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Dutch Cannabis Pilot Trial Could Be Extended

Written by Hazel Norman on August 12, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Regional adult-use cannabis commerce pilot trials are an interesting public policy experiment. The trials are permitted under EU law and are designed to help policymakers and regulators gather information...

German Cannabis Legalization Is Here To Stay

Written by Johnny Green on August 5, 2024. Posted in Policy.

With a population of over 83 million people, Germany is currently the largest country to adopt a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure. The first provisions of Germany’s historic CanG...

Thailand Reverses Course And Will Regulate Cannabis Instead Of Prohibit It

Written by Hazel Norman on July 29, 2024. Posted in Policy.

In recent years Thailand has served as arguably the wildest nation on earth from a cannabis public policy observer standpoint. For many decades, Thailand had some of the harshest cannabis laws on the...

Czechia’s Legalization Model Continues To Take Shape

Written by Johnny Green on July 22, 2024. Posted in Policy.

Europe’s cannabis movement is gaining momentum, and one of the best examples of that can be found in Czechia where a recently leaked document is providing insight into the adult-use legalization...

Court Case Challenges Japan’s Strict Cannabis Laws

Written by Hazel Norman on July 20, 2024. Posted in Policy.

When it comes to cannabis policy reform efforts, there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach. The most straightforward way to achieve cannabis reform is when lawmakers draft, approve, and implement...

Israel May Apply Import Fees On Canadian Cannabis

Written by Hazel Norman on July 15, 2024. Posted in Business, Policy.

Israel’s government is considering imposing import fees on medical cannabis products imported from Canada. Israel previously launched an “anti-dumping” investigation to determine if Canadian cannabis...

German Federal Ministry Of Food And Agriculture Publishes Draft Industrial Hemp Bill

Written by Hazel Norman on July 13, 2024. Posted in Policy.

According to the German Cannabis Business Association (BvCW), the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture has published a draft industrial hemp bill that would modernize policies pertaining...

Cannabis Cultivation Associations Moving Forward In Lower Saxony

Written by Hazel Norman on July 8, 2024. Posted in Business, Policy.

Cannabis cultivation associations appear to be moving forward in Lower Saxony, with local media outlet Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reporting that Agriculture Minister Miriam Staudte delivered the...

Germany’s Medical Cannabis Industry Is Booming

Written by Johnny Green on July 8, 2024. Posted in Business, Policy.

Germany’s emerging medical cannabis industry was already the largest in Europe before the nation’s new CanG law took effect. However, since April 1st, 2024 when the first provisions of adult-use...