Two short pieces in the German Cannabis Biz Association’s latest newsletter that caught the eye this week. Court prohibits consumer advertising for medicinal cannabis 2025-03-07 | The Frankfurt Higher Regional Court has ruled that advertising for treatments with medicinal cannabis violates the Therapeutic Products Advertising Act. The former platform AlgeaCare from Bloomwell GmbH promised free cannabis treatments on prescription and specifically […]

As pointed out by German Cannabis Biz Assoc. They reckon the less said the better Cannabis remains unmentioned in exploratory paper 2025-03-08 | The CDU/CSU and SPD have published their exploratory paper in preparation for coalition negotiations for the next federal government, in which the topic of cannabis is not mentioned. Possible setbacks to the Cannabis Act (CanG) were not discussed, […]

Once again the wonderful weekly newsletter from the German Cannabis Assoc highlights a legal issue coming into play in the country Is the possession of cannabis seedlings with the intention of selling them  a trafficking in cannabis, offence The 5th and 6th Criminal Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, the 3rd Criminal Senate says yes   Order of inquiry […]

Dan Corder is in conversation with Ricky Stone, environmental lawyer at Cullinan and Associates – to unpack the banning of hemp and cannabis derivatives in any food products. This move is a contradiction to recent law changes that saw the relaxation of cannabis restrictions in South Africa.

Association for women in the cannabis industry founded 2025-03-11 | The ECS EmpowHer Cannabis Society e.V. was founded in Berlin – the world’s first registered association to specifically support women in the cannabis industry. The aim is to break down barriers, facilitate access to the industry and network female players. In addition to mentoring and educational opportunities, the association focuses on […]

JERSEY CITY, NJ – The Jersey City Quality of Life Task Force, in coordination with municipal, county, and state agencies, conducted a targeted enforcement operation on Saturday, March 9, leading to four arrests, 14 summonses issued, multiple city code violations, and the confiscation of over 13 pounds of marijuana and thousands of untaxed tobacco products. Following […]