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- Legal Analysis
£13.3 Billion Boost: Medical Cannabis Expansion Touted as Solution to NHS Woes
Expanding NHS access to medical cannabis could add £13.3bn to the UK economy over 10 years, easing NHS costs and reducing long-term sickness.
- Cultivation
Licences Without Land: Cannabis Social Clubs Effectively Blocked in Bavaria
The legalisation of cannabis in Germany on 1 April 2024 was intended to mark a paradigm shift in drug policy.
- M&A Activity
Barney’s Farm Terminates Landmark Merger With Sensi Seeds & Ilgm Amid Accusations of Failed Payments
Dutch seed bank Barney’s Farm, one of the leading names in the global consumer cannabis seeds market, has backed out of a landmark merger with Sensi Seeds and US firm I Love Growing Marijuana (ILGM).
- Events
UNESCO’s Mondiacult to Spotlight Cannabis in Global Cultural Policy for First Time
For the first time in its history, UNESCO’s flagship cultural policy conference will give cannabis a prominent platform, marking the centenary of its international prohibition and reflecting its growing cultural acceptance.
- Legal Analysis
Switzerland Plans for a Single Online Cannabis Retailer: What Will This Mean for its Upcoming Adult-Use Market?
Switzerland’s draft cannabis plan proposes a single online retailer, raising opportunities and risks as it pursues Europe’s first adult-use market.
- Industry Trends
Patients, Companies and Platforms Oppose Tightening of the CanG
Parts of the German federal government are dissatisfied with the current interpretation of the Cannabis Act (CanG), introduced by the previous traffic-light coalition, which marked a paradigm shift in cannabis policy.
- Uncategorized
Einblicke in die Pläne der Schweiz zur Legalisierung von Cannabis
Die Schweiz hat nun ihre dreimonatige öffentliche Konsultation zu ihren ehrgeizigen Vorschlägen zur Einführung eines vollständig regulierten Marktes für Cannabis für Erwachsene gestartet und damit einen entscheidenden Schritt unternommen, um das erste europäische Land zu werden, das diesen Weg einschlägt.
- Cultivation
Germany as Europe’s Beacon: How Enua Is Securing Medical Cannabis Amid Legalization Shifts
In the latest instalment of our series spotlighting the expert contributors to Prohibition Partners’ newly launched Insights Hub, we sat down with Enua to dicsuss the risks posed by Germany’s drift towards adult-use in its medical market, the company’s proposals for strengthening pharmacy-led distribution and introducing over-the-counter cannabis products, and its long-term mission to ensure…
- Press releases
Releaf Prepares to Launch Its ‘Technology-Led’ Medical Cannabis Model Internationally
Releaf, a leading UK medical cannabis clinic, has announced the launch of a new global expansion strategy as it prepares to take its proven healthcare model to new international markets.
- UK & Europe
Inside Switzerland’s Cannabis Legalisation Plans
Switzerland has now launched its three-month public consultation on its ambitious proposals to launch a fully regulated adult-use cannabis market, taking a decisive step towards becoming the first European country to do so.
- Industry Trends
Manufactured Optimism: Why Trump Can’t ‘Just Wave a Magic Wand’ and Reschedule Cannabis
There is a frustrating misimpression circulating in the cannabis community regarding rescheduling.
- Uncategorized
Business of Cannabis Returns to New York for Exclusive 2025 VIP Summit
The Business of Cannabis: New York Summit returns to Williamsburg on Wednesday, November 6, bringing together 300 of the most influential figures shaping the future of cannabis in New York, and across the United States.
