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Arrest of Albanian Official Accused of Drug Smuggling Causes Stir
Twenty-eight-year-old Albanian official Erisa Fero was arrested on Dec. 29.
January 12, 2023
Court in France Tosses Out Ban on Hemp Flower
The Council of State overturned the government’s earlier ban on hemp flower in France.
January 2, 2023
Police in Sweden Seize Millions in Drugs Outside Capital
Millions of dollars’ worth of drugs were seized outside of Stockholm in Tyreso, Sweden.
December 2, 2022
‘Super Cartel’ Controlling Third of Europe’s Cocaine Trade Sacked by Police
Operation Desert Light took out one of the world’s largest cocaine suppliers.
November 28, 2022
Is Big Tobacco Pivoting to Big Cannabis?
One of the biggest tobacco companies in the world is buying into the German weed startup Sanity Group GmbH.
September 27, 2022
Will Hemp Take Over the Plant-Based Food Market?
Meat alternatives are on the rise globally. Could hemp take the lead as cannabis reform drives agricultural production?
July 22, 2022
The (Unsurprising) Implosion of Juicy Fields
Mix cannabis, crypto, and crowd financing with cultivation and what do you get? The Ponzi scheme that was Europe’s “hottest” online grower goes up in smoke.
July 19, 2022
Spain Approves Medical Cannabis Reform: Pharmacy Dispensation Planned for End of 2022
Spain becomes the next European government to formalize at least medical use of cannabis—even though the first step here is highly limited.
June 24, 2022
German Government to Hold Hearings on Recreational Cannabis Reform
The German government announced yesterday that hearings will start on Tuesday and last for the rest of June as it begins the formal process of recreational cannabis reform.
June 14, 2022
Death in a Cannabis Lab: Italian Prosecutors Investigate Explosion
A lab which was set up to create “Cannabis Lite” products blew up, killing two people and injuring two others. Now prosecutors in Italy are deliberating whether to charge five people with murder or manslaughter.
May 5, 2022