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Israel Could Become Major Exporter of Medical Marijuana

Because Israel has been providing medical marijuana products to Israeli patients for over a decade, its researchers have accumulated vast clinical experience along with substantial knowledge in developing strains, breeding methods and extraction, as well as maintaining quality control.

South Africa At Cannabis Crossroads

For one South African mother, cannabis was an illegal drug to warn her son about when he became a teenager: today, she uses it to treat his rare medical condition.

Western Australia Medicinal Cannabis Gets Green Light

Australian drug regulators have granted what is believed to be the first licence to manufacture and supply medical cannabis in WA.

Mexico is writing rules for medical marijuana

The legal sale of marijuana has picked up momentum this year not only in the U.S. but also in some Latin American countries.

Could a legal quirk bring cannabis tourism to Switzerland?

Visitors to Switzerland are usually attracted by the promise of picturesque chalets and mountain hikes. But now they could have another, more unlikely, reason to pay a visit: cannabis.

Canada's Agricultural Ministers Discuss Cannabis Legalization in Annual Meeting

Federal, provincial & territorial ministers of agriculture discussed identifying considerations for marijuana legalization and the agriculture sector.

The movement to make marijuana legal in India now has support from one of Narendra Modi's ministers

Taking inspiration from the West, India’s women and child development minister, Maneka Gandhi, has voiced her support for legalising marijuana in the country.

Canadian Cannabis Production Increase Needed To Meet Demand

According to officials in Canada, a sharp increase in the cultivation of medical cannabis is needed, in order to keep up with growing demand there.

In Spain, experts are presenting their proposal for regulating cannabis

In Spain, a group of drugs experts have established the GEPCA, a body which seeks to set up a comprehensive regulation for cannabis. 

This Jamaican Scientist's Marijuana-based Anti-Cancer Drug Has Been Approved by the FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted orphan drug approval for Chrysoeriol, a cannabis-based drug used to treat acute myeloid leukaemia, which was developed by Jamaican scientist Dr. Henry Lowe.


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