Last week, we reported that Germany's BfArM had moved to increase the country's medical cannabis import quota by a further 70 tonnes, in response to import volumes exceeding the 120-tonne annual limit before Q4 had even begun.

As @Krautinvest first reported, BfArM has confirmed that Germany's import quotas have been raised significantly in response to a surge in demand, but more importantly, the flood of medical cannabis being imported into the country.

Vertanical's Phase 3 clinical trial results for chronic pain treatment have been widely reported, but the importance and potential significance of these RCT (Randomised Controlled Trial) results have been somewhat underplayed.

The need for reliable data on cannabis reforms is critical to ensuring the future of liberalisation across the world.

How this data will be interpreted, and whether it can genuinely inform policy in a political climate driven more by emotion than evidence, remains unclear.

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This week, the first interim 'Ekocan' report on #cannabis reform impacts has been released, showing almost entirely positive progress, despite local media and political rhetoric to the contrary.

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The Italian hemp industry has received unexpected support from the centre-right Forza Italia party, strengthening its position against an existential threat from the wider government.

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Spain’s long-awaited #medicalcannabis program has finally taken a step forward as a draft of a Royal Decree has been sent to the EU for approval.

However, the bill has been called 'feeble' and it would be one of the strictest frameworks in Europe.

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Yesterday, the first debate on the UK's #medicalcannabis industry under the new #Labour government took place in Westminster.

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Washington, DC will host the Global Cannabis Regulatory Summit (GCRS) from March 25–27, 2025, bringing together top policymakers, regulators, and industry leaders to lay the groundwork for a globally harmonised cannabis regulatory framework.

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