Led by women and with a commitment to the research and development of products designed for women, Swiss KannaVations is disrupting the European cannabis space with the aim of closing the gender health gap. We sat down with co-founder and CMO, Heidi Basar, co-founder and CEO [...]
A citizens’ initiative to legalise cannabis is set to be debated in Finnish parliament after gathering more than 50,000 signatures. Politicians will debate the legalisation of cannabis in Finland in after a citizens’ initiative gained enough support from members of the public. The initiative calls for [...]
Singapore has executed a man at dawn on Wednesday for his role in a plot to smuggle one kilogram of cannabis into the country, despite pleas for clemency from his family, activists, and people around the world. 46 year old Tangaraju Suppiah was hanged at Changi [...]
Via CannaReporter Singapore authorities have carried out a sentence condemning a man to death for conspiring to smuggle 1kg of cannabis into the country, ignoring international pressure not to proceed. Singapore is in the global spotlight for carrying out the death sentence of 46-year-old Tangaraju Suppiah, [...]
A new study finds ‘no significant association’ between cannabis use and the onset of psychosis, contrasting with previous data and longstanding claims to the contrary. Even as cannabis becomes more widely accepted and increasingly legalised across the globe, the link between its consumption and the risk [...]
According to a press release published on Monday, SC Labs has acquired C4 Laboratories, a cannabis testing lab located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The acquisition means SC Labs has expanded their footprint into five states total. Originally based in California, the cannabis testing company now has locations [...]
A new study has found no significant association between cannabis use and the development of psychotic disorders. Published in the journal Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, the research was conducted by a team of investigators from Australia, Europe, and the United Kingdom. The study looked at the [...]
Recent studies add to the growing evidence base to support the use of cannabis in Tourette’s syndrome, PTSD, Parkinson’s and as a tool for chronic pain. With a record number of research papers published on cannabis and its therapeutic potential in 2022, it can be hard [...]
The first parliamentary debate on the economic benefits of the UK medical cannabis industry was welcomed this week, but garnered a ‘predictably poor’ response from government. A number of cross-party MPs spoke up in support of the UK’s medical cannabis industry in parliament’s first debate on [...]
New white label CBD food products are back – the UK’s largest independently owned, producer, and distributor has launched a range of CBD products and ingredients that brings innovation back to the sector in a post-novel foods world. BRITISH CANNABIS unveils its Non-Novel CBD Supplements range [...]
Researchers in Australia have received funding for a world-first clinical trial into medicinal cannabis and endometriosis. Researchers at Western Sydney University have received a grant of $660,000 for a three year study of medicinal cannabis as a potential treatment for endometriosis. The grant will fund a [...]
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ASTM International has announced the approval of a new standard in development that could have potentially wide-reaching influence on the cannabis industry throughout the world. ASTM’s cannabis committee (D37) has approved the new standard (D8449) for development that aims to develop internationally aligned label specifications for [...]
A company from Oklahoma, USA, hopes to enter the record books this Thursday 20th April when they unveil what they claim will be the largest cannabis infused chocolate bar the world has ever seen. Created by edibles brand Zen Cannabis, the giant confectionary named ‘The Big [...]
Cannabis brings people together and never more so than on 420 when consumers across the globe gather to celebrate the plant and call for change. The 20th day of the fourth month (20 April) is widely known in the cannabis community as 420 and has become [...]
Patients and healthcare professionals say people are being prevented from accessing NHS mental health services due to their use of medicinal cannabis, despite it being legally prescribed to treat psychiatric conditions. A number of patients who are prescribed cannabis medicinally in the UK say they have [...]
Experts expect to see a rise in the number of patients self-medicating unless ‘urgent’ reforms are made to medical cannabis regulations. Last week Germany announced its revised approach to cannabis reform, including the legalisation of possession of up to 25g, self-cultivation for up to three plants [...]
On April 13, 2023, The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) announced that Curaleaf would not be able to renew their cultivation and retail licenses for adult use cannabis for violating labor rules under the state’s cannabis regulations. In a surprise reversal, the NJ CRC voted [...]
A recent study published in the journal Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics has found that chronic pain patients who use cannabis products for six months experience improvements in their health-related quality of life and a decrease in their daily consumption of opioids. The study was conducted on [...]
Via Newsweed Proposals for the legalisation of cannabis in the Czech Republic are expected to include a 5g daily limit and a compulsory register of consumers. The Czech Republic plans to introduce a new regulated cannabis market allowing the consumption of up to 5 grams of cannabis [...]
Advocates for drug reform in Ireland have expressed ‘serious and grave concerns’ over the handling of the Citizens’ Assembly on drugs. The first official meeting of the Citizens’ Assembly on Drug Use in Ireland took place this weekend, with 100 members hearing a range of international [...]
Two companies in the UK CBD and wellness industry will drive to Kyiv distributing CBD and adaptogenic supplements to Non-Government Organisations (NGOs), charities and media teams working on the ground in Ukraine. BRITISH CANNABIS® and Tier One CBD® are undertaking a mission to show their appreciation [...]
Timothy Byars, director of Cannabis Programs at Pacific College of Health and Science in the US, explores what clinicians need to know when it comes to cannabis and potential drug interactions. There are currently 21 states, Washington DC, and Guam that have legalised adult-use cannabis. Four [...]
Khiron Life Sciences is calling for GP prescribing and the wider NHS reimbursement of the costs of cannabis-based medicinal products so the UK may follow in Germany’s footsteps. Khiron Life Sciences’ study Flower Power: Controlled Inhalation of THC-Predominant Cannabis Flos Improves Health-Related Quality of Life and [...]
The Czech Republic has put forward a draft bill for a regulated cannabis market that would allow individuals to buy up to 5 grams of cannabis per day for recreational purposes. Under the plans, people who wish to use cannabis recreationally would need to register in [...]
A new survey finds that many patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are using cannabis medicinally – and reporting benefit from it – but less than half are talking to their doctor about it. Over a third of patients with inflammatory bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis [...]
Only a tiny fraction of UK medical cannabis patients are accessing the legal market. Why is that and what do we do about it? By Katya Kowalski, Volteface with additional reporting by Sarah Sinclair, Cannabis Health The UK’s medical cannabis industry has at times felt like [...]
Formal plans for Germany’s hotly anticipated cannabis legalisation have been announced today by Minister of Health Dr Karl Lauterbach and Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture Cem Özdemir. In a press conference held on April 12, Lauterbach announced that following discussions with the EU the German [...]
German ministers have taken the first step on a ‘long but meaningful journey’, which could lay the groundwork for cannabis reform across Europe. Cornerstone proposals for Germany’s approach to the legalisation of adult-use cannabis were announced by the Health Minister, Professor Karl Lauterbach, at a press [...]
Even the most traditionally-minded, tech-averse entrepreneur accepts their success relies on providing customers with a superior online experience in 2023. Trying to succeed without a robust web presence is akin to running the 100-meter with your legs tied together. On that note, the legal cannabis industry [...]
Dalgety, a business based in Burton-on-Trent in Staffordshire which has recently been granted permission from the Home Office to grow and distribute cannabis for medicinal purposes, has former Labour Home Secretary Jacqui Smith sitting on its main board. Jacqui Smith was Home Secretary from 2007 to [...]
Parkinson’s disease is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world, but cannabis has been shown to ease a range of symptoms from stiffness and tremors to anxiety, poor sleep and impaired cognitive function. Here’s what the science says. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder [...]
Scientists have found direct evidence that our ancestors were using hallucinogenic substances in the Bronze Age. It is the earliest direct evidence of humans consuming mind-altering drugs discovered in Europe. Previous research from other parts of the world has shown evidence of direct drug use in [...]
The German health minister Karl Lauterbach has announced that the bill for the country’s cannabis legalisation will be released “immediately after Easter”, according to media reports. The draft law was originally expected to be released at the end of March 2023, with initial proposals expected to [...]
Topical CBD was ‘well tolerated’ in elite athletes who reported reductions in pain and improvements in function and quality of life following treatment, a new study has found. New findings have been published from what is thought to be the first study of its kind to [...]
Germany could be set to scale back its plans for the nationwide legalisation of adult-use cannabis in favour of a ‘more realistic’ approach to reform – but what will this look like? There has been much hype and speculation around Germany’s plans to legalise adult-use cannabis, [...]
A little over a year ago, we at AB FinWright took a look at the newly-opened adult-use cannabis market in Montana and posed the question: Is Cannabis the Next Gold Rush for Montana? Now, with our 20-20 hindsight, we can see that cannabis sales have taken [...]
Following years of attempts by legislators and activists to get legal medical cannabis moving in Kentucky, the state just legalized medical cannabis last week, making it the 38th state in the country to legalize medical cannabis. In front of a crowd of stakeholders, advocates, patients and [...]
Professional basketball players in America’s NBA will no longer be subject to any further tests for cannabis use, and cannabis will be dropped completely from the NBA’s anti-drug testing programme, according to a report in The Athletic. The news was part of a package negotiated by [...]
With all eyes on the Czech Republic as we wait for the first European country to legalise adult-use cannabis, we take a look at some of the recent changes putting the country at the forefront of reform. The Czech Republic seemingly came out of nowhere to [...]
Findings from a new clinical trial add to a growing evidence base for the potential of cannabinoids in managing diabetes. What do we know so far? The rise in people living with type 2 diabetes is an impending global health crisis. According to the World Health [...]
Acclaimed Global CBD brand, Elixinol, is making a highly anticipated return to the UK market thanks to a partnership with BRITISH CANNABIS. This exciting development was made possible by the 2022 licensing and distribution agreement entered into with BRITISH CANNABIS a leading UK-based company. With this [...]
The UK’s largest independently owned, producer, manufacturer, and distributor of legal cannabis, on reaching its 7th Anniversary, Novel Foods, new innovations and keeping things fresh in the CBD space. While the CBD industry continues to face teething problems, those at BRITISH CANNABIS are doing all they [...]
The United Patients Alliance (UPA) Brighton Medical Cannabis Summit in April will bring together patients, doctors and other cannabis experts to discuss tackling stigma and expanding patient access in the UK. Despite medical cannabis being legal in the UK since 2018, stigma and access still remain [...]
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