Zelensky urges medical marijuana legalization for Ukrainians with ‘trauma of war’ June 29, 2023 AggregatedNews Ukraine 0 Comments Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is urging his country to legalize medical marijuana to help those suffering from the "trauma of war" with Russia. Zelensky addressed his country's parliament Wednesday, calling on members to legalize medicinal cannabis as a therapeutic option for Ukrainians who have… Read More→
German Cannabis Club Rules Leak, Many Optimistic for Medical Cannabis Expansion June 29, 2023 Niklas Kouparanis Germany 0 Comments By Niklas Kouparanis, Bloomwell Group CEO and Co-Founder In April 2023, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach announced a two-pillar, scaled-down approach to adult-use cannabis legalization. The blueprint included the introduction of nonprofit associations, or cannabis clubs, that will be able… Read More→
Catalonia cracks down on booming marijuana industry June 28, 2023 AggregatedNews Black Market, Spain 0 Comments BARCELONA, June 28 (Reuters) - Heavily-armed police officers arrived in a well-to-do Barcelona suburb before dawn to raid a two-storey house that turned out to be packed with 800 marijuana plants growing under powerful lamps. The recent raid, on which… Read More→
These European countries are pushing to legalize weed — but the EU is not on board May 11, 2023 AggregatedNews Europe 0 Comments Calls to legalize cannabis are mounting across Europe, as a growing number of countries seek to replicate progressive moves by Canada and parts of the U.S. to greenlight the drug. From improving public health to increasing tax revenues and reducing taboos around… Read More→
Germany waters down plan to legalise cannabis after talks with Brussels April 12, 2023 AggregatedNews Germany 0 Comments The German government on Wednesday watered down plans to legalise cannabis, presenting legislation that would allow private cultivation and distribution through non-profit groups but not widespread sales of the drug in shops. The legislation also foresees a pilot project for… Read More→
‘Cannabis in Germany will be a success’: Europe’s biggest economy moves closer to weed legalization March 23, 2023 AggregatedNews Germany 0 Comments BERLIN — Germany could be weeks away from introducing a bill to legalize cannabis under sweeping reforms that would greenlight the consumption and sale of the drug in Europe’s largest economy. Germany’s Health Minister Karl Lauterbach last week said that the plans… Read More→
Proposed Changes To Germany’s Medical Cannabis Framework Would ‘Seriously Impact Both Patients And Industry’ If Brought In Tomorrow March 15, 2023 Ben Stevens Germany 0 Comments TOMORROW, Germany’s Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) is expected to announce major changes to the country’s medical cannabis framework. These could have a significant impact on the growth rate of Europe’s largest medical cannabis market, which has expanded in double-digits consistently… Read More→
European Cannabis Round-Up: Expert Opinion Deems Germany’s Adult-Use Strategy Illegal, Spain To Quadruple Medical Cannabis Production, & Malta Tackles Cannabis Banking March 6, 2023 Ben Stevens Europe 0 Comments Germany’s current plans for legalisation deemed illegal by ‘expert opinion’ A NEW ‘expert opinion’ penned by the Chair of Public Law and European Law at the Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen, Bernhard Wegener, suggests that Germany’s current plans for cannabis… Read More→
New Reforms Could See Israeli Medical Cannabis Patient Numbers Double March 2, 2023 Ben Stevens Israel 0 Comments THE Israeli medical cannabis market, long considered to be years ahead of its European counterparts, no longer appears to be the haven it once was. Reports in local media warning that the industry is ‘fast withering’ and ‘dismantling itself from within’ are… Read More→
Italian Court Rules Hemp Flower And Leaves Are Not Narcotic In Latest Victory For Industry February 27, 2023 Ben Stevens Italy 0 Comments AN Italian court has overturned an ‘absurdly restrictive’ decree which meant hemp leaves and flowers were considered narcotics in the eyes of regulators. The decision, which was made by the Lazio Regional Administrative Court last week (February 14), means that… Read More→
Has GW Pharmaceuticals – Now Jazz Pharmaceuticals – Knee-Capped The CBD Industry? February 16, 2023 Peter McCusker Europe, News & Insights 0 Comments WITH the fast-growing CBD sector tied up in a regulatory quagmire hundreds of transatlantic industry players face an uncertain future. However, one UK company – the one which pioneered the medical use of the cannabis extract cannabidiol – will have… Read More→
France Reports Highly Positive Patient Response To Medical Cannabis Trial, But Results Unlikely To Impact Decision To Legalise February 14, 2023 Ben Stevens France 0 Comments FRANCE’s ongoing medical cannabis ‘experiment’, in which 3,000 patients are offered free products, has reported an overwhelmingly positive patient response. According to the first clinical data to be published since the experiment launched in March 2021, 91% of patients report… Read More→
Amsterdam plans to ban weed from Red Light District streets February 11, 2023 AggregatedNews Netherlands 0 Comments In their latest effort to rein in carousing visitors, Amsterdam officials announced plans this week to tamp down disruptive behavior in the city’s Red Light District, including barring pot-smoking on the streets, reducing hours for restaurants and brothels, and tightening… Read More→
Norway Hosts First Public Meeting On Medical Cannabis Amid ‘Early First Steps’ Towards Potential Reform February 8, 2023 Ben Stevens Norway 0 Comments NORWAY, one of the most cautious states in Europe when it comes to cannabis liberalisation, recently held a public meeting to discuss access to medical cannabis. The event, which took place in Oslo on January 20, 2023, brought together politicians… Read More→
Germany Seeing Sense, High Tide Strikes Deal With Major German Player, European Expansion For Bedrocan, Danish Buy-Out, Greek First, £2m UK Hemp Boost February 6, 2023 Peter McCusker Denmark, Europe, Germany, Greece, Malta, United Kingdom 0 Comments THE German Government’s refreshingly honest approach to drugs and addiction is being demonstrated with a focus on the harms of gambling, alcohol and tobacco. On coming into office it signalled its intent to overhaul the continent’s cannabis status quo with proposals to… Read More→