International Cannabis Weekly: 8

• There is now “great momentum for sensible cannabis law reform” in Germany.
• A doctor has entered a hunger strike to protest Germany’s ‘Bureaucratic’ cannabis laws.
• The UK’s Liberal Democrats are still pushing for a legal cannabis market under their new leader, Vince Cable.
• A recent study published in The European Journal of Preventive Cardiology reveals the potential health benefits of medical cannabis.

What Does The Future Hold For The Czech Cannabis Industry?

The Czech Republic has had a complex relationship with cannabis. With the attitudes towards legal cannabis changing throughout Europe, could the country gain a foothold in the emerging marketplace?

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Medical cannabis has been technically legal in several European countries for a number of years – although legislation across the supply chain is inconsistent from country to country and even at the state level within federal European countries. This issue has prevented any meaningful scale of production or supply developing in Europe to date.

However political and social momentum is now behind further legalisation. This will naturally lead to consistent regulation at the state level and perhaps even harmonisation at the regional (EU) level. This legislation, regulation and harmonisation will provide the certainty required to allow domestic players move across borders and invest for growth and scale.