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FSA issues first ever CBD safety advice and sets deadline for businesses
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued its first ever CBD safety advice for consumers, and a stark warning to manufacturers.
Today the FSA has...
National Cannabis Industry Association welcomes board members
Newly-appointed members of the National Cannabis Industry Association and several incumbents will replace long-serving members for the 2020-2022 term.
The National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA),...
Medical cannabis prescriptions: three years of cannabis law in Germany
Since the introduction of the cannabis law in Germany in 2017, healthcare provider, the BARMER, will have received 14,986 applications for medical cannabis products...
New York Medical Cannabis Industry Association announces new members
The New York Medical Cannabis Industry Association (NYMCIA) has announced that Green Thumb Industries (GTI), Curaleaf, and Cresco have joined its coalition.
The association, which...
European Alliance for Medicinal Cannabis: representing licensed producers
‘Promoting a sensible policy towards medicinal cannabis in the EU27’: this is the mission of the European Alliance for Medicinal Cannabis (EAMC).
The European Alliance...
Legal action launched for son denied access to cannabis-based medicines
This week the spotlight has been on the UK government as families of children who need cannabis-based medicine held a protest calling for increased...
‘Roadmap to cannabis banking and financial services’ unveiled
Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) have released a roadmap to cannabis banking for state-chartered financial services industries that...
Cannabis industry groups urge advancement of SAFE Banking Act
More than 30 organisations have co-signed a letter to Senator Mike Crapo, emphasising their support for the SAFE Banking Act.
The coalition of more than...
Jamaica helps illegal cultivators into legal cannabis industry
Jamaica wants to eliminate illicit cannabis growing by helping growers into the legal industry through its new Alternative Development Programme.
Jamaica's Cannabis Licensing Authority has...
California gives notice of emergency cannabis regulations for businesses
The California Bureau of Cannabis Control (Bureau) recently provided notice to the public of proposed emergency cannabis regulations.
The new cannabis regulations set out by...
New York outlines cannabis legalisation plans for 2020
The New York governor has included outlines for plans to legalise the use of cannabis in the 2020 budget.
As part of the opportunity agenda,...
The international framework for cannabis regulation is broken
We are 100 years on from the first serious attempts at marijuana prohibition (1920s USA), and yet now we have 11 legal cannabis markets...
Cannabis and driving: road and workplace safety laws should focus on impairment not use
Legalisation of cannabis by several countries and US states has raised legitimate concerns about increases in impaired driving and threats to workplace safety.
Unfortunately, many...
Police boss says UK should regulate cannabis and allow home grows
A UK police boss has said that the UK should regulate cannabis and people should be allowed to grow a small amount in their...
Medical cannabis policy: knowledge sharing in the EU
Medical cannabis in Europe is gaining traction, but regulation has a lot of catching up to do. Stephen Murphy of Prohibition Partners explores medical...
Bird & Bird: Setting a gold standard in meeting cannabis regulation
Medical Cannabis Network speaks with Bird & Bird’s Ben King and Sally Shorthose about the importance of product labelling and the regulation of medical...
Economic innovation in the Maltese medical cannabis industry
Dr Joseph Muscat, former-Prime Minister of Malta, gave the keynote address at the Medical Cannabis World Forum in November 2019, which MCN attended as...
UK police boss demands crown prosecution protects cannabis patients
A UK police and crime commissioner in Wales is calling for assurances that people using cannabis for medicinal purposes will not be prosecuted.
North Wales...
The social impact of medical cannabis prohibition
Patrick Nightingale of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) shares his thoughts on the challenges US patients are still facing despite increasing access to...
CMC calls on UK government to review medical cannabis policy
Today, the Centre for Medicinal Cannabis (CMC) is calling on the UK government to urgently review medical cannabis policy relating to cannabis access.
The call...