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Israel experiences another disruption to cannabis shipments, report says

Israeli police told the operators of the cargo terminal at Ben Gurion Airport, the country's main international airfield,…

News July 5
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Health minister: Germany taking safety-first approach to marijuana legalization

The focus of Germany's upcoming adult-use marijuana legalization will be safety and the protection of youth from negative…

News July 5
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In Germany, big questions on recreational cannabis legalization still unanswered

Germany is forging ahead with plans to establish Europe's first national recreational cannabis market, but details about the…

News July 5
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Canopy Growth settles Cointreau lawsuit over cannabis beverage name

Canopy Growth settled a trademark dispute with French orange liqueur producer Rémy Cointreau, which argued that the Canada-based…

News June 28
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Switzerland set to launch regulated medical cannabis market

Switzerland's seven-member Federal Council has presented Parliament with an amendment to the country's Narcotics Act to remove the…

News June 23
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22.2 million Europeans consumed cannabis in past year, report says

An estimated 22.2 million adults in the European Union, or 7.7% of the population, consumed cannabis in the…

News June 23
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InterCure, Cookies open flagship CBD store in Austria

Israel's InterCure and San Francisco-based Cookies opened the first Cookies store in Vienna.

News June 22
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Spain set to approve medical cannabis sales in pharmacies

A subcommittee in Spain's Congress of Deputies approved a draft bill to regulate some medical cannabis sales in…

News June 21
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Germany kicks off preparatory phase of cannabis legislation

Germany is set to launch a series of expert hearings at the Federal Ministry of Health this week…

News June 13
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EU pause on CBD won’t affect thousands of products on UK shelves – for now

British health regulators say that thousands of CBD products currently on store shelves in the United Kingdom aren't…

News June 10
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