Cannabis Industry

Written by Johnny Green on March 2, 2025. Posted in Business.

Germany’s emerging legal cannabis industry continues to go mainstream, with the latest example of that coming in the form of cannabis company GOC Nexus receiving funding from leading German financial...

Industrial Hemp Regulations To Be Reviewed In New Zealand

Written by Hazel Norman on February 24, 2025. Posted in Policy.

The global industrial hemp market is already massive, and likely to continue to increase in size for the foreseeable future. According to a recent market analysis by Technavio, the worldwide industrial...

Constitutional Challenge To Cannabis Prohibition In Namibia

Written by Hazel Norman on February 24, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Cannabis prohibition policies are typically challenged in one of two ways. The first is via the political process, with some countries having better options for seeking this route than others. The other...

German Cannabis Business Week – Global Industry To Converge In Berlin

Written by Johnny Green on February 23, 2025. Posted in Business.

Germany’s legal cannabis industry is experiencing an unprecedented revolution. Thanks to last year’s adoption of the CanG policy modernization measure, every major sector of the nation’s emerging...

Cannabis May Induce Remission In Crohn’s Disease Patients

Written by Frank Schuler on February 23, 2025. Posted in Science.

Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease and a very serious health condition that affects the suffering patient’s digestive tract. Chron’s disease can cause inflammation...

Cannabis Provides Improvements In Brazilian Parkinson’s Disease Patients

Written by Frank Schuler on February 23, 2025. Posted in Science.

According to international researchers, the prevalence of Parkinson’s disease has doubled in the past 25 years with an estimated 8.5 million individuals living with the serious health condition. “Parkinson’s...

French Lawmakers File Cannabis Legalization Proposal

Written by Hazel Norman on February 19, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Momentum for cannabis policy and regulatory modernization efforts has increased in recent years in Europe, with three countries—Malta, Luxembourg, and Germany — having adopted national adult-use legalization...

Argentina To Revoke All Medical Cannabis Production Permits

Written by Hazel Norman on February 18, 2025. Posted in Business.

In October 2022, regulators in Argentina issued the nation’s first-ever domestic cannabis production license. However, government officials in Argentina announced this month that it plans to revoke...

How Does Proposed Swiss Legalization Compare To Other EU Countries?

Written by Johnny Green on February 16, 2025. Posted in Policy.

Currently, national adult-use cannabis legalization measures have been adopted by three European Union member nations. Malta was the first to do so, adopting recreational legalization in 2021, followed...