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Combating Cannabis Stigmas Through Legalization and Innovation

By Niklas Kouparanis, Bloomwell Group CEO and Co-Founder Germany’s cannabis industry is soaring to new heights under the passage of the landmark German Medical Cannabis Act (CanG). As of April 1, cannabis is now rescheduled as a non-narcotic. Such actions…

An Inside Look at Germany’s Cannabis Supply Chain With The Grünhorn Group

By Pam Chmiel On April 1, 2024, Germany implemented Pillar 1 of its adult-use market, expanding upon its well-established medical cannabis program, which has been in place since 2017. The number of medical cannabis patients has skyrocketed, as it remains…

Germany has legalized possession of small amounts of cannabis. But the buzz may not last.

Marijuana campaigners in Germany lit celebratory joints on Monday as the country liberalized rules on cannabis to allow possession of small amounts. The German Cannabis Association, which campaigned for the new law, staged a “smoke-in” at Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate…

Germany’s plan to liberalize cannabis rules clears its final parliamentary hurdle

The German government's plan to liberalize rules on cannabis cleared its final parliamentary hurdle Friday, paving the way for the possession of limited amounts of marijuana to be decriminalized on April 1. In a second step, “cannabis clubs” that will be allowed…

Morocco celebrates huge cannabis harvest – legally for the first time

March 18, 2024
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Morocco’s first legal cannabis harvest was 294 metric tons in 2023, after the country approved its cultivation and export for medicine and industrial uses, the cannabis regulator has said said. The harvest was made by 32 cooperatives that brought together 430 farmers covering 277…

Germany set to legalise cannabis, but it’s complicated

February 23, 2024
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The German parliament is about to vote on a new law to allow the recreational use of cannabis. If MPs vote yes, over 18s in Germany will be allowed to possess substantial amounts of cannabis, but strict rules will make…

Cannabis is set to be made Legal in Spain for medicinal purposes – but not everyone is happy with the new law

February 16, 2024
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The Ministry of Health has kickstarted the process of passing a new law that will approve the use of cannabis as treatment for a range of conditions. According to reports in Spanish press, the new law is in the ‘dialogue…

Ukraine lawmakers vote to legalize medical marijuana and help ease stress from the war with Russia

December 22, 2023
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s parliament voted Tuesday to legalize medical marijuana, after the war with Russia left thousands of people with post-traumatic stress disorder that many believe could be eased by the drug. The new law, which will come into effect in six…

Is Germany’s Medical Market Primed to Explode?

Following the federal legalization of medical cannabis in Germany in 2017, there was obvious expectation among proponents of the plant that the medical program would in time pave the way for a robust adult-use program that would quickly become the…

Spain’s confusing cannabis policies spark similar problems faced by U.S. states

Legal confusion over the drug’s status in regions like Catalonia and open European borders are allowing the illicit market to flourish. BARCELONA — The cannabis cafe in Barcelona’s hip El Poblenou neighborhood could easily be a coffee shop in Brooklyn…

Switzerland To Establish First Legal Cannabis Dispensaries In Europe Amid Pilot Project

Switzerland's health authority has been granted approval to establish the first legal adult-use cannabis dispensaries in Europe amid a pilot project. Germany-based cannabis company Sanity Group and the Swiss Institute for Addiction and Health Research (ISGF) obtained this week the…

Daily Blackouts Strain a Poor Spanish Neighborhood. Is Marijuana to Blame?

September 4, 2023
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Spain’s largest electricity company says daily power outages are caused by illegal indoor marijuana farms that overload the grid. “Easy excuse,” residents reply. On a recent morning, Ángel Ortiz Rodríguez was slumped on a sofa in his apartment in Granada,…

How Germany’s Medical Market Expansion May Mitigate Canada’s Cannabis Surplus

By Niklas Kouparanis, Bloomwell Group CEO and Co-Founder Since the legalization of adult-use sales in 2018, the Canadian cannabis market has seen rapid highs and, more recently, serious oversupply woes. As of December 2022, the country had a massive stockpile…

Germany Government Approves Plan to Legalize Some Marijuana Use

August 16, 2023
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The German government on Wednesday approved a plan to legalize some recreational marijuana use, paving the way to allow adults to legally buy and possess small amounts of cannabis. The legislation, which would allow adults to purchase and possess up…

Germans stage rally demanding legalization of cannabis

August 13, 2023
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Hundreds of people joined the annual cannabis legalization protest in Germany's capital Berlin on Saturday, days before the cabinet is due to discuss a draft law that will overturn a ban on the drug. Police said between 500-600 people took part in the Hanfparade (Hemp Parade). The numbers…

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