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UK Cannabis Legalization Could Generate £9.5 Billion Per Year

Written by Johnny Green on September 30, 2024. Posted in Business, Policy.

Legalizing cannabis for adult use in the United Kingdom and taxing and regulating sales could generate as much as £9.5 billion per year according to a new analysis published by CLEAR. CLEAR is a cannabis...

Ukraine Approves List Of Qualifying Medical Cannabis Conditions

Written by Hazel Norman on September 30, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Earlier this year, in August 2024, Ukraine’s medical cannabis program officially launched. Ukraine’s Parliament first approved medical cannabis reform in December 2023, with President Volodymyr...

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Legal Home Cultivation Coming To Manitoba In 2025

Written by Hazel Norman on September 30, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Canada legalized cannabis for adult use in 2018, making it the first G-7 nation to do so, and only the second country worldwide to make the public policy change. The only other country to legalize at...

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Guyana Attorney General Directs Law Enforcement To Not Jail Cannabis Offenders

Written by Hazel Norman on September 30, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Guyana’s Attorney General Anil Nandlall recently cautioned law enforcement not to jail cannabis consumers in possession of less than 30 grams of cannabis in the South American country, stating...

Topical Hemp Seed Oil Reduces Osteoarthritic Knee Pain In Iranian Clinical Trial

Written by Frank Schuler on September 25, 2024. Posted in Science.

According to the results of a peer-reviewed analysis published in October 2023, an estimated 654 million people worldwide suffer from osteoarthritis knee pain, with 5% of all primary care visits in...

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BvCW Poll Finds 88% Support For Legal Cannabis Plant Sales In Germany

Written by Hazel Norman on September 25, 2024. Posted in Business, Policy.

The German Cannabis Business Association (BvCW) recently conducted a poll asking the question “Should the commercial trade in cannabis cuttings be legal for people over 18, in addition to distribution...

Czech Republic’s Ministry Of Justice Proposes Legalizing Cannabis Cultivation

Written by Johnny Green on September 25, 2024. Posted in Policy.

The Ministry of Justice in the Czech Republic is proposing that adults should be able to cultivate up to three plants in their private residences, in addition to possessing up to 25 grams when away...

Global Cannabis Seeds Market Projected To Reach $6.5 Billion By 2031

Written by Johnny Green on September 21, 2024. Posted in Business.

The global cannabis seed market is projected to experience significant growth between now and 2031 according to a market report by Allied Market Research. The market researchers estimate that the value...

When Will France Tap Its Cannabis Industry Market Potential?

Written by Johnny Green on September 21, 2024. Posted in Business, Policy.

As cannabis policy modernization efforts continue to gain momentum in Europe, and more European nations reform their outdated and harmful cannabis policies, one country that is on every cannabis advocate’s...