Opinion
Read expert opinions and analysis on policy, markets, and culture in the cannabis industry.
Opinion · page 7
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Czechia Could Be A ‘Step Towards Convincing The Rest Of Europe To Create A Legal Cannabis Framework’
EARLIER this week, Czechia’s national anti-drug coordinator Jindřich Vobořil, described as the ‘locomotive’ driving rapid cannabis reform in the country, announced that draft legislation on cannabis legalisation will be ready as soon as March.
- CBD Market
Ireland’s ‘Dangerously Confused’ Justice System Is Harming Europe’s Hemp And CBD Industry
Chris Allen, Executive Director of Hemp Federation Ireland, elaborates on the Irish authorities’ legal turmoil over hemp and CBD.
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To Remove The Stigma Around Hemp ‘You Need A Better Understanding And Knowledge Of What You’re Stigmatising, That’s Exactly What’s Happening Now’
FOLLOWING the publication of a special report on industrial hemp, The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is set to host a workshop tomorrow (Wednesday January 18, 2023).
- Hemp Industry
How Hemp Can Deliver Growth In Agriculture – And Boost The UK Economy
By Mike Morgan-Giles, CEO, Cannabis Industry Council NEW Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to face a daunting inbox of challenges, including stabilising our economy and protecting businesses and jobs.
- CBD Market
‘Collaborative Vertical Integration Has To Be The Way Forward For the European Cannabis Industry’
BACK in 2019 at a US industry conference while discussing cannabis business models a top executive from JP Morgan said ‘Gap do not grow their own cotton’.
- Opinion
With Extracts Expected To Achieve A ‘50% Share Of The EU Cannabis Market’ In The Next Few Years, Who Is Currently Leading The Field?
Michael Sassano, CEO of international cannabis manufacturer Somai Pharmaceuticals, explores the state of cannabis extract manufacturing in Europe and who is currently leading the pack.
- Opinion
Opinion: former Juicy Fields CEO shares his thoughts on the case
“I might be off the mark, but I don’t think this was an intended Ponzi Scheme,” Willem van der Merwe.
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Despite US federal court ruling Delta-8-THC remains in legal limbo – what’s next?
Despite the cannabinoid receiving federal legal status in the US, more than 20 individual states have sought to restrict Delta-8.
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Having A Fair, Reciprocal Relationship With Patients ‘Isn’t Just The Right Thing To Do, It Simply Makes Business Sense’
Mary Biles, author of The CBD Book and host of the podcast ‘Cannabis Voices’, asks whether for all the rhetoric around patient engagement across the cannabis industry, the message has really sunk in.
- CBD Market
EFSA’s Request For Human CBD Toxicology Data Is ‘Unusual’ For a Food Authority
Susanne Caspar CEO of Swiss botanical extraction company Linnea SA analyses Europe’s latest CBD deliberations.
- Opinion
European Cannabis Industry ‘Potentially An Even Bigger Opportunity’ Than The US, And Investors Should ‘Wake Up To The Opportunities In Their Own Backyard’
NORTH American investment in the European cannabis industry has grown at pace over the last few years, with hundreds of millions in capital flooding into the region from across the Atlantic.
