Tagged with Cannabis

Medical Cannabis Thailand has recently gained a new status as the first Asian country to legalise medical cannabis for medical treatment and research. In a sweeping move, the Thai parliament voted unanimously in favor of its legalisation in November 2018, with the bill then signed into law in early 2019.    Starting…

Cannabis Five of the key emerging trends in the booming global medical cannabis and cannabinoid medicine industries.   Increasing Acceptance The reappearance of cannabis as a tool in our therapeutic toolbox comes at an important time when we have not witnessed any real advances in pharmacological pain management in decades Mark…

Canada A new white paper from Fasken law firm asserts that the early filing of patents for innovative products is crucial for companies hoping to succeed in the booming North American cannabis market   Canada’s decision to legalise cannabis for recreational use in 2018 is set to spur on the already…

USA David Bearman makes the historical case to be once again considered as a medicine across the USA, noting that economic – rather than health – concerns were behind the creation of the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 and continue to persist to this day.   With all this history, why…

Croatia Lawyer Ira Perić Ostojić highlights recent regulatory updates in Croatia, where the legal status of cultivating and producing cannabis for medical purposes has been liberalised.   On 25 April 2019 the Amendments to the Act on Combating Drugs Abuse entered into force in Croatia, which liberalizes the cultivation and production…

USA Monica Weldon looks at the history of medicinal CBD, its current usages in the USA, and why robust scientific research on its efficacy need to be conducted in order to ensure the safety of rare disease patients – many of them children – who are using CBD products for their…

Opinion David H. Crean, managing director for Objective Capital Partners, highlights the progress that has been made over the past year in investments in medical cannabis and the outlook for 2019.     Due to ongoing research and studies, positive results are leading countries to reconsider the cannabis plant The cannabis industry…

Opinion In the light of several recent regulatory updates to Canada’s cannabis laws, lawyer Jean-Raphaël Champagne examines the potential for cannabis to be legalised for use in cosmetic products in Canada.   One thing that Bill C-51 did not change was the relationship between cannabis substances and cosmetic products in Canada…

Germany Peter Homberg of Dentons Germany examines the regulatory status quo around the free sale of products containing cannabidiol (CBD) across Europe. Although deregulation efforts are underway, Homberg argues that the trade in these products is not as free and unregulated as it may initially seem.   CBD products that are…

Cannabis OPINION: Keith Wolsko and Danielle Moore of cannabis industry recruitment specialists Simply Kind Solutions highlight the seismic recent growth of the USA’s burgeoning cannabis industry and the kinds of profiles that the industry is looking for.   We are witnessing the birth of the next great American industry. So, you…

Israel Saul Kaye of iCAN and CannaTech outlines a compelling case for Israel to be considered one of the world’s leading hostpots for medical cannabis; drawing on its R&D history, specific population needs, climate, advanced agricultural methods, and the willingness of the Israeli state to embrace what is still an emerging…

South Korea This week the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced that as of 12th March 2019 a revised narcotics bill will go into effect that will allow imports of medical cannabis for self-treatment but under strict conditions.   Until now, the import, export, manufacturing and sale of cannabis has been…