Australia to ‘significantly reduce’ regulatory burden for cannabis industry
Australia has proposed amendments to the Narcotic Drugs Act that would overhaul the medical marijuana industry by streamlining the licensing process for […]
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Australian medical cannabis available in German pharmacies for first time
Flower and extracts produced in Australia by two different companies became available in the German medical cannabis market for the first time, Marijuana […]
Australia weighs wide-ranging medical cannabis reforms
Australia is weighing reforms that have the potential to transform the country’s cannabis sector. The Department of Health, through the Therapeutic Goods […]
United Nations approves WHO recommendation to reschedule cannabis in historic vote
The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) on Wednesday accepted a World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation to remove cannabis and cannabis […]
Australia sends first commercial cannabis oil export to Germany
Cannabis producer Little Green Pharma became the first Australian company to send its medical marijuana oil to Germany for sale to consumers, […]
New Zealand cannabis referendum fails by razor thin margin
The “no” side narrowly prevailed in New Zealand’s referendum on a cannabis legalization bill after the final 492,000 votes were tallied, the […]
Global small-scale cannabis cultivation survey could offer business insights
An international survey aims to uncover new information about small-scale cannabis cultivation around the world, and the research team’s findings could provide […]
New Zealand seeks proposals to educate doctors on medical cannabis
The New Zealand government has issued a request for proposals to provide the nation’s physicians with a primer on medical marijuana and […]
Aurora Cannabis exits Australia’s Cann Group after $28M impairment charge
Alberta-based Aurora Cannabis sold off its stake in Australian medical marijuana company Cann Group, but the Canadian producer says it still sees […]
WHO cannabis recommendations still face uphill battle for adoption
The World Health Organization’s cannabis scheduling recommendations appeared to have limited support at a United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) “intersessional” […]