European Round-Up: 5,000 UK Patients To Receive Cannabis In Ground-Breaking Trial, TV Station Invests In Cannabis, Tobacco Firm’s Cannabis Ambition, Swiss CBD Setback

A FIRST for the UK this week with the announcement that the National Health Service is to conduct its first major study into the potential benefits of cannabis for pain relief. Some 5,000 adults will take vaporised, whole-plant cannabis extracts…

European Cannabis Round-Up: Italy’s Highest Court Blocks Cannabis Reform, Swiss CBD Scandal, Swedish Hemp, Portugal, Germany And The UK

February 18, 2022
Peter McCusker
EMEA
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A BID to hold a national referendum to legalise the cultivation of cannabis for personal use in Italy has been blocked by the country’s highest court. Over 630,000 people had signed the petition supporting the vote, however Italy’s Constitutional Court…

Switzerland aims to legalise medical marijuana

ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government aims to make it easier for patients to get medical marijuana, proposing on Wednesday to allow prescriptions for cannabis to treat people suffering from cancer or other serious conditions. The proposal, separate from a…