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Cannabis law explained by the lawyers who practise it: analysis and commentary from law firms around the world, with the Cannabis Law Journal.

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Jimmy Singh, Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia

Medical Cannabis And Driving Laws In NSW

New South Wales is preparing landmark reforms to drug-driving laws that would allow medicinal cannabis patients to drive with THC in their system, provided they meet specific conditions and stay below prescribed thresholds.

JA Kemp

26 March 2026 – How the EU is re-shaping the regulation of gene-edited plants

Upcoming changes to European Union legislation will significantly alter the regulation of gene-edited crops. This article outlines the main trends of the EU’s new framework for plants obtained by New Genomic Techniques (NGTs),…

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Medicinal Cannabis Drug Driving Defence Introduce in NSW Parliament

New South Wales Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann has long been attempting to address the legal anomaly that sees prescribed users of medicinal cannabis at risk of losing their drivers licence whenever behind the wheel, including when…

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Criminal Prosecutions Soar Under New South Wales’ Unjust Drug Driving Laws

The Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) released a report on 23 October 2024 which found that the number of people charged with drug driving offences over the past decade has increased from 1,409 to 13,815 annually.

Jimmy Singh, Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia

Is weed legal in Australia?

com/australia/crime/1474172/is-weed-legal-in-australia In Australia, there is support for decriminalising marijuana as well as legalising growing cannabis plants at home for personal use.

Clyde & Co

Germany takes long-expected step to drive forward the adult-use Cannabis market in Europe, the global export market adjusts to developing domestic agendas, and the UK has a choice to make

Last week (12 April 2023) saw the German government put forward its formal proposals to legalise the cultivation, possession, and consumption of cannabis for recreational purposes (otherwise known as the “adult-use market” as…

Cannabis Law Journal

Is CBD Legal in the UK?

When buying CBD in the UK, the first question you should ask is always “is this CBD oil legal?”. There are a number of rules and regulations in place meaning some products may be considered illegal, depending on how they were…

Clyde & Co

UK / Bermuda: Truss left a conservative legacy on cannabis

A range of missteps have been blamed on Liz Truss, but one of the less well known is the future of the Bermudian cannabis market. At the former prime minister’s behest, British ministers committed to a cautious and conservative…

Claire Keating, Marks & Clerk

Regulation And Trade Mark Protection For CBD Novel Foods: Has It Gone To Pot?

The BBC’s‘Good Food’ publicationreported earlier this year that Cannabidiol (CBD) is becoming increasingly popular in the health world. It is sourced from the cannabis plant but derived from the non-intoxicating hemp plant, and…

Vicente LLP

Lessons Learned from the Regulation of CBD Products in the United Kingdom

[co-author: Ariane Beckman] As of January 2019, all consumable CBD products—including extracts and isolates—were confirmed as novel foods for England and Wales, and therefore must be approved by the Food Standards Agency (FSA)…

BCL Solicitors

UK: A blueprint for the UK Cannabis Industry

The UK All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Cannabidiol (CBD) Products has published ‘A Plan for a Legal and Regulated UK Hemp and Cannabis Sector’.

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