France Lifts Ban On CBD Product Sales
Roughly one year ago, on December 30, 2021 the government in France issued a ban on the sales of CBD products. CBD products have increased in popularity and availability throughout Europe in recent...
The Top International Cannabis Stories Of 2022
As 2022 draws to a close we will look back on the biggest stories from the international cannabis community over the last year. Germany The biggest story of 2022 for international cannabis was clearly...
Saskatchewan Government Files First Nations Cannabis Authority Legislation
The emerging cannabis industry has the potential to transform communities and boost opportunities for those that live where cannabis commerce is permitted. A report from earlier this year by Deloitte...
Could Malta’s Cannabis Club Licensing Model Benefit Spain?
As I often point out, Spain is home to one of the most amazing cannabis communities on earth, particularly Barcelona where we co-host the world’s largest cannabis superconference every year with...
Malta To Start Accepting Cannabis Club Applications By February
Malta made continental history late in 2021 when lawmakers passed Europe’s first nationwide adult-use legalization measure. Prior to legalization passing in Malta, the only two other countries...
Canadian Chamber Of Commerce Weighs In On Legislative Review Of The Cannabis Act
Canada was the first G-7 nation to legalize cannabis for adult-use at the national level, and the second nation to do so on earth, only behind Uruguay. Yet, unlike Uruguay, Canada allows adult-use sales...
Pilot Project In Switzerland To Import Cannabis From Canada?
Cannabis pilot programs are part of an interesting public policy concept that is springing up in Europe. Essentially, cannabis pilot programs provide for limited adult-use cannabis commerce in a designated...
Governments Need To Embrace Cannabis Tourism
A common misconception about cannabis reform is that once a jurisdiction’s lawmakers or voters initially approve an adult-use legalization measure, that there’s nothing left to do. In reality,...
Costa Rica Authorizes First Hemp Project
Cannabis reform may be spreading across the globe at an ever-increasing pace, and with it, the emerging international cannabis industry, however, the process has moved slower in some countries compared...
