Morocco celebrates huge cannabis harvest – legally for the first time March 18, 2024 AggregatedNews Africa 0 Comments Morocco’s first legal cannabis harvest was 294 metric tons in 2023, after the country approved its cultivation and export for medicine and industrial uses, the cannabis regulator has said said. The harvest was made by 32 cooperatives that brought together 430 farmers covering 277… Read More→
Thailand to ban recreational cannabis use by year-end, health minister says February 29, 2024 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments Thailand will ban recreational use of marijuana by the end of this year but continue to allow its use for medical purposes, the health minister told Reuters in an interview. After Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to… Read More→
Germany set to legalise cannabis, but it’s complicated February 23, 2024 AggregatedNews Germany 0 Comments The German parliament is about to vote on a new law to allow the recreational use of cannabis. If MPs vote yes, over 18s in Germany will be allowed to possess substantial amounts of cannabis, but strict rules will make… Read More→
Cannabis is set to be made Legal in Spain for medicinal purposes – but not everyone is happy with the new law February 16, 2024 AggregatedNews Spain 0 Comments The Ministry of Health has kickstarted the process of passing a new law that will approve the use of cannabis as treatment for a range of conditions. According to reports in Spanish press, the new law is in the ‘dialogue… Read More→
Two years after legalising it, Thailand set to ban recreational cannabis use February 6, 2024 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments Just two years after it decriminalised its consumption, the government in Thailand has decided to move a bill urgently in the parliament banning the use of recreational cannabis, the country’s health ministry announced on Tuesday. In June 2022, Thailand, under… Read More→
Lawmakers want answers from AG about Chinese ties to illicit weed farms February 4, 2024 AggregatedNews China 2 Comments Fifty lawmakers signed a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the Department of Justice asking for more information about the involvement of China in America’s illicit cannabis industry. Fifty members of Congress are requesting that the Department of Justice share information on… Read More→
House Republicans Investigating Spread Of Chinese-Backed Marijuana Farms In United States January 15, 2024 AggregatedNews China, Federal 0 Comments Top House Republicans are requesting a briefing from the Department of Homeland Security and the Drug Enforcement Agency on the spread of illegal Chinese-backed marijuana farms across the United States. The letter from House Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green, Rep.… Read More→
Thailand moves to ban recreational cannabis use, 18 months after historic decriminalization January 10, 2024 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments Thailand’s new government is moving ahead to pass new legisalation banning cannabis for recreational use in a major reversal 18 months after the country became the first in Asia to decriminalize the plant. The relaxed laws saw a lucrative cannabis industry catering… Read More→
Ukraine lawmakers vote to legalize medical marijuana and help ease stress from the war with Russia December 22, 2023 AggregatedNews Ukraine 0 Comments KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s parliament voted Tuesday to legalize medical marijuana, after the war with Russia left thousands of people with post-traumatic stress disorder that many believe could be eased by the drug. The new law, which will come into effect in six… Read More→
Japan Remains an Outlier as Global Acceptance of Cannabis Grows December 20, 2023 AggregatedNews Japan 0 Comments For one very particular niche of Japan’s economy, the first Saturday of December marked a black spot on the calendar: It was the first day of the country’s new ban on products – such as gummies, pre-rolled joints and vape cartridges… Read More→
Kanha: Still Bullish on Thailand December 5, 2023 Tom Hymes Edibles & Infused Processors, News & Insights, Spotlight, Thailand 0 Comments It only took a year for Thailand’s cannabis economy, if you will, to create so much concern in the easygoing nation of 70 million that a newly elected government in September announced plans to “rectify” its predecessor’s nascent cannabis policy,… Read More→
Is Germany’s Medical Market Primed to Explode? November 14, 2023 Tom Hymes Germany, News & Insights, Spotlight 0 Comments Following the federal legalization of medical cannabis in Germany in 2017, there was obvious expectation among proponents of the plant that the medical program would in time pave the way for a robust adult-use program that would quickly become the… Read More→
Why cannabis enthusiasts are divided over legislation to legalise recreational marijuana in Australia November 14, 2023 AggregatedNews Australia 0 Comments By his own admission, Tom Varga gets high on his own supply. The co-founder of one of Australia's biggest medicinal cannabis farms oversees the production of 5,000 kilograms of the plant annually inside a soccer-field-sized greenhouse in regional Victoria. "Most… Read More→
Spain’s confusing cannabis policies spark similar problems faced by U.S. states November 12, 2023 AggregatedNews Black Market, Spain 0 Comments Legal confusion over the drug’s status in regions like Catalonia and open European borders are allowing the illicit market to flourish. BARCELONA — The cannabis cafe in Barcelona’s hip El Poblenou neighborhood could easily be a coffee shop in Brooklyn… Read More→
China Manufacturing Tips for Cannabis Brands October 31, 2023 AggregatedNews China, Intellectual Property 0 Comments We are seeing in an uptick in China-related matters involving cannabis brands. Here are three tips for cannabis brands that are getting their products made in China: 1. Sign a Contract As I recently wrote in our sister blog, “while… Read More→