Germany firmly rejects recreational marijuana legalization bill as hope fades for reform
The German federal parliament rejected a bill to legalize a “strictly controlled” adult-use cannabis market, dealing a major setback to recreational marijuana reform efforts...
New Zealand voters reject adult-use cannabis bill, provisional results show
Preliminary results show a slim majority of voters in New Zealand rejected the country’s referendum on a proposed bill to legalize and regulate sales...
Study: ‘Cannabis light’ used in Italy in place of sedatives, antidepressants
(A version of this story first appeared at Hemp Industry Daily.)
Sales in Italy of so-called “cannabis light” – low-THC and CBD-rich flowers derived from...
Spain still won’t allow local cannabis market, even as exports are occurring
Spain has several medical cannabis licensed producers, of which at least one already exports flower to countries such as Germany. But these products remain...
Barbados Is Inches Away From Decriminalizing Cannabis Possession
Barbados Is Inches Away From Decriminalizing Cannabis Possession
Barbados is following the lead of Jamaica, Trinidad, Haiti, and the US Virgin Islands in bringing cannabis...
German Health Insurance Has Covered Nearly $90 Million of Medical Marijuana in 2020
German Health Insurance Has Covered Nearly $90 Million of Medical Marijuana in 2020
Unlike similar medical marijuana markets in the US, cannabis flower sales account...
Pakistan Legalizes Industrial and Medical Cannabis Aiming to Expand Global Market
Pakistan Legalizes Industrial and Medical Cannabis Aiming to Expand Global Market
Pakistan will now allow companies to grow low-THC hemp plants to make CBD medicines...
German group rejects CBD narcotic classification, wants sales only via prescription
An association of pharmacies dispensing medical cannabis in Germany rejects the idea that CBD ought to be considered a narcotic, but wants the cannabinoid...
Chile health authority warns of ‘counterfeit’ cannabis medicines
The Public Health Institute of Chile (ISP) issued a warning recently about CBD products offered for sale online without a required sanitary registration.
Many CBD...
Clever Leaves obtains cannabis cultivation license in Portugal
Clever Leaves, a multinational cannabis company with its main operations in Colombia, said Thursday it obtained a “license to cultivate, sell and export medical...
