Remove Clinical Trials Remove Decriminalization Remove Epilepsy Remove Policy
article thumbnail

Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

The Cannigma

Japan has some of the harshest drug policies on Earth, including for cannabis — and is one of the worst places on Earth to get arrested on marijuana possession charges. The government has a zero tolerance policy on cannabis, but this approach doesn’t apply to investments, it appears. The future of weed legalization in Japan.

Law 137
article thumbnail

Is Europe falling behind?

The Cannigma

This is where the crux of the issue is, if you are a patient then you have epilepsy or your child has epilepsy, you want a qualified product that you can rely on that has the same level of provision in relation to the manufacturing process as any other medicine that you would take. MSO: Let’s pivot for a minute.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Can medical cannabis survive adult-use legalization?

The Cannigma

We’re not going to get over the fact that there’s not the same sort of clinical trial and that type of evidence for cannabis and cannabis treatments in the very near future for various reasons. There’s the one drug, one target, cannabis is multiple active ingredients and acts on multiple targets in the body.

article thumbnail

Meritas Law Firms Worldwide Article: Global Cannabis Industry: The Essential Primer

Cannabis Law Report

As more countries legalize or decriminalize the cultivation, manufacture, sale, and use of cannabis, companies across a variety of industries are looking for opportunities to capitalize on this emerging market. Several bills have been introduced in Congress in 2019 that call for legalizing or decriminalizing the substance.

Law 40
article thumbnail

NORML 2019 Legislative Report

Cannabis Law Report

After this historically successful year, we expect to see public and political support continue to increase in 2020 as more and more states implement sensible cannabis regulatory policies. “Never before in American history has marijuana policy advanced in Congress as far or as fast in one year as 2019. Erik Altieri.