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Health Europa brings you the latest Medical Cannabis News from across the field of European Healthcare & Social Care Policy.

Could the UK be a leader in the medical cannabis industry?

The union of Cannabics Pharmaceuticals and NewCanna Hub

Cannabics Pharmaceuticals and NewCanna Hub are set to collaborate to manufacture and market Cannabics' SR Capsules in Colombia. Cannabics Pharmaceuticals Inc. a leader in personalised...
The case for an EU resolution on medical cannabis

The case for an EU resolution on medical cannabis

Miriam Dalli MEP believes that denying a patient knowledge and access to a therapy that relieves pain and suffering violates their basic human rights....
Will Europe be the world’s largest medical cannabis market?

Will Europe be the world’s largest medical cannabis market?

According to Prohibition Partners and the Davos World Economic Forum, Europe’s medical cannabis market could double in size in 2019. The European cannabis market’s value...
Malta: a centre of excellence for medical cannabis

Malta: a centre of excellence for medical cannabis

Malta is a small country with big ambitions to reinvent itself as the medical cannabis capital of Europe. Speaking at the Medical Cannabis World...
How to deal with the medical cannabis dilemma

How to deal with the medical cannabis dilemma

Dr Franjo Grotenhermen, the executive director of the International Association for Cannabinoid Medicines, reflects on the legal challenges around medical cannabis. There is a general...
Safeguarding patient access to medical cannabis in Canada

Safeguarding patient access to medical cannabis in Canada

James O’Hara, the president and CEO of Canadians for Fair Access to Medical Marijuana, considers the implications of ‘Legalisation Day’ for medical cannabis patients...
Available on prescription? The complicated picture of medical cannabis in the UK

Available on prescription? The complicated picture of medical cannabis in the UK

It is doctors’ conservatism and not government regulations that is holding back patient access to medical cannabis in the UK, says Professor Mike Barnes. In...
Medicinal cannabis or recreational cannabis?

Medicinal cannabis or recreational cannabis?

Senator Matteo Mantero has filed a bill to legalise the cultivation, processing and sale of light drugs, suggesting for individuals to cultivate their own...
European Union history in the making with legalising medical cannabis

European Union history in the making with legalising medical cannabis

Laying the groundwork for legalising medical cannabis, the European Union is beginning to outline a harmonised set of laws across Europe. Medical cannabis is inching...
Blockchain in healthcare: medical cannabis prescription service

Blockchain in healthcare: medical cannabis prescription service

German start-up, MedPayRx, is piloting blockchain in healthcare, with a digital prescription service that bills products, such as medical cannabis, in the form of...
The global alliance of Tilray and Novartis – revolutionising medicinal cannabis

The global alliance of Tilray and Novartis – revolutionising medicinal cannabis

An evolution of the existing alliance between Tilray and Novartis Group is set to increase availability of high-quality medicinal cannabis across the world. Tilray Canada...
Motor neuron disease symptoms may be relieved by cannabis sativa plant

Motor neuron disease symptoms may be relieved by cannabis sativa plant

An oral spray containing two compounds derived from the cannabis sativa plant reduces spasticity in patients experiencing motor neuron disease symptoms. Researchers from San Raffaele...
Medical cannabis to be licensed in Greece

Medical cannabis to be licensed in Greece

In an attempt to tap into the market worth billions, earlier this week Greece issued the first licence to private companies allowing the growth...
The growth of medical cannabis in Europe

The growth of medical cannabis in Europe

Stephen Murphy, the co-founder and managing director of Prohibition Partners, shares his thoughts on the evolving landscape of medical cannabis in Europe and looks...
Medical benefits of cannabis may be less effective than the liverwort plant

Medical benefits of cannabis may be less effective than the liverwort plant

For the first time researchers have found that the substance found in the liverwort plant could have the medical benefits of cannabis, and perhaps...
Health Europa Quarterly Issue 07

Health Europa Quarterly Issue 07

Exploring the rapidly changing environment of healthcare, Health Europa Quarterly issue 07 delves into environmental and climate-related harm and discusses the evolution of medical...
It’s time for the UK to rethink its approach to medical cannabis

It’s time for the UK to rethink its approach to medical cannabis

Producing and exporting the most amount of medical cannabis in the world - why is medical cannabis still being denied to patients in the...
What do you know about the Danish medical cannabis pilot programme?

What do you know about the Danish medical cannabis pilot programme?

Minister of Health, Ellen Trane Nørby, provides insight into the recently introduced Danish medical cannabis pilot programme and its implications. What does the Danish medical...
Can the symptoms of Chron's disease be improved by cannabis oil?

Can the symptoms of Crohn’s disease be improved by cannabis oil?

Studies show that cannabis oil can significantly improve symptoms of Crohn's disease despite having no effect on gut inflammation. Being the first of its kind,...
Prescription cannabis in UK: has the law and the drug become best buds?

Prescription cannabis in UK: have the law and the drug become best buds?

The UK government has announced that patients can receive prescription cannabis by specialist doctors from 1 November 2018. Health Europa previously reported upon the review...

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