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Cannabis law explained by the lawyers who practise it: analysis and commentary from law firms around the world, with the Cannabis Law Journal.
New South Wales is preparing landmark reforms to drug-driving laws that would allow medicinal cannabis patients to drive with THC in their system, provided they meet specific conditions and stay below prescribed thresholds.
Upcoming changes to European Union legislation will significantly alter the regulation of gene-edited crops. This article outlines the main trends of the EU’s new framework for plants obtained by New Genomic Techniques (NGTs),…
Earlier this month, the Bailiwick of Jersey appeared poised to take a measured, evidence-based step toward re-examining its approach to non-medical cannabis.
Authored and Edited by Hannah Whitmore, Ph.D.; K. Victoria Barker, Ph.D.; Victoria A. Randall, Ph.D.
New South Wales Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann has long been attempting to address the legal anomaly that sees prescribed users of medicinal cannabis at risk of losing their drivers licence whenever behind the wheel, including when…
The Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) released a report on 23 October 2024 which found that the number of people charged with drug driving offences over the past decade has increased from 1,409 to 13,815 annually.
com/australia/crime/1474172/is-weed-legal-in-australia In Australia, there is support for decriminalising marijuana as well as legalising growing cannabis plants at home for personal use.
P. Jindal Global University The authors declare no conflict of interest Abstract This paper delves into the philosophical debate on marijuana legalization, through utilitarian perspectives.
Last week (12 April 2023) saw the German government put forward its formal proposals to legalise the cultivation, possession, and consumption of cannabis for recreational purposes (otherwise known as the “adult-use market” as…
When buying CBD in the UK, the first question you should ask is always “is this CBD oil legal?”. There are a number of rules and regulations in place meaning some products may be considered illegal, depending on how they were…
A range of missteps have been blamed on Liz Truss, but one of the less well known is the future of the Bermudian cannabis market. At the former prime minister’s behest, British ministers committed to a cautious and conservative…
The BBC’s‘Good Food’ publicationreported earlier this year that Cannabidiol (CBD) is becoming increasingly popular in the health world. It is sourced from the cannabis plant but derived from the non-intoxicating hemp plant, and…
[co-author: Ariane Beckman] As of January 2019, all consumable CBD products—including extracts and isolates—were confirmed as novel foods for England and Wales, and therefore must be approved by the Food Standards Agency (FSA)…
The UK All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Cannabidiol (CBD) Products has published ‘A Plan for a Legal and Regulated UK Hemp and Cannabis Sector’.
by Ricardo Dos Santos De Almeida Vieira , Bruno Weil , Margret Knitter , Manolis Eglezos , Kenji Kuroda , Kris Scicluna , John Wolfs , Juan Blanc , Thomas H. Curran , Duncan Manville and Brandi Balanda
UK-based CBD companies may feel they have had a rough ride of late. From operating within a light-touch regulatory regime, founded on the belief that CBD products were no different to any other readily available food supplement,…