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What Does the Democratic Sweep Mean for US Cannabis?
Last week’s US midterm elections have transformed the political map of the country, handing both the House and the Senate over to the Democrats.
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All opinionIrradiated Medical Cannabis and the Science Behind the Debate
James Duckenfield
‘Legislation Opens a Market, It Does Not Build One’: APAC’s Future Leaders Will Be the Ones Who Do
Stephen Murphy
Could Animal Feed Be Hemp’s Way Out of the Oversupply Trap?
Daniel Gana
What APAC Producers Get Wrong About EU-GMP
Dr Nickel Dittrich
Data & Analysis
UK vs Germany – Medical Cannabis Products & Prices (2026 Update)
Over the last decade, the European medical cannabis landscape has seen a significant surge of new products entering the market, providing patients, especially in the UK and Germany, with a greater variety than ever before.
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Germany
Europe’s largest medical cannabis market, tracked by our newsroom week by week.
205 tMedical cannabis imported in 2025BfArM (205,241 kg vs 72,850 kg in 2024)
Canada 46%Top origin, 2025BfArM (93,006 kg); Portugal 27% (55,164 kg)
≈ €1.15bnProjected 2026 medical marketGerman Cannabis Market Report 2026, Prohibition Partners & Business of Cannabis (central case)
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Are We Underestimating the Pharmaceutical Potential of the Cannabis Plant?
James Duckenfield, CEO of Glass Pharms®, explains why we may be underestimating the pharmaceutical potential of cannabis, and how research, formulation and more controlled delivery could help realise it.
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Legalisation by countryData & Trackers
All trackersLegalisation by country7 of 45
countries we track allow adult-use cannabis. 25 run established medical programmes.
Explore the mapCannabis stocks43listed cannabis stocks tracked across MSOs, LPs, ancillary, pharma, REITs and ETFs.
Open the trackerUS reschedulingSince 197030 dated milestones in the federal process, from the Controlled Substances Act to today.
Follow the timeline26Nov 2026Coming up · Cannabis Health · LondonCannabis Health Symposium: LondonPatients, clinicians, researchers and policing on the state of UK medical cannabis access, eight years after rescheduling.On sale 1Dec 2026Coming up · Mind Forward · LondonMind Forward LondonOne day where brain science, mental-health innovation and CNS investment share a room: longevity and brain health, depression biotech, and AI in mental healthcare.Standard · from £199
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