Momentum continues to build for medical cannabis legalization around the globe, prying open new markets and tens of billions of dollars in business opportunities for entrepreneurs and companies with global ambitions.
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Growing Momentum: 12 Notable Countries
With every passing day, the cannabis industry becomes more of an international market. The September issue of Marijuana Business Magazine focused on 12 notable countries that already offer plant-touching business opportunities in cultivation, retail, exports and...
Growing Momentum: Australia
Milestones in the Medical Cannabis Program The first cultivation license was issued in 2018. Key Laws and Regulations Narcotic Drugs Act of 1967 (and 2016 amendment) Therapeutic Goods Act of 1989 Therapeutic Goods Regulations of 1990 Special Access Scheme...
Growing Momentum: Uruguay
Milestones in the Medical Cannabis Program Zimbabwe legalized the cultivation of cannabis for medicinal and scientific purposes in 2018, making it the second country in Africa to lay the groundwork for a medical marijuana industry. The law defined how companies could...
Growing Momentum: Q&A with Vicente Fox
For years, former Mexican President Vicente Fox was bullish on launching a legal medical marijuana market in the country he led for half a decade. And now? He’s less optimistic. “I moved from very optimistic time-wise to neutral, because I don’t see things happening....
Growing Momentum: Germany
Milestones in the Medical Cannabis Program Germany established the current regulatory framework for its medical cannabis program in March 2017. It replaced a more restrictive program that had been in place for years. Key Laws and Regulations Amendment of the...
Growing Momentum: Italy
Milestones in the Medical Cannabis Program Doctors could first recommend cannabis-derived medicine in 2006, but significant quantities weren’t prescribed until 2014. Key Laws and Regulations Law: April 8, 1998, n. 94 Ordinance: July 18, 2006 Ministerial Decree:...
Growing Momentum: South Africa
Milestones in the Medical Cannabis Program A legal framework for the cultivation and processing of cannabis as an ingredient in registered medicines was approved in 2017. When local production is up and running, more regulations will be needed to facilitate access....
Growing Momentum: Q&A with Kim Campbell
As the first country to regulate medical and adult-use cannabis at a federal level, Canada has an opportunity to be the leading force in setting standards for other nations to follow, according to former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell. She said integrity of...
Growing Momentum: Brazil
Milestones in the Medical Cannabis Program The National Sanitary Surveillance Agency regulated “compassionate use” imports in 2015. Key Laws and Regulations RDC No. 17/2015 Portaria 344/1998 Market Data Since 2014, almost 10,000 authorizations were...
Growing Momentum: Jamaica
Milestones in the Medical Cannabis Program In 2015, Jamaica amended its so-called Dangerous Drug Act, which prohibited and punished marijuana cultivation, distribution and consumption, to establish a Cannabis Licensing Authority and develop an MMJ industry. In 2016,...
Growing Momentum: The Netherlands
Milestones in the Medical Cannabis Program The Office of Medical Cannabis was created in 2001, and the first products became available in Dutch pharmacies in fall 2003. Key Laws and Regulations Opium Act Market Data A centralized registry of patients...
