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Efforts to close the so-called ‘hemp loophole’ in the US, which would have banned the sale of hemp-derived products containing any detectable amount of THC, could be postponed by a year, giving operators room to adapt their operations. Amid the continued scramble to push through the US’s giant...

UK Medical cannabis operator Grow Group has announced a significant expansion of its full-service UK medical cannabis distribution platform, as it launches the newly rebranded Grow Group UK. As part of this evolution, Grow Group UK has concluded its long-standing joint venture with IPS Pharma...

The frozen US cannabis rescheduling process appears to be stuck in limbo for the foreseeable future, as the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA’s) new management confirmed the process ‘remains pending’. In a joint report to DEA Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) John Mulrooney earlier this week...

The exodus of listed cannabis companies from the public markets, particularly in the UK, is continuing at pace as yet another medical cannabis operator has announced plans to delist. It comes at a critical time not just for the UK’s cannabis sector, but its economy at large. Against the...

Since the partial legalisation of cannabis in Germany, the industry has grown considerably, particularly in the medical sector. While it was previously quite difficult for patients to obtain the desired medicine via an open-minded doctor using a BtM prescription, a normal prescription is now...

In this special edition of the Business of Cannabis Podcast, we go From Anecdote to Evidence with Dr Anne Katrin Schlag, Head of Research at Drug Science, and Graham Woodward, Chief Operating Officer at Releaf. Together, they explore how the UK can move from anecdotal patient stories to robust...

Over the past eight months, Business of Cannabis, Cannabis Health, leafie and CannaReporter have conducted a wide-ranging investigation into Dr Green Digital Key — a high-profile blockchain project positioning itself as a game-changer in global cannabis access. Backed and vocally promoted by a...

Doctors at the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may soon be allowed to recommend medical cannabis to patients, following the passage of a landmark House spending bill that seeks to align federal veterans’ care with state-level cannabis laws. The measure, part of the fiscal year 2026...

Cronos Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CRON) (TSX: CRON) (“Cronos” or the “Company”) announced today that it is expanding distribution with its PEACE NATURALS® medical cannabis brand in the Swiss market through its partnership with Dascoli Pharma AG (“Dascoli”), a Swiss-based company specializing in the...

SOMAÍ, a leading EU-GMP-certified vertically integrated Multi-Country Operator (MCO) specialising in cannabinoid-based medicines, in collaboration with Lusófona University, the largest Portuguese private university and the main institution of Grupo Lusófona, has published a groundbreaking...

With the appointment of Prof. Dr. Hendrik Streeck as the new Federal Government Commissioner for Drugs, Burkhard Blienert had to say goodbye to this post. This means that the cannabis community and the cannabis industry are now seeing a supporter of legalisation replaced by a scientist who...

Delaware will become the 22nd US state to launch a regulated adult-use cannabis market when retail sales begin on 1 August, state officials have confirmed. The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner (OMC) announced that the state’s 13 existing medical cannabis dispensaries, known as compassion...

Standard Seed Corporation, a new startup led by an organic chemist and computer scientist with over a decade of experience designing clinical drugs, may represent one of the most significant technological breakthroughs the cannabis industry has ever seen. While this may sound like hyperbole...

This morning, the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) announced some significant updates to its multi-year CBD Novel Foods approvals process, finally offering hundreds of long-suffering businesses some light at the end of the tunnel. Following suggestions from the FSA late last year that it...

Last year, we spoke to the CEO of Business Isle of Man, Tim Cowsill, about his organisation’s plans to ‘open the door’ to medical cannabis, and welcome businesses from across the world to set up shop on the island and build their facilities. A year on, and with the foundations laid for a...

The second annual Business of Cannabis Awards, Europe’s leading celebration of excellence across the cannabis sector, went off with a bang on the evening of the first day of Cannabis Europa 2025. Helping close out what has been a dramatic year in the European cannabis sector, not to mention a...

Day 2 of this year’s Cannabis Europa started on a more sombre tone, with delegates paying their respects to medical cannabis campaigner, and perhaps the most consequential figure in the UK’s industry, Hannah Deacon. Her close friends and colleagues, Matt Hughes, the Co-Founder and CEO of Medcan...

Below, we’ve summarised the key insights from the vibrant and diverse discussions throughout the second part of Day 1 of Cannabis Europa 2025. If you’re keen to dive into the details, we’ll be exploring each session in more detail over the coming weeks. You can read Part 1 here. Germany...

As London basked in one of the hottest days of the British summer so far, over 1,000 industry leaders converged at the Barbican Centre to kick off the final leg of European Cannabis Week 2025. Despite being fresh off the plane from three days at the characteristically lively Mary Jane Berlin...

Texas medical cannabis and hemp businesses both enjoyed some major, yet largely unexpected news over the weekend, not only ensuring the continued legality of hemp but significantly expanding the state’s medical cannabis programme. The US’ second largest state by size, population and economy has...