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Germany's prices are tumbling, the UK's patient count is climbing and Portugal is shipping tonnes across the continent. We break down the figures behind Europe's fastest-moving cannabis markets, from Swiss pilot trials to the 2029 forecasts, and what it all means for growers.
New York officials are warning about cannabis drinks sold by unauthorized retailers, citing consumer safety risks and pressure on licensed dispensaries. No new blanket ban has been announced, while proposals to open sales to liquor stores remain unsettled.
Germany's April 2024 reform legalised possession and home growing but never built a legal market. We look at what two years of real-world data reveal: why home cultivation thrived, why the social clubs stalled, how medical prescriptions exploded, and what growers elsewhere should take from it.
Asia's most permissive cannabis market is being rebuilt as a prescription system, and thousands of dispensaries have already gone. Here's why Thailand hit the handbrake, what it tells us about maturing markets from Canada to Spain, and why stable genetics matter more than ever.
The Czech Republic didn't build a legal weed market in 2024 — it built a three-plant home grow allowance. Here's what the reform actually changed, what stayed criminal, and why a hard plant count makes feminized and autoflowering genetics the smartest choice for your next run.
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