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- Medical Cannabis
Curaleaf Becomes First to Register Cannabis Preparations Under Spain’s New Medical Framework
Spain’s medicines regulator has officially approved the first two oil-based preparations as part of its recently approved national medical cannabis scheme.
- Pharmaceutical
World’s Largest CBD Insomnia Trial Could Hand Avecho an Australian Monopoly
The world’s largest clinical trial on cannabidiol (CBD) as a treatment for insomnia has been given the green light to complete its Phase III trial, transforming the fortunes of Avecho Biotechnology, and potentially the lives of insomnia sufferers worldwide.
- Press releases
Releaf Becomes First Ever B Corp Certified Medical Cannabis Company
Releaf, the UK’s leading medical cannabis clinic, has today announced it has become the first medical cannabis clinic to achieve B Corp certification.
- Patient Access
Germany Bans Cannabis Flowers from GKV and Mandates Six-Month Trial for Extracts
Germany has today voted to ban medical cannabis flower from its statutory health insurance scheme, in a controversial move critics say will have an outsized impact on the ‘seriously ill’.
- Clinical Research
Why Medical Companies Win Rescheduling, Whatever Happens to Adult-Use
This week, what is perhaps the most consequential hearing in the history of the US, and indeed the global cannabis industry, is taking place in Arlington, Virginia.
- Medical Cannabis
Cannabis Health Announces Two-City Symposium Series Across Frankfurt and London This Autumn
Cannabis Health, the UK’s leading medical cannabis news and education platform, has announced the launch of two autumn events designed for healthcare professionals, prescribers, and industry operators working at the frontline of medical cannabis practice across Europe.
- Cultivation
‘No Right to GMP Washing’: German State Challenges Cannabis Flower Import Compliance
Authorities from the German state of Hesse have taken aim at the practice of ‘GMP washing’ in its thriving medical cannabis market, an intervention that could have significant implications for the industry at large.
- Cultivation
EU Medical Cannabis Faces Its Most Consequential Regulatory Overhaul
Cultivation is perhaps the most complex, highly regulated, and expensive part of the cannabis supply chain.
- Patient Access
Why a Medical Cannabis Policy Should be Mandatory for Employers
First reported on Cannabis Health Thousands of people in the UK are legally prescribed cannabis-based medicines for chronic health conditions, and employment remains the single biggest reason they seek legal support, new data from Releaf’s legal helpline shows.
- Medical Cannabis
France Breaks Medical Cannabis Deadlock as Reimbursement Decree Filed for Legal Review
France’s incoming generalised medical cannabis framework has edged tantalisingly close to clearing its last remaining hurdle, as the outstanding decree governing the reimbursement of cannabis medicines has been submitted to France’s highest administrative court.
- US & Canada
DEA Opens Rescheduling Hearing With Science-Based Support for Its Own Rule
On Monday (June 29), the most consequential hearing in the history of US cannabis policy began proceedings, as the DEA and the seven invited representatives made their opening statements.
- Cultivation
Northern Leaf and 3R Biotech Launch Europe’s First Single-Site Cannabis Plant Health Facility in Jersey
Northern Leaf has partnered with Canadian biotech firm 3R Biotech to open 3R Europe, a facility combining cannabis plant testing, cleaning, preservation and reproduction at a single site for the first time in Europe.
