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United Nations Pushes Back Cannabis Discussion Again

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 16, 2020. Posted in Politics, Uncategorized.

The United Nations, rather unbelievably in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, is again delaying its decision on medical cannabis reclassification. Coronavirus is, like AIDS and SARs, a retrovirus. Indeed many of the early treatments now being considered for those who develop symptoms may come...

More Canadian LPs Obtain EU GMP Licenses

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 16, 2020. Posted in Business.

Several more Canadian firms have obtained EU-GMP licenses over the last month, with Aphria obtaining its license at the end of January, about a year later than expected. Indeed, GMP certification proved to be a major, expensive and time-consuming hurdle for many Canadian firms, and it has taken...

Canada Defends Cannabis Legalization To UN Commission

Written by Johnny Green on March 10, 2020. Posted in Politics.

Canada was the second country to legalize cannabis for adult use, and the first G-7 nation to do so. Uruguay was the first country to legalize cannabis for adult use, however, many lawmakers and regulators across the globe keep a closer eye on what is going on in Canada because of how large...

Banking Associations Demand Senate Vote On Cannabis Banking Reform

Written by Johnny Green on March 9, 2020. Posted in Politics.

Current laws and regulations regarding cannabis industry banking in the United States are holding the cannabis industry back. Some companies are able to get banking accounts, however, many more are turned down when applying for accounts at financial institutions. Even those that receive approval...

Paraguay To Issue First Medical Cannabis Production Licenses

Written by Johnny Green on March 3, 2020. Posted in Medical.

Paraguay has become the latest South American country to announce that it will issue licenses for companies to cultivate medical cannabis. Medical cannabis is still prohibited in some countries on the continent, however, cannabis reform is sweeping across South America and tremendous business...

Cannabis Legalization Bill To Be Debated In Mexico This Week

Written by Johnny Green on March 3, 2020. Posted in Politics.

Mexico has a long history with cannabis, and Mexico has served as a global source for illegal cannabis for many years. In late 2018 Mexico’s Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in which the Court declared cannabis prohibition to be unconstitutional. At the time of the decision, Mexico’s...

Alex Rogers – The Cannabis Edutainer

Written by Johnny Green on February 24, 2020. Posted in Business.

International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) is one of the biggest events worldwide regarding professional networking in cannabis. Attracting visitors from over 70 countries worldwide, the ICBC is expecting over 2.500 visitors for the ICBC Berlin event this year. krautinvest.de got to...

Is Recreational Cannabis Reform Finally Internationally A La Mode?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 24, 2020. Posted in Politics.

With Mike Bloomberg calling for decrim and record expungement in the United States as he tests the political race, and German politicians moving, inching, deliberating slowly towards acceptance of the new normal, it is clear that 2020 is going to be another showdown year on cannabis. Yet what...

South Africa’s President Charts New Path For Cannabis In Political Speech

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 24, 2020. Posted in Politics.

Unlike politicians in other places, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa included cannabis in his State of the Nation address. Specifically, Ramaphosa linked cannabis initiatives to stimulating a sluggish economy. How many in the industry (see the U.S. and Europe right now) to hear...

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United Nations Pushes Back Cannabis Discussion Again

More Canadian LPs Obtain EU GMP Licenses

Canada Defends Cannabis Legalization To UN Commission

Banking Associations Demand Senate Vote On Cannabis Banking Reform

Paraguay To Issue First Medical Cannabis Production Licenses

Cannabis Legalization Bill To Be Debated In Mexico This Week

Alex Rogers – The Cannabis Edutainer

Is Recreational Cannabis Reform Finally Internationally A La Mode?

South Africa’s President Charts New Path For Cannabis In Political Speech

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