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French Medical Cannabis Trial Registers Its 1000th Patient

Written by Marguerite Arnold on November 30, 2021. Posted in Medical.

Seven months after the official debut of France’s medical program, the government has reached 1/3rd of its planned patient count. What next? France has managed to keep a relatively low profile in the entire cannabis discussion, generally, despite all the furor now afoot in almost every country...

Is Cannabis Thailand’s Next Big Cash Crop?

Written by Johnny Green on November 9, 2021. Posted in Medical.

You will be hardpressed to find a region on the planet that has historically been home to harsher cannabis laws than Southeast Asia. Of the seven countries that have imposed the death penalty for cannabis, over half of them are located in this region. With that in mind, it was a very, very big deal...

Uganda Cannabis Exports To Germany

Written by Marguerite Arnold on October 26, 2021. Posted in Business, Medical.

The African country is ramping up production for not only exports but also intra- African trade The African cannabis scene is not only heating up, but so is the path from the “Dark Continent” to Germany. Indeed, Uganda is the next country to achieve GMP export status for its crops. In...

South Africa Gets Its First Cannabis Pain Patient

Written by Marguerite Arnold on September 21, 2021. Posted in Medical.

Kwanda Mtetwa has become South Africa’s first legal cannabis patient – receiving the prescription to treat his chronic pain – he won’t be the last. The first South African patient has now been prescribed medical cannabis for chronic pain. The 32-year-old activist had to obtain...

53% Of Uruguayan Doctors Recommend Medical Cannabis

Written by Marguerite Arnold on September 7, 2021. Posted in Medical.

A survey carried out by the Catholic University of Uruguay reveals that the majority of the country’s doctors are willing to recommend the use of medical cannabis. A study entitled “Medical cannabis in Uruguay: a study on the medical community and persistent challenges,” conducted...

Consolidation In The German Cannabis Market? “High-Priced Will No Longer Exist”

Written by Johnny Green on August 16, 2021. Posted in ICBC Berlin, Medical.

Attorney Peter Homberg, partner at business law firm Dentons, spoke with krautinvest.de ahead of the International Cannabis Business Conference about potential changes to medical cannabis prescribing, pending market consolidation, IP-protected forms of application, clinical trials, cannabis IPOs,...

Cannabis May Help Reduce Refractory Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea

Written by Johnny Green on July 20, 2021. Posted in Medical.

According to the World Cancer Research Fund, as many as 18 million people were diagnosed with cancer worldwide in just 2018 alone. It’s a very sad statistic, and will never quantify the pain and suffering that cancer patients have to endure. Unfortunately, there is no cure for cancer. Cancer...

German-Grown Cannabis Available In Pharmacies For First Time

Written by Marguerite Arnold on July 13, 2021. Posted in Medical.

The Tilray/Aphria owned facility becomes the first GMP certified crop to make its way to German pharmacies since the beginning of the tender bid process. In a victory that has taken literally four years to accomplish, the first German-grown cannabis, produced by the Tilray/Aphria consortium in Neumunster,...

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