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Out of Africa: The New Cannabis Trade Looming With Europe

Marguerite Arnold — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 17:04:04 +0000

There does not seem to be an end to cannabis demand the new market in Europe is creating – at least if you are looking at where far flung growers are announcing new deals. No matter the fact that Europe is getting into the cannabis production business – from Portugal and Spain to the East, […]

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Cannabis Companies Invest in the UK, Expecting A Bigger European Market

Anthony Johnson — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 17:22:00 +0000

More and more cannabis markets in Europe are opening up and the new, limited medicinal market in the United Kingdom has established companies investing in the UK, looking forward to the day that the medical market becomes an adult-use one. Change can sometimes happen slow and it takes a lot of hard work by activists […]

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Step by Step, Switzerland Moves Closer to Legalizing Cannabis

Marguerite Arnold — Mon, 13 May 2019 14:36:58 +0000

Just as the European market could not get any more interesting, the Swiss Federal Commission for Addiction Issues has called for cannabis to be decriminalized and the market to finally be regulated. This recommendation comes on the heels of pharmacies kicking of a lobbying effort to dispense cannabis and a parliamentary proposal to start a […]

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Germany, Switzerland, UK, & More: Big European Cannabis News Abounds

Marguerite Arnold — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 13:08:13 +0000

The forces currently shaping the European cannabis map are intriguing this spring and from several directions. For the latest developments in Europe and across the globe, there will be no better place learn and network with those leading the way, than at the International Cannabis Business Conference in Zurich with Cannatrade. In the meantime, here […]

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European Union Hemp Set to Increase THC Percentage

Anthony Johnson — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 12:18:12 +0000

Cannabis and hemp are obviously intertwined in reality and politically. Cannabis and hemp are the same plant, but politically and regulatorily, hemp has been classified as basically low-THC cannabis, with allowable THC percentages varying depending upon jurisdictions. In Switzerland, where the International Cannabis Business Conference will be holding its next event in conjunction with the […]

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Germany Is Turning Into A Fascinating Test Case For Cannabis

Marguerite Arnold — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 18:08:04 +0000

While those in the Canadian cannabis market are certainly far ahead in obtaining full recreational acceptance for cannabis, and state markets in the U.S. are growing increasingly sophisticated, Germany has been and will continue to be one of the world’s most interesting cannabis markets for at least the next decade to come. Why? The Market […]

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The Regulated, Yet Still Messy European CBD Market

Marguerite Arnold — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 18:06:22 +0000

Sometimes, I honestly pity those in the CBD business. Yes, their products supposedly have now “global” or at least cross-Atlantic appeal and their market is poised to increase. Yes, they appear, on the surface, to satisfactorily “beat the man” in the United States. Now that hemp is legal in the U.S. the sky should be […]

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2019: The European “Year of Cannabis”

Marguerite Arnold — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 22:01:09 +0000

There are clearly “banner years” for the modern age of cannabis reform that can be marked, by canna-historians, in different regions, states and countries. The turning of the century marked the beginning of constitutional protections for reasonable access to medicinal cannabis for approved patients (see Canada). In the second decade of the century, this watershed […]

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Cannabis Shortage Forces Quebec Stores to Close 3 Days a Week

Anthony Johnson — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 23:27:29 +0000

The demand for cannabis across Canada has been, well, high (no way to avoid that pun this Friday), surprising no one that has a lot of experience with the industry, but too many policymakers and regulators have been caught flat-footed. With too little of a supply and too few licensees, Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) outlets are closing its […]

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Gallup: 66% of Americans Support Legalizing Cannabis

Anthony Johnson — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 23:20:07 +0000

When you are in the trenches fighting for cannabis legalization, it is easy to become cynical and discouraged. We recognize that it is cruel to deprive patients a safe medicine that can benefit their lives, or even save them, when potentially fatal drugs like OxyContin are prescribed. It is so obvious to reformers that adults […]

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