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- Industry Trends
Has Germany’s Medical Cannabis Market Peaked? New Laws, Surging Supply, and Industry Unrest
Over the past few years, telemedicine has reshaped how patients access medical cannabis, launching a wave of digital clinics across Europe and beyond.
- 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.
- Patient Access
The Polish Pivot: What Happens When Telehealth Meets Regulation
Some see Poland’s telemedicine crackdown as a cautionary tale, others see its subsequent rebound as a beacon of hope. Regardless, it now appears to be the new reality for developing medical cannabis markets.
- US & Canada
GOP Aims to Put Final Nail in the Coffin of Cannabis Rescheduling as Budget Bill Blocks Funding for Reform
The US cannabis rescheduling project, which has been stuck in limbo since being ‘temporarily’ shelved six months ago, is now facing another existential threat from the government’s wide reaching budget.
- UK & Europe
Germany’s Cannabis Social Clubs Stuck in Bureaucratic Gridlock One Year After Partial Legalisation
It was the goal of the previous German coalition government to protect the health of patients and consumers by legalising cannabis, ensuring better protection of minors and diversion from black market trade thanks to legal alternatives.
- US & Canada
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Renew Push for Cannabis Legalisation with Bipartisan Support
Two new bipartisan bills to legalise adult-use cannabis have been introduce by lawmakers in Pennsylvania, reiginiting hopes for advocates and potentially making the state the 25th in the US to push through such legislation.
- International Regulation
Victim of Its Own Success?: German & Australian Regulators Crackdown on Booming Cannabis Telemedicine Sector
Germany’s Ministry of Health has now published a long-feared draft amendment to its Medical Cannabis Act (MedCanG), threatening a crackdown which will be a major cause for concern for hundreds of cannabis businesses, both in and outside of German borders.
- M&A Activity
Grow Group’s Avida Acquisition Marks Bold Step Forward for UK Cannabis Stalwart
Grow Group, one of the UK’s leading medical cannabis distributors now supplying over 10,000 patients internationally, announced a major strategic shift to bring control of its operations entirely in house.
- Hemp Industry
Senate Committee Passes ‘Hemp Killing’ Legislation, But Gives Hemp Businesses 1 Year Delay
Efforts to close the so-called ‘hemp loophole’ in the US, which would have banned the sale of hemp-derived products containing any detectable amount of THC, could be postponed by a year, giving operators room to adapt their operations.
