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Is the future of cannabis in Europe? Q&A with Bloomwell CEO Niklas Kouparanis

Germany’s recreational cannabis market has limited opportunity, but Bloomwell Group's Niklas Kouparanis is bullish on the medical market.

News July 30
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Slovenia voters OK nonbinding medical, personal cannabis cultivation, use

A majority of Slovenia voters sent a message to their newly elected government: Approve a medical cannabis program…

News June 10
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Postponed vote on WHO cannabis recommendations reveals international disagreements, uphill battle ahead

The 63rd session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in Vienna this week laid bare deep…

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Global Cannabis: South Africa

Milestones in the Medical Cannabis Program A legal framework for the cultivation and processing of cannabis as an…

News September 4
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Sources: Lesotho’s draft cannabis regulations to be ‘grandfathered in,’ giving existing firms an edge over new entrants 

Sweeping changes to Lesotho’s cannabis regulations are set to go into effect later this year and are expected…

News August 20
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Lesotho planning overhaul of medical cannabis rules

A revamped round of regulations is in the works in Lesotho that would spell out new guidelines for…

News July 31
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South Africa approves continent’s first federal cannabidiol law

A change to South Africa’s medicines law means the country is the first in Africa to carve out…

News May 24
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Is Canada’s marijuana legalization a ‘template’ for the world to follow?

Canada took its first steps into a future of legal cannabis Wednesday, but what that means for prohibition…

News October 17
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Zimbabwe going ‘back to the drawing board’ on medical marijuana law

Just one month after its enactment, Zimbabwe is hitting pause on its medical cannabis program to rectify multiple…

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