The French Minister of Solidarity and Health has signed a lengthy decree specifying how a small-scale pilot program will be supplied with medical cannabis that ultimately will be given to patients free of charge. That decree, signed Friday, was followe…
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Week in Review: California cannabis designations, Supreme Court loss, union victories & more
A new state law lets California’s outdoor marijuana growers claim a wine-like “appellation of origin” for their sun-and-soil-grown crops. California outdoor producers told Marijuana Business Daily they hope the law will help them dist…
Study: ‘Cannabis light’ used in Italy in place of sedatives, antidepressants
Sales in Italy of so-called “cannabis light” – low-THC and CBD-rich flowers derived from hemp – have been linked to a drop in purchases of different medications, indicating some patients chose to abandon prescription drugs in favor of self-medication w…
Aphria’s record Canadian cannabis sales marred by weak EU revenue
Strong demand in Canada for Aphria’s recreational marijuana products failed to offset disappointing international revenue in the Leamington, Ontario-based company’s first fiscal quarter. The Canadian producer’s net revenue declined 4.5% from the March-…
German patient wins court case to have cannabis covered by insurance
A German patient won a long legal battle against her statutory health-insurance provider involving medical cannabis reimbursement. The Social Court of Berlin and Brandenburg ruled that the health insurer must cover the cost of dronabinol drops for at l…
France to distribute free medical cannabis, launch experiment in 2021
The French government published a long-awaited decree this week detailing how a limited medical cannabis experiment will be carried out. It was also confirmed that up to 3,000 patients will be able to participate. Companies participating will have to s…
WHO cannabis recommendations still face uphill battle for adoption
The World Health Organization’s cannabis scheduling recommendations appeared to have limited support at a United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) “intersessional” meeting on Thursday in Vienna. That means the proposals still face an uphill ba…
Aphria joins crowded German cannabis flower market, sales to start in ‘weeks’
Canadian cannabis producer Aphria is joining the increasingly competitive German medical marijuana flower market. The company completed its first shipment of dried flower to its wholly-owned German subsidiary, CC Pharma GmbH, the company disclosed this…
German pharmaceutical firm Stada signs medical marijuana supply deal
German pharmaceutical company Stada has signed a medical cannabis supply agreement with Barrie, Ontario-headquartered MediPharm Labs, the Canadian company said. The exclusive partnership, announced Monday, calls on MediPharm to supply Good Manufacturin…
Uruguay-grown medical cannabis available in Germany for first time
Medical cannabis flower grown in Uruguay recently became available in the German market for the first time. The news sheds light on the final destination of large exports quietly shipped from Uruguay to Portugal at the end of 2019 and earlier this year…