Category: Legislation
What happens if you’re caught with weed in Spain as a tourist? Not what most visitors assume. Spain has a reputation as cannabis-tolerant, and in the right context — inside a private Cannabis Social Club — that reputation holds up. Out on the street, it’s a different picture: an administrative offence with a real fine […]
Spain’s medicines regulator has officially approved the first two oil-based preparations as part of its recently approved national medical cannabis scheme. Curaleaf International has become the first company to register standardised cannabis preparations in Spain, with the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS) formally approving one THC-dominant and one CBD-dominant oils, both developed […]
In 2025, the UK imported more than 30,000 kilograms of cannabis-based medicinal products (CBPMs), more than doubling for the second consecutive year, new data from Prohibition Partners shows. Over the same period, the number of medical cannabis products available to patients also more than doubled, while Prohibition Partners estimates the market will expand by more […]
A Spanish startup has become one of only four companies authorised by Spain’s medicines regulator to cultivate medical cannabis, positioning itself to supply export markets in the UK and Germany from a pharmaceutical-grade indoor facility in the Ribera region of Burgos. Taima Growth received its cultivation licence from the Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos […]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) to VER-01, the flagship full-spectrum cannabis drug from Munich-based Vertanical, putting it in prime position to become the first FDA-approved cannabis-derived medicine for pain, and only the second such approval since Epidiolex in 2018. VER-01’s FDA designation, granted on 18 May 2026, […]
Cannabis Europa London is back at The Barbican Centre for two days of conversations with global cannabis leaders, policymakers, industry analysts and patient representatives, and, as ever, the sun has shown up. ‘Cannabis Europa is always blessed with great weather,’ Stephen Murphy, Co-Founder and CEO of Prohibition Partners, told delegates as he opened proceedings. As […]
Cannabis Europa London returns on 26-27 May 2026, bringing together operators, investors, clinicians, and policymakers from across the global cannabis industry for two days of main-stage debate, exhibition, and networking. This article is part of a series published by Business of Cannabis ahead of the event, drawing on the perspectives of Cannabis Europa’s leading sponsors and speakers, the […]
Adriano Fernandes, Head of Growth and Business Development at leading cultivator CANNA – a Cannabis Europa VIP Partner – shares his thoughts on the industry’s trajectory As we head into Cannabis Europa, what do you see as the most significant developments shaping the European cannabis industry right now, and where does CANNA sit within that […]
Canadian producers shipped 17,067kg of medical cannabis directly to the UK in 2025, more than six times the 2,578kg recorded the year before, according to the latest official Home Office data seen by Business of Cannabis. It comes as the total amount of cannabis flower being imported into the UK more than doubled in 2025 […]
As the European cannabis conference season gets started, industry experts, lawmakers, regulators and business owners are facing greater mainstream scrutiny than ever before. From police raids in Portugal and North Macedonia, to a media backlash in the UK, operators are facing increasing questions about the industry’s resilience in the face of coordinated pushback. Europe’s largest […]