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- Hemp Industry
Whole Hemp Plant Could Soon Be Recognised as Agricultural Crop in the EU, but States Will Keep Power to Criminalise
The Council of the European Union has adopted proposals that would see the whole hemp plant, including inflorescences and leaves, recognised as an ordinary agricultural product.
- US & Canada
Fight Over US Cannabis Contract Enforcement Rights Could Come Back to Court
A Michigan cultivator is fighting to overturn a landmark court decision which has thrown the enforceability of cannabis industry contracts across the US into question.
- Medical Cannabis
Spain’s Medical Cannabis Framework Finally Reaches Patients, But Rollout is ‘Not the Finish Line’
Spain’s medical cannabis framework will finally start reaching patients over the coming days and weeks, marking a significant milestone in a four-year battle for access.
- Medical Cannabis
France’s Final Medical Cannabis Decree Could Be Complete in the ‘Coming Weeks’
Frances’ incoming medical cannabis framework is expected to take the final step before it can be signed into law in the ‘coming weeks’.
- Medical Cannabis
Germany to Soften Cannabis Insurance Reforms as Exilby Lobbying Row Escalates
Germany’s coalition government has retreated further on its controversial medical cannabis reimbursement reforms as it faces mounting questions over how and why the law came to be.
- US & Canada
Opponents Filibuster Cannabis Rescheduling With Federal Watchdog Report
As the US cannabis industry eagerly awaits the judge’s final recommendation on whether to extend rescheduling, the next phase has already found itself caught in the weeds of bureaucracy.
- International Regulation
GCRS White Paper Delivers Blueprint for Global Cannabis Regulatory Alignment
The Global Cannabis Regulatory Summit (GCRS) has published a 100-page white paper that diagnoses a fragmented global regulatory landscape and sets out a working architecture to address it.
- UK & Europe
The Netherlands’ Landmark Adult-Use Cannabis Experiment Publishes First Results
Initial findings from the Netherlands’ landmark ‘controlled cannabis supply chain experiment’ were submitted to the House of Representatives on September 9, the first published findings since the T0 baseline report, published in March 2024 (covering data collected in 2022).
