Alle Zeichen auf Grün: Legalisierung von Cannabis in Deutschland
Linda Lichtmess
Am 26. September 2021 haben die Deutschen einen neuen Bundestag gewählt. Die daraus resultierende sogenannte Ampel-Koalition besteht aus der SPD, Bündnis 90 Die Grünen und der FDP. Nach 16 Jahren Merkel und der konservativen CDU/CSU-Regierung scheint das Land bereit für einen Wechsel. Die kommende Regierung verspricht nichts weniger als eine Modernisierung des Landes.
A New Dawn: Adult-Use Cannabis Legalisation in Germany
Linda Lichtmess
Following confirmation that German's incoming traffic light coalition plans to fully legalise adult-use cannabis and thereby create Europe's first regulated market, in its largest and most influential economy, Linda Lichtmess outlines what to expect next.
Taboo Substances and the Emergence of Transgressive Wellness
Shane MacGuill
Consumers, the medical community and regulators are beginning to re-examine a range of previously taboo substances. The rehabilitation of these substances – cannabis, nicotine and psychedelics amongst them – will create a new transgressive wellness and form part of our collective health and wellbeing in the years to come.
停滞する米国のCBD市場：2020年、何がうまくいかなかったのか
Alexander Esposito
カンナビジオール（CBD）は2019年、米国の消費者市場に見事に参入してみせた。非向精神活性剤であるCBDは、わずか1年の間にほぼゼロの状態から40億米ドル強の売上を記録したのである。しかし、この新興産業の勢いは、2020年後半には停滞してしまったようだ。売上高は前年比で約20％の伸びにとどまり、まだ販売が開始されたばかりの製品としては予想を大きく下回っている。また、消費者の反応の違いも浮き彫りになりつつある。
From Taboo to Typical: Global Cannabis Comes of Age
Shane MacGuill
As global cannabis industry leaders gathered at the International Cannabis Business Conference in Berlin in late August our overarching reflection was of an industry that is - if not maturing - entering the end of its beginning as a legitimate mainstream commercial force. Ultimately, the nature and potency of that force will be determined as much by the industry’s collective ability to address consumer needs as by the intricacies of compliance and complexities of operations.
CBD's Slowdown in the US: What Went Wrong in 2020
Alexander Esposito
Following dynamic growth in 2019, CBD sales have seen a dramatic slowdown in the US, the result of an oversaturation of CBD products and regulatory uncertainty that has hampered product launches and quality.
The State of Cannabis in Latin America
Shane MacGuill
Latin America is expected to be the second fastest-growing region for cannabis over the next five years. In this episode, Shane MacGuill, global lead of nicotine and cannabis, joins Erwin Henriquez and Rodrigo Mattos, two of our cannabis experts based in Latin America, to discuss the current landscape, emerging trends and opportunities for cannabis in the region.
Key Topics for the Upcoming Year in Drinks, Nicotine and Cannabis
Howard Telford
Companies across drinks, nicotine and cannabis are attempting to reimagine social occasions during recovery from the global pandemic, while their consumers are striving to manage and improve their sense of wellbeing by taking a more mindful approach…
ICBC - International Cannabis Conference
Euromonitor International