French Senators Petition Macron’s Government For Urgent Cannabis Reform August 17, 2022 AggregatedNews France 0 Comments OVER 30 senators from the Socialist, Ecologist and Republican group have called for the launch of a consultation process to introduce new laws to legalize cannabis in France. The co-signed letter from 31 senators, published in the Le Monde newspaper explores… Read More→
Indonesian mothers fight for medical marijuana for their children August 10, 2022 AggregatedNews indonesia 0 Comments When Pika Sasi Kirana was born, there were no signs that anything was amiss. A bouncing baby weighing 3.4kg (7.5lb), Pika soon grew into an active toddler and, by the time she reached kindergarten, was just like any of the… Read More→
Switzerland Has ‘Laid The Groundwork For Its Medical Cannabis Industry To Flourish’ And Could Soon Be Exporting ‘Very High-Quality Flower’ August 8, 2022 Ben Stevens Switzerland 0 Comments LAST week Switzerland became the latest in a string of European countries to relax its restrictive access to medical cannabis for both patients and businesses. Although the country has one of the oldest medical cannabis schemes and most developed CBD… Read More→
Nearly four years after cannabis legalized, mandatory review of the law is months overdue August 4, 2022 AggregatedNews Canada 0 Comments The review should have started Oct. 17, 2021 — three years after legalization — but so far there's been no indication from Health Canada when the process may begin With the federal government almost one year late in launching a… Read More→
Cannabis cafes the latest addition to Thailand’s tourism offerings August 2, 2022 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments The RG420 cannabis cafe opened just four days ago in Khao San, an area of Bangkok popular with backpackers - and already it's crammed with customers. Several such outlets have sprung up across the capital since Thailand decriminalized the plant… Read More→
Switzerland Fully Legalizes Medical Cannabis And Allows Export July 27, 2022 AggregatedNews Switzerland 0 Comments Switzerland is to join other European countries that have legalized cannabis for medical purposes. From August 1, patients can get medical cannabis through a medical prescription. Before the new legislation, medical cannabis patients had to request a request to the… Read More→
Switzerland Fully Legalizes Medical Cannabis And Allows Export July 27, 2022 AggregatedNews United Kingdom 0 Comments Switzerland is to join other European countries that have legalized cannabis for medical purposes. From August 1, patients can get medical cannabis through a medical prescription. Before the new legislation, medical cannabis patients had to request a request to the… Read More→
EU Marijuana Legalization: A Wave is Coming July 25, 2022 Hilary Bricken Europe 0 Comments By Hilary Bricken, Principal Harris Bricken Exciting developments lie ahead for European Union (EU) marijuana legalization. It is inevitable that marijuana legalization sweeps the globe–if you haven’t seen it yet, please watch our webinar with Clifford Chance about the existing… Read More→
Cannabis Market in Thailand Seen Growing to $1.2 Billion by 2025 July 21, 2022 AggregatedNews Thailand, Uncategorized 0 Comments The combined market for medical marijuana and hemp in Thailand will expand by about 15% annually through 2025, when it’s likely to reach 43 billion baht ($1.2 billion), creating opportunities for growers and small businesses, according to the University of Thai Chamber… Read More→
High Court Challenge Could See Ireland Lift Blanket Ban On CBD Products By October July 20, 2022 Ben Stevens Ireland 0 Comments IRELAND’s restrictive policies on CBD, which all but ban its sale, were challenged in the High Court last week as the industry continues its fight for survival in the country. The Irish High Court held an important test action on… Read More→
Indonesian court rejects call to legalise medicinal marijuana July 20, 2022 AggregatedNews Asia, indonesia 0 Comments Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a judicial review of the country's narcotics law that would have paved the way for legalising marijuana for medicinal use. Three mothers of children with cerebral palsy backed by civil society organisations filed a… Read More→
‘Green way of life’: Thailand sees cannabis boom after law change July 12, 2022 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments Mada, 21, works at a weed dispensary in eastern Thailand, her boyfriend grows cannabis plants at home, and several of her friends sell bongs, pipes and buds in pop-up stalls and bars. Thailand has gone “baa her”, or crazy, for… Read More→
New Data Reveals England’s Private Medical Cannabis Prescriptions In 2021 Were More Than 9 Times That Of 2020 July 12, 2022 Ben Stevens United Kingdom 0 Comments FOLLOWING last week’s dramatic political developments in the UK, which saw nearly 50 Members of Parliament quit in 48 hours, the prospect of making medical cannabis more affordable and accessible for the UK’s estimated 1.4m patients has inevitably fallen further… Read More→
Italy Could Allow Home Cultivation Of Up To 4 Cannabis Plants By The End Of The Year July 11, 2022 Ben Stevens Italy 0 Comments ITALY has become the latest European country to explore significant cannabis liberalisation, coming just weeks after similar developments in Spain. Last week saw the country, which was one of the first to legalise cannabis for medical purposes in 2007, begin… Read More→
European CBD Applications Will Require ‘Complicated And Huge’ Human Studies, Admit EFSA July 5, 2022 Ben Stevens Europe 0 Comments FOLLOWING the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) controversial decision to ‘stop the clock’ on all CBD novel food applications last month, the regulator addressed the industry in a virtual public forum last week. In what EFSA referred to as an… Read More→