Asia: Market and legal data analysis of the cannabis sector

News analysis in Asia

Israel can grow its cannabis and CBD sector with government blessing

Written by CannIntelligence | 7th February 2019

Although cannabis is considered a dangerous drug in Israel, government support for cannabis start-ups and liberal policies on research have helped the country develop an active medical cannabis industry ...

Israel gears up for trade after cannabis export law is passed

Written by CannIntelligence | 5th February 2019

Israeli firms will soon be able to export medical cannabis and some derived medical cannabis products after a bill was passed establishing a licensing and supervision regime ...

Kosher product approval achieved by two CBD companies

Written by CannIntelligence | 25th January 2019

Two CBD products have received kosher status from the largest agency in Europe dealing with rabbinically-approved foodstuffs. London-based Advance Biotech received kosher certification from KLBD Kosher Certification in September 2018, followed by Provocan, a CBD brand...

Where in the world are the countries most likely to legalise cannabis?

Written by Barnaby Page | 17th January 2019

Researchers in Portugal have developed an algorithm to identify characteristics that suggest the nations most likely to legalise recreational cannabis ...

Japan embraces CBD – with eager endorsement in high places

Written by CannIntelligence | 1st August 2018

Japan, although a socially conservative nation with stringent laws on both medical and recreational marijuana, now allows the sale of CBD products – and even the prime minister’s wife approves ...

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