Tag: Malta

Malta Issues First Noncommercial Cannabis Club Licenses

Written by Hazel Norman on October 29, 2023. Posted in Business, Policy.

Malta became the third nation on earth, and the first in Europe, to pass a national adult-use legalization measure back in late 2021. Since that time, Luxembourg has also passed a national measure....

March 2023 Is Set To Be A Historic Month For European Cannabis

Written by Johnny Green on February 27, 2023. Posted in Business, Entertainment, Policy, Science.

The next 32 days on the European continent could prove to be one of the most historic stretches of time for cannabis public policy and the continent’s emerging legal cannabis industry. Starting...

Malta Home Affairs Ministry Is Reportedly ‘In Talks With A Main Bank’

Written by Johnny Green on February 24, 2023. Posted in Business, Policy.

A unique cannabis public policy and industry experiment is ramping up in Malta where non-profit adult-use cannabis clubs are expected in the near future. Starting next week, Malta’s government...

Will Malta’s Cannabis Club Model Be Adopted By Germany And Spain?

Written by Johnny Green on February 9, 2023. Posted in Business, Policy.

In many ways the European continent seems like it is on the cusp of hitting warp speed for cannabis policy reform, and if so, a potential rapid spread of the legal cannabis industry could be on the...

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Could Malta’s Cannabis Club Licensing Model Benefit Spain?

Written by Johnny Green on December 12, 2022. Posted in Business, Entertainment, Policy.

As I often point out, Spain is home to one of the most amazing cannabis communities on earth, particularly Barcelona where we co-host the world’s largest cannabis superconference every year with...

Malta To Start Accepting Cannabis Club Applications By February

Written by Johnny Green on December 3, 2022. Posted in Business, Policy.

Malta made continental history late in 2021 when lawmakers passed Europe’s first nationwide adult-use legalization measure. Prior to legalization passing in Malta, the only two other countries...

Malta Has Not Issued Any Licenses To Cannabis Associations And Clubs

Written by Marguerite Arnold on September 5, 2022. Posted in Business, Policy.

Eight months after the new rules on cannabis use came into effect, the government has failed to issue a single license allowing such establishments to begin operating Despite leading the way on cannabis...

Which Country Has ‘The Best’ Cannabis Legalization Model?

Written by Johnny Green on April 27, 2022. Posted in Politics.

Cannabis prohibition, thankfully, has not always existed. For thousands of years, humans used the cannabis plant for various purposes, and it was only in the 1900s that cannabis prohibition first became...

Malta Becomes First Country In EU To Legalize Adult Use Cannabis

Written by Marguerite Arnold on December 15, 2021. Posted in Politics.

The country will edge out Luxembourg, Germany, and Portugal to create a fully functioning, federally legal cannabis market Malta has just become the first EU country to formally legitimize an adult-use...