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- International Regulation
Hope for Thailand: ‘Cannabis Champion’ Anutin Charnvirakul Becomes Prime Minister
Thailand’s political landscape has seen three changes of power in just one year, the latest being the removal of Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, over her handling of a border conflict with Cambodia.
- UK & Europe
European Union To Establish Adult-Use Cannabis Pathways For Member States
With increasing numbers of countries embracing cannabis, the European Union is launching a toolkit to help national policy-makers frame their adult-use legislation.
- Medical Cannabis
News Round-Up: 500m People With Access To Adult-Use Cannabis, THC Content In German Clubs 18.6%, UK Launches First Cannabis Review for Seven Years
A NEW survey of over 200 of Germany’s Cannabis Social Clubs finds the average number of members is 275, and the average age 36.
- 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.
- Cultivation
Overwhelming Majority (80%) of Canadian Cannabis Now Sourced from Legal Distributors in Major Turnaround
Nearly 80% of Canadian’s now source their cannabis solely from the legal market, marking a stark shift away from the illicit market seven years after legalisation.
- US & Canada
New York’s Cannabis CAURD Scheme Rules Unconstitutional by Federal Court
New York’s beleaguered adult-use cannabis industry has been dealt yet another legal setback this week as a Federal court ruled that its licensing procedure is unconstitutional, just days after the state’s regulator conceded a major oversight threatening dozens of licensees.
- Legal Analysis
Seizures of Cannabis Smuggled Into Germany Have Risen 50% Despite Reforms
You can also read this story in German, here. When the Cannabis Act came into force in Germany, the aim was to improve the country’s drug policy by changing the way the popular recreational drug was handled.
- Retail & Brands
New York Cannabis Regulator’s ‘Catastrophic’ Blunder Threatens Over 100 Businesses
Over 100 legal New York cannabis dispensaries could be forced to relocate following a monumental blunder from the state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM).
- Legal Analysis
Slovenia Takes Steps Toward Cannabis Legalisation
Slovenia is making its own move toward legalisation, at least in part, for personal consumption. As reported two weeks ago by the Slovenian news agency Index, members of Slovenia’s governing coalition, comprising the Freedom Movement (Gibanje Svoboda) and the Left (Levica), have submitted a draft bill to parliament aimed at regulating personal cannabis use. Natasa Sukic, a member of parliament from Levica, said the goal is to implement the will of the voters.
- UK & Europe
Switzerland Presents Draft Law to Regulate Cannabis
Two years after launching its first pilot projects for the regulated distribution of recreational cannabis, Switzerland is now laying the groundwork for full national reform.
- Medical Cannabis
Czech Republic to Decriminalise Cannabis from 2026 — But Medical Exports Already Booming
The Czech Republic has been pursuing a more relaxed cannabis policy for some time. In early June, the lower house of parliament approved a draft law amounting to partial legalisation. The Senate followed suit at the start of July, meaning cannabis will be fully decriminalised from 1 January next year.
- International Regulation
Cannabis in Thailand – The Clocks Turn Back
It once sounded like a miracle: Thailand was shifting from one of the world’s most restrictive cannabis policies to a more rational, modern approach to the traditional plant.
