Canada was the second nation to pass a national adult-use legalization measure back in 2018, with only Uruguay preceding Canada in doing so (2013). Yet, unlike Uruguay, Canada allows legal sales to...
March 2023 Is Set To Be A Historic Month For European Cannabis
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The next 32 days on the European continent could prove to be one of the most historic stretches of time for cannabis public policy and the continent’s emerging legal cannabis industry. Starting...
Malta Home Affairs Ministry Is Reportedly ‘In Talks With A Main Bank’
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A unique cannabis public policy and industry experiment is ramping up in Malta where non-profit adult-use cannabis clubs are expected in the near future. Starting next week, Malta’s government...
Report Estimates Global Legal Cannabis Sales To Reach $59.6 Billion By 2027
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These are truly exciting times for the emerging international cannabis industry. After decades of prohibition policies dominating the globe, more and more countries are getting on the right side of...
Zimbabwe Tobacco Farmers Get More Incentive To Switch To Hemp
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Historically, Zimbabwe has served as the top producer of tobacco on the African continent, although in recent years many tobacco farmers in Zimbabwe have transitioned to cultivating hemp due to lowering...
Lawmakers In Spain To Debate Cannabis Regulation On Tuesday
Written by Hazel Norman on . Posted in Business, Policy.
When it comes to cannabis reform efforts there are various speeds at which jurisdictions move, ranging from a rapid pace like we saw in Thailand in the last couple of years all the way to places like...
Cultivating Cannabis For An Emerging International Cannabis Market
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The act and art of cultivating the cannabis plant is far from a new thing. Researchers have found evidence of humans cultivating the cannabis plant in a domestic fashion going back roughly 12,000 years....
Canadian Banks Sued By The Cannabis Industry Over ‘Financial Discrimination’
Written by Hazel Norman on . Posted in Business, Policy.
One of the most hotly-debated topics in the cannabis industry relates to banking access for companies. Many companies over the years have experienced banking issues related to cannabis prohibition around...
Will Malta’s Cannabis Club Model Be Adopted By Germany And Spain?
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In many ways the European continent seems like it is on the cusp of hitting warp speed for cannabis policy reform, and if so, a potential rapid spread of the legal cannabis industry could be on the...