Implications of the U.S. elections on the cannabis industry stretch far beyond America’s borders. Industry executives in countries as far away as Australia, Jamaica and Uruguay are weighing how the results could affect their business prospects. P…
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Italy backtracks on medical CBD decree
The Italian Ministry of Health suspended the entry into force of a decree that would have added certain CBD preparations into the table of medicines in its narcotics law, according to a notice in the country’s Official Gazette last week. On Oct. …
Newly enforced law might harm Italy’s medical cannabis market, pharmacies warn
Italian regulators have reminded pharmacies they are barred from shipping medical cannabis preparations to customers, a major departure from how patients have accessed the medicine for years in the southern European country. Business and patient groups…
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…