Legal & Regulatory

Authorization of cannabis: where are we in the world?

Worldwide, cannabis is for the most part prohibited though some countries have legalized or decriminalized its consumption, especially for medical…

4 years ago

Malta First in EU to Legalize Cultivation and Use of Recreational Cannabis

A new reform in Malta, adopted Tuesday afternoon in the Parliament of the small Mediterranean island, now allows the possession…

4 years ago

French CBD: Flowers Prohibited, Maximum THC level rises to 0.3%.

It is hard to tell if France’s latest stumble towards cannabis legislation is a step forward or a step back.…

4 years ago

Birth of the first Polynesian Hemp Union

In some good news for hemp and therapeutic cannabis in Polynesia, a new hemp union was formed right before Christmas…

4 years ago

Costa Rica: the Supreme Court validates the legalization of medical cannabis

Costa Rica has an ambitious medical cannabis and hemp cultivation legalization project underway, and it just got the green light…

4 years ago

UK Parliament debates expanding access to medical cannabis

The UK is being forced to confront the reality that despite legalizing cannabis for medical use, their healthcare system has…

4 years ago

True or false? 5 things to know about CBD in France

The legal, medical, and even ordinary day-to-day terminology surrounding hemp, CBD and cannabis, can be confusing but is important to…

4 years ago

France’s Medical Cannabis Study Takes the First Step

France's medical cannabis study is progressing well, despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic that's causing some interruptions, with the first round…

4 years ago

United States: bipartisan bill introduced to encourage cannabis-related amnesties

The US has had a complicated and politically charged relationship with cannabis legistlation. Now, however, two lawmakers are proposing a…

4 years ago

Medical Cannabis Progress in France?

More than a year after the authorization of a medical cannabis study in France, conferences on the subject will take…

4 years ago