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...
German Lawmakers Block Health Ministry Funding And Demand Legalization Measure
As 2022 draws to a close and cannabis observers start to look ahead to 2023, Germany will continue to be the focal point of most people’s attention. Germany’s Health Minister Karl Lauterbach...
Are Changes Coming To Cannabis Enforcement In Britain?
Earlier this year the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launched a commission to explore London’s cannabis enforcement policies, which is something that he campaigned on as a candidate. Throughout 2022 Mayor...
Health Canada Releases 2022 Canadian Cannabis Survey
Canada was not the first country to pass a nationwide cannabis adult-use legalization measure, however, it was the first G-7 nation to do so, and remains the only country on earth where anyone of legal...
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...
Is Luxembourg Abandoning Its Previous Legalization Plans?
Luxembourg was once thought to have the best chance of passing Europe’s first nationwide adult-use cannabis legalization measure. Of course, that ‘historic first’ never materialized...
Study Finds Medical Cannabis Reform In Canada Associated With Reduced Alcohol Sales
A study in 2015 found that cannabis is 114 times safer than alcohol. That, of course, highlights some of the irony behind cannabis still being illegal in many parts of the world, even for medical use,...
Bavaria’s Health Minister Increases Efforts To Try To Prevent German Legalization
Earlier this month we reported that Germany’s Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) was seeking an ‘expert opinion’ to help with his European Union legalization lobbying push. Minister Lauterbach...
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...
