Tagged with Cannabis

Canada Clint Sharples, CEO of Heritage Cannabis, gives a potted history of the medical cannabis industry in Canada, its current legal status, provincial variations in patient registrations, financial performance, the impact of COVID-19, and where the field is headed for the future.   The cannabis plant has been used as a…

Roundup The latest from healthcare and the life sciences in Latin America, including the most recent wave of Indian pharma investment; Argentina’s ongoing struggle with COVID-19; issues around unchecked use of an anti-parasite drug; and the seismic economic and social impact of upcoming cannabis legalisation in Mexico.   Six Indian drug…

Canada The latest news from Canadian pharma including deals for J&J’s and Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccines, an abrupt end to Canada’s participation in CanSino Biologics’ clinical trials the country’s first medical cannabis clinical trial, and Innovative Medicines Canada’s top priorities.   Canada signs deals for J&J, Novavax COVID vaccines https://pharmaphorum.com/news/canada-signs-deals-for-jj-novavax-COVID-vaccines/ Under the…

Thailand On February 19, 2019, by amending the Narcotics Act B.E. 2522, Thailand caught the cannabis industry by surprise and became the first Asia-Pacific country to legalize medicinal cannabis. While hemp had been approved for use in industry since 2018 (see here), the amendment of the Narcotics Act B.E. 2522, providing for…

Algeria The ongoing reform of pharmaceutical regulations in Algeria has been marked on January 2020 by publication in the Official Gazette of the long-awaited Decree No 19-379 dated of 31st December 2019. This Decree has laid down procedures for specific administrative, technical and safety control of substances and drugs with psychotropic…

Mexico Francisco Kuri Breña, director of new developments at local Mexican player Landsteiner, shares the company’s existing positioning as one of the top 10 suppliers of generic medicines to the Mexican government, their exciting pipeline of new projects including in genomic medicine and upcoming plans to invest in medical marijuana once…

Ecuador In the 1st Supplement of the Official Gazette No. 107 of December 24, 2019, the Reform of the Criminal Law was published, which will enter into force in June 21, 2020.   Included among the reforms, is the decriminalization of possession of drugs that contain cannabis or derivatives as their active…

Opinion Sophia Ononye outlines the history of cannabis as a medicine in the US and, following the first FDA approval of a cannabis-derived drug product in 2018, the highly promising landscape for further approvals.   The landscape for approved CBD products is highly promising and will undoubtedly lead to additional FDA…

Cannabis PharmaBoardroom’s new InFocus section examines the fast-growing and lucrative global medical cannabis market, touching on investment opportunities, regulatory hurdles, regional hotspots and more.   With cannabis and cannabinoid treatments increasingly accepted as legitimate and effective medicines for a wide variety of conditions from chronic pain to mental disorders and even…

Thailand Dr Tares Krassanairawiwong, secretary-general of the Thai FDA shares the recent reforms carried out in the hope of facilitating greater patient access to both domestic and internationally-produced treatments. Dr Krassanairawiwong also highlights the institution’s current priorities, including medical cannabis, positioning Thailand as a clinical trials hub, and further developing the…

Cannabis GW Pharmaceuticals reports that sales of its CBD drug Epidiolex more than doubled in the second quarter of 2019, demonstrating that cannabinoid-based medicines can be highly profitable and potentially blazing a trail for other pharmaceutical companies to follow.   With more and more countries moving to legalise medical cannabis and…

Europe Dentons Germany’s Peter Homberg outlines the key requirements that companies need to fulfil in order to import medical cannabis into Germany and how attitudes and legislation on the topic are shifting across Europe.   In order to import medicinal cannabis from another country to Germany, like many other countries, the…