CMS On the Pulse episode #1: A legal roadmap for cannabis law and regulation

International

The Global Life Sciences & Healthcare Sector Group is delighted to launch its new video/podcast series, On the Pulse.

The series brings together CMS lawyers and experts to discuss key industry topics impacting, innovating and disrupting the life sciences & healthcare sector. In our first episode, Nick Beckett (China/Hong Kong) discusses with Shuna Mason (UK), Ellen Gielen (Netherlands) and Laura Opilio (Italy, how the medicinal cannabis industry is developing across Europe, the challenges it faces and what the future might hold.

In particular, the group discusses:

  • potentially the largest cannabis market on the planet;
  • how Moore’s law seems to apply to the legal opening up by authorities in Europe;
  • why there is yet to be significant use in practice;
  • what studies are needed to provide the hard scientific evidence healthcare professionals and authorities need to be comfortable with the efficacy and safety of medicinal cannabis;
  • whether recreational use in coffee shops may be perted for medical use;
  • whether food supplements, cosmetics, drinks or even cigarettes could be an alternative means for patients to receive cannabis for medical purposes.

Watch the video here or listen to the podcast here. You can also subscribe to the podcast here.

This episode complements our guide, ‘A legal roadmap for Cannabis’. The guide is a comprehensive overview of 21 jurisdictions on the legal, commercial and regulatory issues concerning the use of cannabis within the EU, LATAM and MENA, as well as a summary table on the legal approaches in the featured jurisdictions. Click here to view the guide or visit our CMS Expert Guide page here.