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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...

The International Cannabis Business Conference Is Coming Back To Barcelona

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

BARCELONA, Spain (December 27, 2021) – The International Cannabis Business Conference is the leading cannabis B2B (business to business) event series on the planet, with previous conferences occurring in several countries on multiple continents. The event series is owned and operated by cannabis...

Does CBD Impair Driving Ability?

Written by Johnny Green on December 21, 2021. Posted in Science.

Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the several dozens of cannabinoids that are contained within the cannabis plant. When it comes to popularity, not all cannabinoids are created equal, and that is particularly true when comparing CBD to other cannabinoids. For many years the most popular and well-known cannabinoid...

Fiji Plans To Move Forward On Hemp Reform

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 20, 2021. Posted in Politics.

The island nation is going to move forward on basic cannabis reform as early as next year. The 300 island archipelago nation of Fiji is moving forward on cannabis reform. The nation’s president opened the new legislative year in November with a pledge to move at least the hemp industry forward...

Organizing For National Cannabis Reform: A New Spanish Advocacy Group Gets Going

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 20, 2021. Posted in Business, Politics.

The Cannabis Industry Guild (or GIC) has just been formed to create an advocacy group for the nascent industry across the country In yet more of a sign of how large the ripple effect of the German announcement to move forward on recreational cannabis has been in Europe, a group of Spanish entrepreneurs...

Malta Becomes First Country In EU To Legalize Adult Use Cannabis

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 15, 2021. Posted in Politics.

The country will edge out Luxembourg, Germany, and Portugal to create a fully functioning, federally legal cannabis market Malta has just become the first EU country to formally legitimize an adult-use cannabis market. The Maltese Parliament voted to move forward on the same on December 14. All that...

Relative Majority Favors Legalizing Cannabis In Germany For The First Time

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

Cannabis reform has more momentum on the European continent right now than ever before since the start of prohibition, and Germany is at the heart of it. Medical cannabis is already legal in Germany, and legal sales have been underway for a handful of years now. Every passing year sees a new record...

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