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Symtomax: poised for a head start in the European cannabis market
A Portuguese cannabis company, Symtomax, is positioning itself to become the biggest supplier of medical cannabis in the European cannabis market.
Symtomax, a medical cannabis...
Arge Canna: medical cannabis lobbying and patient advocacy in Austria
Mag. Klaus Hübner of patient advocacy body Arge Canna tells MCN about Austria’s medical cannabis legislation and Arge Canna’s campaigns.
Arge Canna is the primary...
European awards programme offers funding to accelerate cancer research
A European partnership between Cancer Research UK, Fondazione AIRC and Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer (AECC) is offering funding to successful applicants in a...
European healthcare: investment in professionals vital for AI potential
A new report has been published that looks at the impact of AI on healthcare practitioners, and highlights that investment in healthcare professionals is...
MEDCAN: patient support and advocacy in Switzerland
Franziska Quadri, President of the Medical Cannabis Association Switzerland (MEDCAN), tells MCN about MEDCAN’s advocacy work and the need for legislative change.
Switzerland’s Medical Cannabis...
The number of people with dementia is set to double by 2050
According to a new report from Alzheimer Europe, the number of people with dementia is set to double by 2050, despite a marked reduction...
CBD market on course to grow 400% in Europe alone
Over the next five years, the global CBD market is expected to accelerate to $23.6bn, according to Grand View Research and Europe's CBD market...
Thematic ETF pioneers launch global medical cannabis ETF
Rize ETF, Europe’s first specialist thematic ETF issuer, has today launched its first two ETFs - including a medical cannabis ETF.
The Rize Cybersecurity and...
Prohibition Partners Launches the European Cannabis Report: 5th Edition
Leading cannabis market intelligence and strategic consultancy firm Prohibition Partners has launched The European Cannabis Report: 5th Edition.
The report is the latest in Prohibition Partners' suite of...
The countdown to Europe Canna Expo is on as the event date closes in
The Europe Canna Expo (ECE) is kickstarting its 2020 event series in Dublin, Ireland on the 3-4 March.
ECE are elated to announce Mile High...
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...
Sanity Group completes Europe’s largest cannabis financing round to date
Sanity Group, one of Europe’s leading medical cannabis and wellness brands has announced the completion of a €20 million cannabis financing round led by...
The Global Cannabis Research Summit: gathering the science community
The annual Global Cannabis Research Summit will be returning this April.
Registration is now open for the Global Cannabis Research Summit on April 22, 2020,...
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...
The Netherlands introduces new medical cannabis varieties for patients
New varieties of medical cannabis will be sold to the Netherlands Government which could see more patients buying their medicine in pharmacies rather than...
United Science: product manufacturing, cannabis and hemp processing
After years of hard work, United Science has transformed its science and engineering expertise and real-world experience, but as said by CEO, Dr Jon...
European cannabis testing market expected to reach $807.9m by 2025
The European cannabis testing market is estimated to grow with a CAGR of 10.8% from 2018-2025.
The growth of the cannabis testing market is primarily...
Davos cannabis conclave advances cause for legalisation
The second annual, premier cannabis industry event – the Cannabis Conclave – returned to Davos this January to bring together industry leaders and policy...
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...
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...