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…
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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…
Marijuana firm iAnthus gets Canadian court approval for restructuring plan
A British Columbia court has approved a revised restructuring plan for iAnthus Capital Holdings, a week after declining to sign off on a previous plan. In reasons for judgment issued Monday, Supreme Court of British Columbia Justice Geoffrey Gomery sai…
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…
New Zealand extends medical cannabis transition to avoid supply disruption
Medical cannabis suppliers in New Zealand have been given an extension on new product-assessment rules that were set to take effect this month. That development came to light in a Medicinal Cannabis Agency (MCA) communication sent to industry stakehold…
MJBizCon 2020 rebooting as entirely digital experience; in-person canceled
Marijuana Business Daily announced it is canceling its in-person flagship conference, MJBizCon, for 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic and will instead offer a five-week digital conference and trade show starting Nov. 2 and culminating with the m…
Australia approves record number of medical cannabis patients
Australia’s medical cannabis market continues to grow. In September, more than 6,000 patients were approved for medical marijuana treatment through the country’s Special Access Scheme (SAS) Category B pathway. That’s the highest monthly gain since 2016…
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…
Week in Review: Wildfire smoke impact, cannabis market transitions, curbing illicit sales & more
Smoke and ash from the record wildfires in the western U.S. are slowing the growth of outdoor marijuana plants and forcing cultivators to rethink when to harvest their crop. MJBizDaily takeaway: Growers in California, Oregon and Washington state are st…