Tag: Germany
“In the history of mankind there has never been a society without the use of drugs; this is something that has to be accepted.” Those words were uttered earlier this week by none other than...
German Medical Cannabis Patients Sign Up By the Thousands
Written by Amber Iris Langston on . Posted in ICBC Berlin, Medical.
Last year the German Parliament made a move to greatly expand its tiny and nominally-functioning medical cannabis program to make patient access easier, allow doctors to prescribe cannabis for any ailment,...
Germany Inches Closer to Adult Use Cannabis
Written by Amber Iris Langston on . Posted in Cultural, ICBC Berlin, Politics.
For citizens of Germany, legislation works a little differently. Theirs is a parliamentary body made of multiple parties – not just two primary bodies like the Democrats and Republicans –...
Canadian Cannabis Companies Now Exporting to Germany
Written by Amber Iris Langston on . Posted in Business, ICBC Berlin, ICBC Vancouver.
The Land of Ideas (Germany), is getting a creative boost – legal cannabis from overseas. Canadian cannabis colossus Aurora, based in Alberta, announced their first shipment of the medicine to...
American Cannabis Activists Irk German Drug Czar
Written by Amber Iris Langston on . Posted in ICBC Berlin.
Marlene Mortler, the Drug Czar of Germany, sounds like she has taken a cue from the garbled logic of US Drug Enforcement Administration and Kevin Sabet of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, a man I think...
German Cannabis Expert, Dr. Franjo Grotenhermen, Starts Hunger Strike
Written by Anthony Johnson on . Posted in ICBC Berlin.
Germany has made great strides improving its cannabis laws in recent years, but there is still so much work to be done, as too many patients are still without safe access to a safe medicine. There was...
German Cannabis Community Celebrates Another Great Hanfparade
Written by Amber Iris Langston on . Posted in ICBC Berlin.
Despite a little cold and rainy weather, a great crowd turned out this year for the 21st annual Berlin Hanfparade (or “Hemp Parade”) last Saturday, August 12th. According to Michael Knodt,...
More Progress in Europe as Poland Legalizes Medical Cannabis
Written by Amber Iris Langston on . Posted in Politics.
Polish President Andrzej Duda signed into law last a month a measure which will allow the production and sale of medical cannabis to qualified patients. The Sejm – Poland’s lower governing...
Israel Decriminalization Continues International Marijuana Progress
Written by Amber Iris Langston on . Posted in ICBC Berlin.
This past week, another significant milestone was achieved in the international cannabis world. The State of Israel, which has likely contributed more legitimized scientific research on the cannabis...