Cannabis is one of the most studied plants of the decade. Treatment-resistant epilepsy, chronic pain, spasticity, anxiety, insomnia, effects on cancer or Parkinson's patients: scientific publications are multiplying, clinical trials are piling up, and regulators are moving forward cautiously.
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The Canary Islands have officially entered the medical cannabis sector with the authorization of the region’s first licensed cultivation facility. Developed...
The German Bundestag has passed new legislation eliminating reimbursement for medical cannabis flowers under the mandatory health insurance system...
The establishment of a regulated recreational cannabis market in Pennsylvania has once again been put on hold after lawmakers approved...
A group of Democratic senators has reintroduced the «Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act» (CAOA), a wide-ranging bill that would end...
A Phase II clinical trial presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in London suggests that a purified oral formulation combining THC and CBD...
The German medical cannabis market continues to grow at a steady pace, with an increasing number of products, falling prices, and a...
Curaleaf has become the first company to register standardized medical cannabis products in Spain. These registrations, approved by the Spanish Medicines Agency...
Massachusetts voters will decide this coming November whether to partially roll back the legalization of cannabis in the state, as a repeal initiative has gathered enough...
While U.S. federal authorities have reclassified some forms of cannabis as a Schedule III controlled substance, recognizing its medical use and, to a lesser extent...
On September 28 and 29, 2026, Paris will host the third edition of Science in the City International, a symposium organized by the Medical Resource Association that will bring together...
More than a year after voters in the Cayman Islands voted in favor of decriminalizing cannabis, the Legislative Reform Commission (LRC)...
After years of delays, France has taken another step toward establishing a permanent framework for medical cannabis. The decree...
More than seven years after cannabis was legalized for adult use, Guam has officially issued its first cannabis operating license. The license was...
Four months after the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina approved the legalization of medical cannabis, authorities are now working to develop the regulatory framework...
The medical cannabis sector in the United Kingdom continues to expand, with the number of patients expected to exceed 140,000 by the end of 2026. According to the latest UK...
The canton of St. Gallen has officially launched one of Switzerland’s largest cannabis pilot projects, allowing up to 5,000 adult users to legally access...
Nebraska authorities have just authorized the first medical cannabis production facility to begin growing plants. At a meeting of the Commission...
Uruguay was the first country in the world to legally regulate the entire cannabis industry. Yet, ten years later, medical cannabis still hasn't...
As South Carolina prepares to elect its next governor, the debate over medical cannabis in the state is once again coming to the forefront...
The French Minister of Health confirmed to Agence France-Presse (AFP) that the regulations—which have been expected to be published for two years and which...
