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French Medical Cannabis Public Policy Experiment Is Underway

Written by Johnny Green on March 30, 2021. Posted in Medical.

At one point France had one of the worst cannabis policies in Europe, with personal possession carrying a penalty of jail time and thousands of dollars in fines. Fortunately, that changed recently and now cannabis possession is decriminalized and carries a much lower fine. It’s obviously...

CBD Is No Longer A “Narcotic” In Slovakia

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

The country becomes the last in the EU to remove cannabidiol from its national list of “psychotropics” and to legalize its use. While there are often kudos paid to being “first” – in anything, and far from cannabis – there are also those who deserve attention...

Covid Pandemic Puts Isle Of Man Medical Cannabis Program On Hold

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 23, 2021. Posted in Medical.

Authorities have delayed a program to authorize doctors to prescribe cannabis describing it as “low priority” during the Pandemic. The islands around the UK are having a quiet cannabis revolution. Places like the Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey and indeed the Isle of Man...

European Cannabis Association Is Working Towards A Harmonized Regulatory Framework

Written by Johnny Green on March 21, 2021. Posted in Business, Medical, Politics.

Cannabis is medicine. That is a phrase that has always been true, yet was not always reflected in public policy. The cannabis plant was prohibited across the globe for many years and subjected to a tremendous amount of negative propaganda and stigma. Fortunately, the truth about the cannabis...

Switzerland Moves Forward On More Medical Cannabis Reform

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 16, 2021. Posted in Medical.

The Swiss Parliament has approved an amendment to the Narcotics Act allowing doctors to prescribe cannabis without special permission and to set up a formal cannabis licensing infrastructure in the country. Things are looking up for more patient access in Switzerland. Last week the Swiss parliament...

Canada Wants To Know What You Think About Home Cultivation

Written by Johnny Green on March 15, 2021. Posted in Medical.

Canada is an international leader when it comes to cannabis policy, and that was true prior to the country becoming the first G-7 nation to legalize cannabis for adult use. Canada’s top court ruled that medical cannabis was a constitutional right back in 2000, and a year later lawmakers...

Portuguese Authorities Set Retail Price For Medical Cannabis

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 2, 2021. Posted in Medical.

Infarmed, the Portuguese medicines and medical devices agency, has now set a reference retail price for medical cannabis patients in pharmacies that equals the black-market price – but still no word on whether health insurers will reimburse the costs. Portuguese patients can look forward...

As Cannabis Insurance Reimbursements Spread Across Europe, Where Does That Leave US And Canada?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 8, 2021. Posted in Medical.

Across Europe, patients are winning battles for their right to free or insurance-reimbursed cannabis care. What does this mean for North America? According to the Italian press, a Sicilian woman with MS, Loredana Gullota, received her first fully reimbursed cannabis prescription recently. She...

French Government Picks Six Companies For National Medical Cannabis Trial

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 8, 2021. Posted in Medical.

For all the foot-dragging, the French appear to be on track for what appears to be the largest, organized national trial in Europe. It is hardly surprising, and for a number of reasons, that the French have finally stepped up to the plate on the medical cannabis discussion. After all, the WHO...

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