South Korea: Market and legal data analysis of the cannabis sector

How a populist pushback in recent elections can affect cannabis policy

Written by Freddie Dawson | 11th June 2025

Last November the feeling was that the election of US president Donald Trump indicated a general shift to the right in global politics, but the results did not quite pan out that way ...

Japan’s first medical cannabis law: ‘historic shift’ or crackdown on illicit use?

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 17th November 2023

Japan’s first medical cannabis law may end up only legalising a single pharmaceutical product, while also criminalising recreational cannabis consumption ...

Proposal to legalise low-THC hemp in South Korea submitted to parliament

Written by Marija Obradovic | 22nd January 2021

A proposal to legalise low-THC hemp was submitted on 19th January in the Korean parliament, which proposes to exclude synthetic products as well as preparations with THC content up to 0.3% from cannabis ...

Folium branches out with stalks to break into Japanese and Korean markets

Written by CannIntelligence | 29th September 2020

US-based CBD producer Folium Biosciences is looking to tap Asian markets by creating a dedicated stalk extraction line which it believes will meet the strict regulatory requirements of Japan and South Korea ...

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