Canada became the second country to ever adopt a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure in 2018 and was the first G-7 nation to adopt the public policy change. The first country to adopt...
Israel Announces 165% Tariffs On Canadian Cannabis
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Israel is an international leader in medical cannabis in many ways, having allowed legal medical cannabis activity by patients going back to the 1990s. It is also considered the birthplace of modern...
German Pharmaceutical Association Emphasizes Positive Impact Of Legalization
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One year after the implementation of the initial components of Germany’s adult-use legalization measure, the German Association of Pharmaceutical Cannabinoid Companies (BPC) is emphasizing the...
Another Historic International Cannabis Business Conference In Barcelona
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The International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC), Spain’s largest cannabis B2B event, was held at the iconic L’Auditori de CornellĂ in Barcelona, Spain, on March 13th, 2025. ICBC Barcelona...
Italy’s ‘Cannabis Light’ Industry Supports 22,000 Full-Time Jobs
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Cannabis products that are low in THC, often called ‘cannabis light,’ are very popular in Europe, particularly in Italy. According to a new economic report, Italy’s cannabis light...
Moldova Issues First Authorization For Hemp Production
Written by Hazel Norman on . Posted in Business, Policy.
Hemp policy and regulatory modernization is sweeping across the globe, with a recent example being in the European nation of Moldova where the government has issued its first authorization for legal...
Action Gets Delayed On Italy’s Restrictive Hemp Laws
Written by Hazel Norman on . Posted in Business, Policy.
For centuries the hemp plant and its varied uses were fairly limited to textiles. While the practice of incorporating hemp into medicinal applications is thousands of years old, it wasn’t as...
Legal Cannabis Supply Changes Coming To The Netherlands Next Month
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The Netherlands is home to multiple regional adult-use cannabis commerce pilot trials. The pilot trials involve permitting limited recreational cannabis sales at a local level for policymakers and...
Legal Cannabis Sales Spike In Canada As Alcohol Sales Plummet
Written by Hazel Norman on . Posted in Business.
Canada was the second country to adopt a national recreational cannabis legalization law and remains the most robust nationwide legal adult-use cannabis market on the planet. Uruguay legalized cannabis...