European Policy Momentum

European Policy Momentum

The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs voted earlier today to remove cannabis from Schedule IV of the

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. This is a dramatic policy shift for pan-cannabis, globally. The treaty has guided governments for decades, and it has hindered medical research for cannabis.  As we have discussed routinely, hemp policy is forever tied to cannabis policy.  Liberalization of MJ laws is a boon for hemp. 

The Jacobsen tracks European hemp policy because these markets have historically been lucrative for US operators.  

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follows many months of debate, after the World Health Organization reclassified cannabis in 2019, and

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