Calgary To Allow Legal Cannabis Sales At Events
In many ways, social cannabis use is the next frontier for the emerging cannabis industry. Social cannabis use can take on various...
Harmful German Medical Cannabis Amendment Withdrawn From Agenda
A recently published draft amendment from Germany’s Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) that would dramatically overhaul the...
Hemp Should Be A Key Ingredient Of Global Sustainability Strategies
Products derived from the hemp plant are more popular now than ever before. Hemp is still used to make textiles, rope, and paper, but it...
Momentum Continues To Build For South Africa’s Cannabis Industry
South Africa is currently on a short list of countries that have adopted a national measure to legalize adult-use cannabis, along with...
Nigeria’s National Assembly Is Working On Medical Cannabis Legislation
The African continent has experienced a significant uptick in cannabis policy modernization efforts in recent years, with the most...
Morocco Approves 67 New Cannabis-Based Products
In recent years, Morocco’s government has worked to boost the nation’s emerging legal cannabis industry and provide the...
Switzerland Opens Public Consultation On Cannabis Legalization
Switzerland has officially opened the three-month public consultation period for its proposed national adult-use cannabis legalization...
Survey: Over 88% Of German Consumers Get Cannabis From Legal Sources
One of the major goals of cannabis policy modernization in Germany in recent years is to combat the unregulated market in the European...
Poll: 87.5% Deem 0.3% THC Limit For EU Hemp To Be Too Low
In mid-July, a group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) announced their plan to push for a hemp legal framework for the...
German Scientists Call For Approval Of Cannabis Research Projects
Cannabis policies and regulations should be informed by science, rather than driven by political propaganda or special interests. That is...
German Associations Warn Against Medicinal Cannabis Flowers Ban
Germany’s Federal Government Commissioner for Addiction and Drug Issues, Prof. Dr. Hendrik Streeck, has made headlines recently due...
Australia Welcomes Submissions For Industrial Hemp Industry Development
After decades of the global industrial hemp industry being hindered by harmful prohibition policies, industrial hemp is making a comeback...
Cannabis Proposal Signatures Submitted To Ecuador’s National Assembly
Ecuador has a sorted past when it comes to cannabis policy. Like many of its continental peers, Ecuador has experienced a significant...
Luxembourg Must Improve Its Cannabis Legalization Model
Slowly but surely, adult-use cannabis policy modernization is spreading in many parts of the world, particularly in Europe, where a...
Peru Seeks Public Comment On Draft Hemp Rules
Decades ago, the South American nation of Peru adopted hemp prohibition policies, much like the rest of the world. While the professed...
EU Plans To Recognize Hemp Flowers
Historically, when many people thought of the hemp plant and what it could be used for, they likely thought of rope, paper, and various...
Science In The City International Conference Returns To France
France’s approach to cannabis policy and regulation is at a crossroads. While many countries in Europe have modernized their...
How Would U.S. Cannabis Rescheduling Impact Europe?
Earlier this month, United States President Donald Trump publicly affirmed that his administration is considering rescheduling cannabis...
The Science Behind GMP Cannabis Product Compliance
Every legal medical cannabis market on the planet has standards that products must meet before they can be sold to patients. Products...
Survey Highlights Potential Fallout Of German Draft Amendment
Germany continues to serve as the largest legal medical cannabis market in Europe, with domestic sales increasing every quarter in recent...
German SPD Will Not Support Draft Cannabis Amendment “Under Any Circumstances”
Last month, Germany’s Health Ministry released a draft medical cannabis amendment that seeks to roll back Germany’s medical...
Activists Gather Signatures For Cannabis Legalization Vote In Belize
Back in May 2025, cannabis advocates in Caye Caulker, Belize, launched a petition seeking to place an adult-use cannabis legalization...
Autumn 2025 Could Be Pivotal For German Cannabis
As the summer months of 2025 are coming to an end and the autumn season approaches, the eyes of the international cannabis community will...
Half Of Guernsey’s Deputies Support Cannabis Decriminalization
Guernsey is the second-largest island located in the English Channel, and a self-governing British Crown dependency. Guernsey, which is...
Draft Bill Would Allow Adult-Use Cannabis Activity In Grenada
A majority of governments around the world have modernized their cannabis laws and regulations in recent years as they pertain to medical...
Advocates Push For Private Cannabis Clubs In South Africa
South Africa is on a short but growing list of countries that have adopted national adult-use cannabis legalization measures. South...
Uruguay Updates Legal Cannabis Prices
Uruguay became the first country in history to adopt a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure in 2013. Multiple nations have...
Saarland Cannabis Social Club Receives Cultivation Approval
One of the main components of Germany’s adult-use cannabis legalization model is permitting consumers to join a member-based...
Comparing U.S. And European Cannabis Legalization
Starting in 2012 with Colorado and Washington State, jurisdictions in the U.S. began to modernize their cannabis policies to permit...
DHV Issues Statement Against Harmful German Draft Amendment
Last month, Germany’s Ministry of Health released a draft amendment that, if approved, would negatively impact the nation’s medical...
Japanese Study Refutes Cannabis ‘Gateway Drug’ Theory
When it comes to cannabis opponent talking points, the ‘cannabis is a gateway drug’ talking point may be the most popular one...
Ukraine Expands Official Dosages For Medical Cannabis
Nearly one year ago, Ukraine’s government officially launched its medical cannabis program. Ukraine’s Parliament first approved...
Colombia To Allow Pharmacies To Dispense Medical Cannabis Flower
Cannabis products come in many forms these days, including edibles, topicals, tinctures, concentrates, beverages, and vape cartridges....
Lawsuit Filed Against Bavarian Cannabis Consequences Limitation Act
A constitutional complaint and lawsuit were filed today against the Bavarian Cannabis Consequences Limitation Act according to the German...
Introduction Of Cannabis Decriminalization Measure Expected In Poland
Medical cannabis policy modernization has spread across the European continent in recent decades, with most European nations now being...
Adult-Use Cannabis Policy Modernization Measure Introduced In Slovenia
Lawmakers in Slovenia are continuing their push to modernize the European nation’s cannabis policies, with a measure being recently...
Swiss Canton Continues To Block Cannabis Pilot Trial
Multiple jurisdictions in Switzerland are now home to research-based regional adult-use cannabis commerce pilot trials, in which a...
German Cannabis Advocates Push Back On Harmful Amendment
Germany’s medical cannabis community is resilient, as demonstrated by a swift and largely united pushback from medical cannabis...
Lebanon Agriculture Minister Touts Economic Benefits Of Regulated Cannabis
Lebanon may not be the first country that people think of when it comes to the emerging legal cannabis and hemp industries. However,...
Legal Cannabis Sales Could Add $10 Billion To Victoria’s Economy
If Victoria, a state in southeast Australia, were to allow a regulated adult-use cannabis industry to operate within its borders, the...
Czech President Officially Signs Cannabis Legalization Measure
It’s official – Czech Republic President Petr Pavel signed the nation’s historic cannabis legalization measure into law...
Zurich Cannabis Pilot Trial Set For Expansion
The regional adult-use cannabis commerce pilot project “Züri Can – Cannabis with Responsibility” was launched in 2023. The...
German Draft Medical Cannabis Amendment Would Harm Patients
Longtime medical cannabis advocates, myself included, have pointed out for many years that a jurisdiction’s medical cannabis model...
Slovenia’s National Assembly Approves Historic Medical Cannabis Measure
Nearly three months after Slovenia’s Parliament introduced a medical cannabis policy modernization measure, the European nation’s...
Britain’s Police Chiefs Urge Increased Cannabis Enforcement
Cannabis remains prohibited in Great Britain, and cannabis for legal medical use continues to be limited to a large degree. Despite...
Evaluating Germany’s Cannabis Legalization Law
Germany remains the largest country, as measured by population size, to ever adopt a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure....
Nearly 90% Of Thailand Cannabis Stores Expected To Close
At the start of this year, Thailand was one of the top legal cannabis markets on the planet, becoming so after a landmark policy change a...
Kazakhstan Passports To Be Made From Industrial Hemp
Humans making useful materials that incorporated the hemp plant was a very common practice by humans for thousands of years. For...
Members Of European Parliament Push For Hemp Legal Framework
Hemp policies and regulations in Europe have historically been a patchwork of sorts, and that patchwork has resulted in a considerable...
Switzerland To Open Consultation On Cannabis Legalization
Back in February of this year, Switzerland’s Social Security and Health Committee of the National Council gave preliminary approval to an...
