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- Medical Cannabis
Import Approvals Paused as Germany Hits 2025 Medical Cannabis Limit
The Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) has announced that Germany’s estimated annual demand for medical cannabis in 2025 has already been reached, leading to a temporary suspension of new import licences.
- Medical Cannabis
German Political Divide Deepens Over Interim Cannabis Report Findings
Last week, Business of Cannabis reported on the publication of Germany’s first official evaluation of its Recreational Cannabis Act (KCanG) and the early data suggesting limited social and health impacts from legalisation.
- UK & Europe
What Does the First Official Data on Germany’s Cannabis Reforms Show?
Germany’s booming cannabis market, which Prohibition Partners now estimates to be worth around €670m, is entering uncertain and potentially treacherous territory.
- 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.
- 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.
- Legal Analysis
European Law Could Block German Health Ministry’s Plan to Ban Telemedicine for Cannabis Prescriptions
Telemedicine and access to medical cannabis via online platforms have become a central issue in Germany’s cannabis sector, drawing scrutiny from policymakers and healthcare professionals.
- 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).
- Medical Cannabis
Implementation Questionable: Federal Drug Commissioner Calls for Stricter Rules on Cannabis Medicine
This article is also available in German Germany’s new Federal Drug Commissioner, Prof Dr Hendrik Streeck (CDU), who in June had spoken only vaguely about the partial legalisation of cannabis, has since taken a sharper stance.
- CBD Market
Thousands of CBD Products Take Final Step Towards UK Novel Foods Approval
The UK’s long-running project to regulate CBD (cannabidiol) products has taken another major step forward, seeing thousands of products make it to the final phase of the novel foods approval process.
- CBD Market
EU Proposal to Recognise Hemp Flower as a Crop in Landmark Shift for Industry
The European Commission (EC) is considering a major overhaul of regulations surrounding hemp across the Union, potentially marking a step change in how hemp is recognised, traded, and funded.
