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This European Country Is Expected To Have Millions Of Medical Marijuana Patients, Say

29/12/2023 by Nina Zdinjak, Benzinga Staff Writer

George Bernard Shaw once said, “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”

What’s in Store for the European Cannabis Industry in 2024 – Part 1

27/12/2023 BY BUSINESS OF CANNABIS

2023 was a year in which Germany, the European Union’s most populous country which has (in various forms) promised to legalise adult-use cannabis, continued to take the air out of the room and dictate much of the discourse around European cannabis

The traffic lights are sharpening for cannabis clubs

20/04/2024 MATTHIAS ZIMMERMANN

The new cannabis law allows the possession of up to 25 grams of dried plant material for personal consumption.

MPs pass cannabis referendum motion

18/04/2024 mas/mab

The National Assembly decided late on Wednesday to call a referendum on the use of medical marijuana and possession and production for private use.

The Legal Marijuana Industry Now Supports More Than 440,000 Full-Time Jobs, Up 5% From Last Year, Re

10/04/2024 Ben Adlin

The number of full-time marijuana jobs in the U.S. rose by nearly 5 percent during the past year, according to the latest annual industry report on employment in the cannabis sector.

EUROPEAN LEGALIZATION WILL LOOK DIFFERENT THAN REFORMED POLICIES IN NORTH AMERICA

29/03/2024 ALEX ROGERS

Europe is the most exciting place for cannabis policy reform right now, with several countries actively pursuing adult-use legalization efforts.

Moroccos' Huge Legal Cannabis Harvest

26/03/2024 Liz Filmer

Morocco's first lawful cannabis harvest has weighed in at a total of 294 metric tons for 2023 after the country approved the cultivation and export of cannabis for medicinal and industrial use.

Crisis and division at UN drug summit: Unprecedented pro-reform coalition led by Colombia challenges

14/03/2024

Thursday 14 March 2024, Vienna (Austria) - For the first time since 2019, world leaders gathered in Vienna today to assess the state of international drug policy

UN Body Reaffirms That Marijuana Legalization Violates International Treaties, While Addressing Germ

06/03/2024 Kyle Jaeger

The United Nations’s (UN) drug control body is reiterating that it considers legalizing marijuana for non-medical or non-scientific purposes a violation of international treaties

EU Signals Increasing Shift in Attitude Towards Cannabis Reform

13/02/2024 BEN STEVENS

The European Commission last week partially approved a new focused on cannabis reform, in a move marking an increasing acknowledgment of the changing landscape in regards to cannabis regulation across the European Union.

POLITICSEuropean Union Commission Clears Transnational Medical Marijuana And Research Initiative For

07/02/2024 Kyle Jaeger

European Union (EU) officials have cleared activists to launch a signature drive for a multi-national initiative that would foster access to medical marijuana and promote research into the therapeutic potential of cannabis.

Malta's first Cannabis Club begins distributing cannabis to its members

30/01/2024 Aurélien BERNARD

Malta's first cannabis harm reduction association is now "fully operational", the Authority for the Responsible Use Of Cannabis has announced .

Czech Republic vs. Portugal: Unraveling the Unique Trajectories of Their Cannabis Markets

26/01/2024 BEN STEVENS

The Czech Republic and Portugal are two of the European cannabis industries’ most crucial markets.

What’s in Store for the European Cannabis Industry in 2024 – Part 2

05/01/2024 BY BUSINESS OF CANNABIS JANUARY 5, 2024

2024 is set to be the year of elections, with more than half of the global population (4.2m people) set to vote in over 70 elections around the world

DHV asks traffic lights, Greens and FDP answer

05/01/2024

Due to the postponement of the CanG from the Bundestag agenda and the ongoing debates in the SPD parliamentary group, we asked all traffic light factions about the status of things. The Greens and FDP responded, the SPD parliamentary group did not.

Grashaus Projects: Europe’s first legal cannabis store opened

08/12/2023 Daria B

With the official opening of “Grashaus Projects” Europe welcomes its first legal cannabis specialty store in a ground-breaking project.

European Commission must address ‘inequality’ in access to medicinal cannabis across

07/12/2023 Sarah Sinclair

Despite being one of the first European countries to legalise medicinal cannabis in 2017, the current regulations mean that six years later patients in Greece are still no closer to being able to access legal products.

Illicit cannabis market in Europe is worth 11.4 billion euros according to a new repo

21/12/2023 Business of Cannabis

Last week, the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) published its detailed report on the illicit cannabis market in the European Union.

Exponential growth of the medical cannabis market: A prosperous future with regulator

28/11/2023 Swami Canna

The medical cannabis sector is preparing for dizzying growth, projecting to reach almost 100 billion euros by 2030, becoming a promising area in the field of alternative treatments.

Cannabis on the move in the EU: Malta, Germany, and the Netherlands pt. 2

20/11/2023 MMJDaily.com

In yesterday’s article, we explored Malta’s cannabis regulatory framework, and what is unique about it. Today, we will travel upward through the EU and dive into Germany and the Netherlands.

People Before Profit Bill to legalise personal use of cannabis seen as ‘test for Gove

17/11/2023 Jane Matthews

A BILL THAT proposes to legalise the personal use of cannabis is set to progress to second stage in the Dáil in January next year.

Top Five Countries to Watch for International Cannabis Reform in 2024

06/11/2023 Jason Adelstone

While the cannabis industry in the United States awaits a marijuana scheduling decision from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

An Overview Of Cannabis Policy Modernization Efforts In Europe

06/11/2023 The Talman Group

Nowhere on Earth is as exciting from a cannabis policy modernization standpoint right now as the European continent,

Italy’s CBD Ban Suspended Until January, Switzerland Approves 6th Adult-Use Trial, &

01/11/2023 BEN STEVENS

Last week, Italy’s Regional Administrative Court of Lazio (TAR) confirmed its position, ruling in favour of suspending a decree that would make CBD oil a narcotic substance until January 16, 2024.

What Will Happen in 2024 Within the Global Cannabis Industry?

08/01/2024 Johnny Green

It is the start of a new year for the emerging international cannabis industry, and 2024 is likely to be a pivotal one, particularly for the European continent.