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European Authority Sets “Safe” CBD Consumption Level

February 12, 2026 | Cannabis Industry News

This week, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) set what it considers to be a “safe” consumption level for cannabidiol (CBD), and by many measures, the dosage level is very low. “In…

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The Average Price For German Medical Cannabis Is Decreasing

February 11, 2026 | Cannabis Industry News

It is no secret that Germany is home to the largest legal medical cannabis industry in Europe, and remains the world’s top destination for medical cannabis product exports from other legal…

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Can AI Help With Cannabis Seed Detection And Classification?

February 9, 2026 | Cannabis Industry News

Artificial intelligence is being incorporated into various societal and industry functions at a seemingly ever-increasing rate these days, including within the emerging cannabis industry. A…

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Uruguay Increases Prices For Legal Cannabis

February 8, 2026 | Cannabis Industry News

Uruguay currently authorizes the legal sales of four different cannabis strains through the nation’s licensed pharmacies. As of the start of this month, the prices that the government sets…

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Study Finds “No Effects” After German Cannabis Legalization

February 6, 2026 | Cannabis Industry News

Germany implemented the first provisions of its historic CanG adult-use cannabis legalization measure in April 2024. Initially, Germany approved adults to cultivate, possess, and consume pe…

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South Africa Seeks Public Comments For Draft Cannabis Regulations

February 4, 2026 | Cannabis Industry News

South Africa’s Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Development recently published a draft regulatory proposal that would officially set the limits for adult-use cannabis cultivation and…

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Brazil Adopts Medical Cannabis Cultivation Rules

February 2, 2026 | Cannabis Industry News, Hemp Industry News

Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) recently approved a measure that authorizes the preparation of CBD products in pharmacies, expands therapeutic uses of certain medical…

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Uruguay’s Legal Cannabis Industry Expanded In 2025

February 1, 2026 | Cannabis Industry News

Sales statistics from Uruguay’s Institute for the Regulation and Control of Cannabis (IRCCA) for the 2025 calendar year were recently analyzed, and the industry data for the nation’s legal…

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Cannabis Market 2026: Why Partnerships Matter More Than Capital

January 25, 2026 | Cannabis Industry News

By Jamie L Pearson, Founder of New Holland Group Over the past two decades, the global cannabis industry has moved from total prohibition to widespread medical legalization and partial a…

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Czechia’s Medical Cannabis Market Increased 46% In 2025

January 25, 2026 | Cannabis Industry News

The Czech State Institute for Drug Control tracks data from the European country’s emerging legal medical cannabis market, and according to updated data encompassing the 2025 calendar year…

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German Lawmakers Consider Scaling Back Medical Cannabis Amendment

January 23, 2026 | Cannabis Industry News

Last week, various experts provided testimony at a public hearing held by Germany’s Health Committee in the Bundestag on a proposed amendment to the Medicinal Cannabis Act (MedCanG) champio…

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Medios AG Enters Europe’s Medical Cannabis Market

January 20, 2026 | Cannabis Industry News

As Europe’s emerging legal medical cannabis industry continues to expand, the market is becoming more accepted and mainstream. A recent example of this is Medios AG’s entry into the medical…

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Significant Increase Of German Cultivation Associations Expected This Year

January 16, 2026 | Cannabis Industry News

The German Cannabis Business Association (BvCW) recently conducted a survey, posing the question, “Currently, there are at least 368 approved cannabis cultivation associations (CAVs). How m…

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Spain Authorizes Medical Cannabis For Four Pathologies

January 15, 2026 | Cannabis Industry News

Medical cannabis is far from being a new thing in Spain. However, actual regulated medical cannabis access for Spain’s suffering patients has long lagged behind the need for safe access to…

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Ghana Cannabis Industry Association Plans Trade Mission To Czechia

January 9, 2026 | Cannabis Industry News

Members of Ghana’s emerging cannabis industry are planning a trade mission trip to the Czech Republic as part of an ongoing effort to develop the nation’s cannabis industry and boost collab…

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Survey: US Rescheduling Expected To Have Strong Effect On Europe

January 6, 2026 | Cannabis Industry News

As the global cannabis community continues to assess the potential cannabis industry and policy impact of looming federal cannabis rescheduling in the United States, the results of a recent…

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Morocco Approves CBD Poultry Feed Study

January 2, 2026 | Hemp Industry News

Much of the focus on cannabis research in recent decades has been on how the plant and its derivatives can benefit humans, and understandably so. However, another area of increasing interes…

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Czech Cannabis Legalization Officially Takes Effect

January 1, 2026 | Cannabis Industry News

As the clock struck midnight, Central European Time, a historic public policy change took effect in the Czech Republic. Starting today, adults who are 21 years old or older in Czechia can c…

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Bosnia And Herzegovina Approves Medical Cannabis

December 31, 2025 | Cannabis Industry News

Lawmakers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a country on the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe, recently approved a medical cannabis policy modernization measure. The decision by the Council…

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Japan Hemp Seeds Market Projected To Reach $260 Million By 2031

December 29, 2025 | Hemp Industry News

A frequently underrated component of a balanced diet is omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids are associated with reduced inflammation, which is crucial for maintaining the health of var…

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Boosting Regulated German Cannabis Should Be A Top 2026 Priority

December 25, 2025 | Cannabis Industry News

While there are various goals for Germany’s cannabis policy modernization efforts, the main underlying premise of recent reforms is to effectively combat the nation’s unregulated cannabis m…

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Approved German Cannabis Cultivation Association Total Increases To 368

December 24, 2025 | Cannabis Industry News

Adult-use cannabis cultivation associations are a key component of Germany’s recreational cannabis legalization model. Whereas national adult-use cannabis sales systems are prohibited under…

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German SPD Parliamentary Group Argues For Safe Cannabis Access

December 19, 2025 | Cannabis Industry News

Yesterday, the Bundestag held its first reading of the proposed amendment to Germany’s medical cannabis law (MedCanG) that has been championed by the nation’s Health Minister Nina Warken. C…

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President Trump Orders Cannabis Rescheduling To Be Expedited

December 18, 2025 | Cannabis Industry News

In a historic move, United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order today calling for, among other things, expediting the process to reschedule cannabis from its current stat…

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Uruguay Is Considering Legal Cannabis Sales To Non-Residents

December 14, 2025 | Cannabis Industry News

Starting in the first half of the 2010s, lawmakers in the Western Hemisphere began to modernize cannabis policies to permit adult-use cannabis sales. The first local jurisdictions were the…

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New Zealand Removes License Requirements For Industrial Hemp

December 13, 2025 | Hemp Industry News

If there is one plant that can benefit humanity ‘the most’, it is likely the hemp plant. The hemp plant is demonstrably one of, if not the, most versatile plant on earth, possessing the abi…

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German Self-Payer Medical Cannabis Sector Worth €2.9 Billion Annually

December 12, 2025 | Cannabis Industry News

One of the most striking differences between medical cannabis policies in Germany compared to state-level medical cannabis programs in the United States is that, in some instances, medical…

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German Districts Object To Cannabis Pilot Denials

December 7, 2025 | Cannabis Industry News

Regional adult-use cannabis commerce pilot trials are an interesting public policy concept. They involve permitting cannabis consumers, producers, and retailers to participate in local cann…

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Honoring A German Cannabis Community Legend

December 6, 2025 | Cannabis Industry News

It is with heavy hearts that the Talman team reports that legendary German cannabis attorney Peter Homberg unexpectedly passed away on Friday. Mr. Homberg was an amazing member of the Germa…

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Lawmakers Support Legal Cannabis Sales In Finland

November 30, 2025 | Cannabis Industry News

Cannabis law and industry regulatory modernization efforts are picking up momentum in Europe, with a recent example surfacing in Finland, where a group of lawmakers recently expressed suppo…

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Austria’s Hemp Flower Industry Is On The Clock

November 29, 2025 | Hemp Industry News

The rise in popularity of hemp flower has been significant in recent years, particularly in Europe, where sales of ‘cannabis light’ products have become increasingly common across the conti…

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Survey Highlights Motivations Behind German Cannabis Use

November 23, 2025 | Cannabis Industry News

Germany is home to a thriving adult-use and medical cannabis community, which has been true for several years. By many measures, the European country is the most exciting place for cannabis…

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Study Identifies Regulatory Challenges Facing German Cultivation Associations

November 22, 2025 | Cannabis Industry News

Adult-use cannabis cultivation associations are a key component of Germany’s recreational cannabis legalization model. Cultivation associations involve adult consumers registering with a li…

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Europe’s Cannabis Market Finds Its Financial Footing

November 21, 2025 | Cannabis Industry News

By Jamie L Pearson, Founder of New Holland Group As the continent’s cannabis sector matures, investors and operators are discovering that financial discipline will define the next decade…

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The Talman Group Thanks Justin Tombe After Transition Announcement

November 21, 2025 | Cannabis Industry News, Hemp Industry News

The Talman Group, Europe’s largest and industry-leading cannabis investment network, would like to thank Justin Tombe for his invaluable contributions to Talman in recent years. Mr. Tombe i…

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Will U.S. Hemp Companies Pivot To Europe?

November 19, 2025 | Hemp Industry News

In recent years, the consumable hemp industry in the United States has surged. The U.S. hemp revolution began after the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized hemp production nation…

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Cannabis Vaporizer Market Projected To Reach $17.11 Billion By 2032

November 17, 2025 | Cannabis Industry News

Cannabis use is far from being a new thing, with humans having consumed cannabis for many centuries. What is relatively new is how humans consume cannabis, with consumption methods having e…

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Approved German Cannabis Cultivation Association Total Increases To 357

November 16, 2025 | Cannabis Industry News

One of the key components of Germany’s adult-use cannabis legalization model is permitting cultivation associations to operate. Cultivation associations involve adult members joining licens…

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Germany Imported Nearly 57 Tonnes Of Cannabis In Q3 2025

November 15, 2025 | Cannabis Industry News

Germany’s Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) recently published new medical cannabis import data for the third quarter of 2025, and Germany’s emerging legal medical can…

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Swiss City Welcomes Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Plan

November 10, 2025 | Cannabis Industry News

Earlier this year, the Swiss Commission for Social Security and Health launched a public consultation for an adult-use cannabis legalization proposal. Regional adult-use cannabis commerce p…

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New UK Report Highlights Untapped Cannabis Industry Potential

November 8, 2025 | Cannabis Industry News

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Medical Cannabis under Prescription recently published a new report focusing on the United Kingdom’s emerging medical cannabis industry. The Unit…

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Legal Medical Cannabis Sales Are Increasing In Czechia

November 5, 2025 | Cannabis Industry News

Medical cannabis was first legalized in the Czech Republic in 2013, with the first patients receiving safe access to medical cannabis in 2014. Starting in 2020, health insurance companies i…

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Colombia Approves Use Of Medical Cannabis Flower

November 2, 2025 | Cannabis Industry News

In an ever-evolving global medical cannabis industry landscape in which new products are being developed and introduced into the market on an ongoing basis, raw cannabis flower remains the…

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The UK Cannabis Industry Has Plenty Of Room To Grow

October 27, 2025 | Cannabis Industry News

The United Kingdom’s emerging legal medical cannabis market is the second largest on the European continent, currently valued at roughly €300 million. The only legal medical cannabis market…

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Germany Boosts Medical Cannabis Import Limit

October 24, 2025 | Cannabis Industry News

Last month, Germany announced that the nation’s legal medical cannabis import sector had reached its limit of 122 tonnes of medical cannabis products. Germany’s emerging medical cannabis ma…

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97 Cannabis Associations Approved In North Rhine-Westphalia

October 21, 2025 | Cannabis Industry News

A major component of Germany’s adult-use cannabis legalization model involves permitting consumers to join a member-based cultivation association. Approved cultivation associations, sometim…

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Europe Is The Top Target For Cannabis Industry Expansion

October 20, 2025 | Cannabis Industry News

Initially having started in North America, the cannabis industry ‘green rush’ has since gone international and expanded to nearly every corner of the globe. A majority of countries around t…

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German Lawmakers Propose Industrial Hemp Liberalization Law

October 19, 2025 | Hemp Industry News

Industrial hemp prohibition policies have never been based on science and logic. To be fair, lawmakers and regulators claiming that hemp and cannabis are two different types of plants is al…

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Italian Farmers Seek Industrial Hemp Clarity

October 13, 2025 | Hemp Industry News

Industrial hemp is a major industry around the world, thanks to an increasing number of governments modernizing their policies to permit industrial hemp production, processing, and commerce…

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Spain Council Of Ministers Approves Medical Cannabis Royal Decree

October 8, 2025 | Cannabis Industry News

Historically, you would be hard-pressed to find a country that has a larger disconnect between cannabis public policy and a nation’s operating industry than in Spain. The European country i…

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