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Earlier this month, U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that his administration is weighing the possibility of rescheduling cannabis at the federal level—from its current Schedule I status (the most restrictive category) to Schedule III. While many advocates in the United States continue to push for full descheduling—arguing cannabis should be treated like alcohol or tobacco—the political reality suggests that rescheduling is the more likely outcome. If cannabis is officially moved to Schedule III, it will represent one of the most significant policy shifts in U.S. history. But the impact wouldn’t be confined to North America—it could also reverberate across Europe....

From Illicit Source to Regulated Exporter For decades, Morocco has been one of the world’s largest suppliers of unregulated cannabis, with its famous Rif region recognized as a global hub of cultivation. But in recent years, the country has been working to transition from informal production to a regulated, legal framework. In March 2021, Morocco officially approved the legal cultivation of cannabis for medical and industrial purposes. This was followed by the establishment of a national agency to oversee licensing, compliance, and export strategy. The government made it clear from the outset: the goal was not only to regulate domestic...

South Africa is now part of a small but growing group of nations that have adopted national adult-use cannabis legalization, alongside Uruguay, Canada, Malta, Luxembourg, and Germany. The Czech Republic is next in line, with legalization taking effect in January 2026. The seeds of reform in South Africa were planted in 2018, when the nation’s Constitutional Court ruled that cannabis prohibition against private adult use was unconstitutional. That landmark decision was formally codified into law in 2024, creating the basis for the country’s modern legalization framework. The Push for Cannabis Clubs While legalization has been established, the details of South...

A coalition of cannabis patients, business owners, and legal advocates in Germany has filed a constitutional complaint and lawsuit challenging the Bavarian Cannabis Consequences Limitation Act, which imposes strict limits on where cannabis can be consumed in the southern state. The law, unique to Bavaria, bans cannabis use at folk festivals and in the outdoor areas of restaurants and beer gardens, despite recent federal-level reforms that legalized adult-use cannabis across Germany. Who Is Behind the Legal Challenge? The lawsuit is spearheaded by: René Korcak, a medical cannabis patient Emanuel Burghard, a cannabis consumer Dr. Andreas Rothenberger, owner of the Tortuga...