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- M&A Activity
Sanity Group Deepens Swiss Footprint With Astrasana Distribution Deal
Sanity Group has announced a new distribution partnership with Swiss cannabis operator Astrasana Holding AG, further expanding its footprint in the closely watched Swiss market.
- Pharmaceutical
Ananda Pharma Confirms Safety of MRX1 CBD Drug, as Clinical Pain Trials Approach
Ananda Pharma has taken another major step forward in bringing its flagship MRX1 CBD oral solution to market.
- Patient Access
Ukraine Issues First Medical Cannabis Prescriptions, Two Years After Legalisation
First published on Cannabis Health On Thursday, 11 June, the first medical cannabis products were prescribed by neurologists at the Vinnytsia Regional Clinical Psychoneurological Hospital to Lyudmila Monastyrska, a patient with multiple sclerosis, and Yaroslav Yurchuk, a veteran who lost his leg a year ago while fighting in the Pokrovsk area.
- Press releases
Taima Growth Becomes Spain’s Fourth AEMPS-Licensed Medical Cannabis Cultivator
A Spanish startup has become one of only four companies authorised by Spain’s medicines regulator to cultivate medical cannabis, positioning itself to supply export markets in the UK and Germany from a pharmaceutical-grade indoor facility in the Ribera region of Burgos.
- Medical Cannabis
Do 10 Doctors Really Prescribe Half of England’s Medical Cannabis?
The UK’s medical cannabis market has long been a locked box when it comes to reliable data.
- International Regulation
Stop Consulting, Start Implementing: South Africa’s Cannabis Industry Demands Action as Businesses Suffer
South Africa’s long-suffering cannabis operators have demanded that the government make good on its extensive plans for a regulated framework, as frustration with its lack of meaningful action reaches a boiling point.
- International Regulation
Australian State to End Automatic Licence Loss for Medical Cannabis Drivers
Australia’s New South Wales has moved to end the automatic penalisation of medicinal cannabis patients caught driving with THC in their system, introducing a registration and threshold-based framework that leaves most of Australia’s one million cannabis patients still without equivalent protection.
- Medical Cannabis
Vertanical Secures Milestone FDA Breakthrough Designation for Cannabis Pain Drug Ahead of Imminent European Launch
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) to VER-01, the flagship full-spectrum cannabis drug from Munich-based Vertanical, putting it in prime position to become the first FDA-approved cannabis-derived medicine for pain, and only the second such approval since Epidiolex in 2018.
- Industry Trends
Jersey’s Cannabis Industry Posts First Profit as Exports Triple, But the Real Value Is Still Leaving the Island
Jersey’s medical cannabis industry turned a profit for the first time in 2025, posting revenues of £12m, almost £50m in cumulative investment, and exports of nearly seven tonnes.
- Cultivation
Voices Of Cannabis Europa: Barry Laxer, founder and President of Cielo Verde
As we head into Cannabis Europa, Business of Cannabis chats with Barry Laxer, founder and President of Canadian cannabis producer Cielo Verde 26–27 May 2026 · Barbican, London Cannabis Europa Two days of policy, capital and clinical strategy at the Barbican — convening operators, investors, regulators and clinicians from across the European cannabis market.
- Interviews
Voices of Cannabis Europa: Nir Aloni, CEO of SafriCanna
Hana Hallaj from SafriCanna will also host a presentation entitled ‘Innovation in Cannabis’ at this year’s event.
- Adult-Use
Is The New Government Set To End Hungary’s Hostility To Drugs?
IT’S been a while since Hungarian cannabis advocates were able to inhale a dose of optimism, but maybe that time is now.
