British Columbia, Canada-based Tilray is recalling new batches of medical cannabis extracts in Germany because of incorrect THC content, German independent pharmaceutical newspaper DAZ reported. It is the second recall of Tilray products in...
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Cansativa chosen as sole distributor of German-grown cannabis
Mörfelden-Walldorf-based Cansativa won the German distribution tender, becoming the sole distributor of all cannabis that will be grown in Germany for medical purposes during the next four years, the company announced in a news release. The...
Uruguay approves new rules to facilitate exports, spur cannabis industry
Uruguayan President Lacalle Pou signed two decrees with the aim of spurring development of the medical marijuana and hemp industries and encouraging exports, Deputy Secretary of the Presidency Rodrigo Ferrés said during a news conference late last week. The new rules...
Polish authorities detain cannabis industry executive and regulator
A cannabis industry executive and a Polish government official in charge of the office responsible for registering medical products were detained by the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA), the government office communicated Friday. The two individuals were detained...
Tilray recalls ‘select batches’ of cannabis extracts in Germany
British Columbia, Canada-based Tilray is recalling a small amount of medical cannabis in Germany because of incorrect THC content, German independent pharmaceutical newspaper DAZ reported. The product is THC10:CBD10, a full-spectrum oil with 10 milligrams per...
Individual imports of cannabis continue to grow in Brazil
The cumulative number of authorizations for individual patients in Brazil to import nonregistered medical cannabis products reached 18,650 at the end of March, according to data shared with Marijuana Business Daily by the country’s health regulator. National Sanitary...
EU-grown cannabis flower variety now available to German pharmacies
Berlin-based CanPharma is believed to be the first company to offer in Germany "a German brand of medical cannabis flower sourced from a non-Canadian (owned) production facility," the firm's chief financial officer told Marijuana Business Daily. According to CFO David...
Some WHO cannabis recommendations draw strong opposition at recent UN meeting
Two of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) cannabis scheduling recommendations might face an uphill battle getting adopted later this year by the United Nations’ Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND).
Netherlands receives 149 applications for recreational cannabis grow trial
The Dutch government received 149 applications to grow adult-use marijuana to be sold to coffee shops in the 10 municipalities that are part of an upcoming experiment. The applications now will be evaluated by the government, which recently communicated that "a...
German imports of cannabis flower up in first half of 2020 versus 2019
Germany imported 4,126 kilograms (9,096 pounds) of medical cannabis flower for pharmacy dispensing during the first half of 2020, an increase of more than 60% compared to the same period last year, new government data shows. A small part of...
Marijuana firm Clever Leaves inks definitive deal to list on Nasdaq
Clever Leaves International, a multinational cannabis company with its main operations in Colombia, announced it reached a definitive agreement to combine with a special purpose acquisition company in order to create a new business that is expected to trade on the...
Three years in, Uruguay’s recreational cannabis market ‘tangible’ success
Three years after Uruguay became the first country in the world to start sales of legal, commercially produced adult-use cannabis, the former head of the country's national drug agency has deemed the move a "tangible" success. Diego Olivera, until recently the head of...
