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UK Set To Approve First Three CBD Products In 2025 After Public Consultation
Thursday, December 5, 2024 - 1:25pm | 600The Food Standards Agency (FSA) will recommend a first set of three CBD product applications to ministers in spring/summer 2025, the agency said in its latest report. A recommendation will be made following an eight-week public consultation launching in early 2025. "Three applications for CBD (>...
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UK Parents Want National Health Service To Allow Cannabis For Children With Epilepsy
Friday, November 8, 2024 - 11:12am | 774Six years after the United Kingdom legalized medical marijuana, families struggling to obtain life-saving medicine through the National Health Service (NHS) returned to Westminster on Tuesday, demanding change. They displayed photos of their loved ones who experienced significant improvement with...
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Medical Marijuana For Chronic Pain Could Cut UK's National Health Costs By $5.19B Annually, Improving Health Outcomes
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 - 11:20am | 676Allowing medical marijuana to be prescribed on the National Health Service (NHS) for chronic pain could save the national healthcare provider nearly £4 billion annually ($5.19 billion), new research reveals. The independent analysis of the economic case for prescribing medical cannabis on the NHS...
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As UK Medical Marijuana Market Booms, Cannabis Clinics Receive Good Practice Guide
Monday, October 21, 2024 - 10:58am | 808The Cannabis Industry Council (CIC) has published a good practice guide for prescription cannabis clinics in the United Kingdom. The guidance contains 10 principles of good practice and five specific policies for clinics to implement. "The Cannabis Industry Council believes that prescription...
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UK Experts Warn Of Dangerous NHS Medical Marijuana Trials For Epilepsy Patients, More Updates From Europe
Thursday, October 17, 2024 - 11:02am | 948The last few years have brought many changes to cannabis laws across Europe. Here are some of the latest cannabis developments from the United Kingdom, The Netherlands and Poland. UK Experts Raise Concerns About Two Trials On Medical Marijuana And Epilepsy University of College London is preparing...
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Malta Officials To Confiscate HHC Products, UK's Medical Marijuana Private Sector Booms, Germany Advances Licensing
Saturday, October 12, 2024 - 10:28am | 994Over the past several years, Europe has become more open-minded about medical and recreational marijuana. Here are some of the latest cannabis developments from Malta, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Malta: Officials Will Confiscate HHC Products Malta officials confirmed recently in a press...
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UK Cannabis Firm Raises £1.05M Via Discounted Offering, Expands Partnership With Danish Medical Marijuana Producer
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 - 9:05am | 759The London-listed cannabis-focused pharma company Celadon Pharmaceuticals Plc (AIM: CEL) raised £1.05 million ($1.37 million) by selling 2.63 million new ordinary shares at 40 pence per share. This price is about 23.8% lower than the previous day's share price of 52.5 pence. The discounted...
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As Number Of Medical Marijuana Patients In UK Skyrockets, Non-Profit Launches Crowd-Funder To Run Cannabis Legalization Campaign
Friday, July 19, 2024 - 9:37am | 886Transform Drug Policy Foundation, a registered non-profit charity based in the United Kingdom working towards a safer system of legal regulation for all drugs announced on Thursday that is undertaking new efforts to legalize marijuana. In a post on X, the non-profit launched a crowd-funder to run a...
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Cannabis Shops Could Launch This Year In Germany For 'Scientific Purposes,' Here's Why UK's Medical Marijuana Sales Are Soaring
Monday, May 13, 2024 - 10:33am | 1503Over the last several years, Europe has become more open-minded about medical and recreational marijuana. Here are some of the latest cannabis developments from the United Kingdom and Germany. Germany: Cannabis Shops Might Open This Year The German government is working on the second...
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Canadian Marijuana Company Cronos Expands Into UK After Setting Up In Germany's Nascent Market
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 - 9:31am | 552Cronos Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CRON) (TSX:CRON) announced on Tuesday that it's expanding its medical brand, PEACE NATURALS, into the United Kingdom with its first shipment of cannabis flower to GROW Pharma. The Toronto-based cannabis company has partnered with a distributor of prescribed medicinal...
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1.4 Tons Of Cocaine Seized In Sweden's Largest Drug Bust, Portugal Exports 11 Tons Of Marijuana, But Sells Only 17kg Within & More
Friday, April 26, 2024 - 11:34am | 741Over the last several years, Europe has become more open-minded about medical and recreational marijuana. Here are some of the latest cannabis developments from the Untied Kingdom, Scotland, Sweden, and Portugal. United Kingdom: Release Launches Initiative To Protect Medical Marijuana Patients...
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'We Want Fewer People To Consume Cannabis,' German Chancellor Scholz Explains Reform To Chinese Students & More Updates
Monday, April 15, 2024 - 9:43am | 909Over the last several years, Europe has become more open-minded about medical and recreational marijuana. Here are some of the latest cannabis developments from Germany, France and the United Kingdom. German Chancellor Scholz Told Chinese Students They Don't Have To Consume Cannabis Chancellor ...
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Ireland Considers Decriminalizing Drugs, UK Investigates Using Hemp To Make Electronics, Spain's Record-Breaking Marijuana Production And More Euro News
Tuesday, January 30, 2024 - 10:39am | 1370Over the last several years, Europe has become more open-minded about medical and recreational marijuana. Here are some of the latest cannabis developments from Ireland, the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain. Ireland: Moving Towards The Decriminalization Of Possession Of Drugs For Personal Use...
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Euro Weed: Political Games Behind Czech's Cannabis Legalization Draft, UK's $850M CBD Market In Disarray & More
Thursday, January 18, 2024 - 11:55pm | 835Over the last several years, Europe has become more open-minded about medical and recreational marijuana. Here are some of the latest cannabis developments from the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Malta and Switzerland. Czech Republic: Political Games Behind Latest Cannabis Legalization Draft...
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Euro Weed: Germany's Medical Marijuana Associations Seek Easier Access, Ukraine To Tax Hemp & More
Friday, January 12, 2024 - 1:09am | 982Over the last several years, Europe has become more open-minded about medical and recreational marijuana. Here are some of the latest cannabis developments from the United Kingdom, Germany, Malta and Ukraine. UK: Online Pharmacies Selling Restricted Drugs Without Proper Checks, GP's Approval As...