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Zurich Officials Release Cannabis Legalization Pilot Program Details

Written by Johnny Green on September 21, 2021. Posted in Politics.

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 to legally purchase cannabis products that contain less than 1% THC. In 2019 a Swiss Federal Administrative...

South Africa Gets Its First Cannabis Pain Patient

Written by Marguerite Arnold on September 21, 2021. Posted in Medical.

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 has now been prescribed medical cannabis for chronic pain. The 32-year-old activist had to obtain...

What Role Will Cannabis Social Clubs Play In European Recreational Reform?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on September 21, 2021. Posted in Business.

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 is one thing that Spain, if not the early caregiving days in places like the US and Canada has given...

Leading German Politician Erwin Rüddel On Cannabis: “Attitude Is More Open”

Written by Johnny Green on September 18, 2021. Posted in Politics.

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, in their election campaign programs, the CDU does not mention a possible new regulation of cannabis...

Cannabis Reform Moves Forward In UK’s Islands

Written by Marguerite Arnold on September 14, 2021. Posted in Politics.

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 upcoming election where candidates are talking openly if not enthusiastically for the need for...

Italy Struggles To Set Regulations For Home Grow

Written by Marguerite Arnold on September 14, 2021. Posted in Politics.

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 but cannot indefinitely delay the progress of cannabis legalization across the continent, and even...

Uruguay Likely To Allow Legal Cannabis Sales To Tourists

Written by Johnny Green on September 14, 2021. Posted in Politics.

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 was ‘tolerated’ in certain countries, or in the case of the U.S. cannabis was legal...

Israel’s Public Companies: An Overlooked Opportunity?

Written by Johnny Green on September 12, 2021. Posted in Business.

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. By 2016, eight licensed cultivators had been established to provide products to several thousand...

Zimbabwe Continues Shift From Tobacco To Cannabis

Written by Johnny Green on September 7, 2021. Posted in Business.

Cannabis reform is spreading across the African continent, albeit in a slower fashion compared to most other continents. Many countries in Africa are at least exploring medical cannabis reform. In the case of South Africa, adult-use legalization appears to be on the way soon. African nations have...

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Zurich Officials Release Cannabis Legalization Pilot Program Details

South Africa Gets Its First Cannabis Pain Patient

What Role Will Cannabis Social Clubs Play In European Recreational Reform?

Leading German Politician Erwin Rüddel On Cannabis: “Attitude Is More Open”

Cannabis Reform Moves Forward In UK’s Islands

Italy Struggles To Set Regulations For Home Grow

Uruguay Likely To Allow Legal Cannabis Sales To Tourists

Israel’s Public Companies: An Overlooked Opportunity?

Zimbabwe Continues Shift From Tobacco To Cannabis

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