Cannabis in UK

In the UK, a coalition of top industry groups, including the Cannabis Industry Council (CIC), Medical Cannabis Clinicians Society (MCCS), Volteface, and Maple Tree Consultants, launched a new campaign that aims to grant general practitioners (GPs) the authority to prescribe medical cannabis to...

Georgia Cannabis Commission Will Be Evaluated By USDA The Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission was able to avoid being dissolved by a slim margin in a vote held on Thursday. It will now be evaluated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The regulatory body, tasked with overseeing the...

Members of the House of Representatives in Nigeria discussed a proposed bill that aims to legalize the commercial cultivation, sale and consumption of cannabis, reported local media. The bill aims to amend the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act. The House proposed legalizing...

Cannabis cultivator Hilltop Leaf received £2 million as part of a private investment to become one of the largest medical cannabis producers in the U.K., according to the Insider. Hilltop Leaf founder Hamish Clegg noted how medicinal cannabis use is growing, but that the U.K. currently...

Former Lawmaker Challenges Legalization Initiative In Oklahoma In Oklahoma, a legalization initiative faces legal challenges from a former state lawmaker, reported local media. On Wednesday 7, Mike Reynolds, a former Republican Oklahoma lawmaker filed a complaint with the state Supreme Court...

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) gave preliminary approval to 2,445 new CBD products, reported Hemptoday. Currently, there are approximately 543 companies listed by the FSA and 5,981 products that have a chance to be authorized. The original deadline for applications was March 31, 2021,...