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thought leaders, experts, and enthusiasts from the cannabis sector share their insights and experiences. Here, you’ll find a range of topics, from articles on policy and regulatory changes, to research findings, member experiences, and expert analyses on market trends that explore the complexities and successes of the cannabis industry, within the UK and globally.
Blogs
What’s Stopping Hemp From Cropping Up Everywhere?
CIC Executive Committee member Jamie Bartley leads the Unyte Group, which comprises seven distinct businesses, all inter-linked by Cannabis and Hemp, with expertise in everything from medical to capital to construction. Right now he’s pushing for further investment into the UK’s industrial hemp sector, as well as legislative change, to
Meet Executive Committee Member, Dr Anne Schlag
Chartered Psychologist and Head of Research at Drug Science, Dr Anne Katrin Schlag, heads up the Cannabis Industry Council’s Research Working group. For 2022, the main focus of the Research Subgroup is to carry out a Health economic analysis, create condition-specific case studies, research into chemovar profiles in childhood epilepsy,
How Volteface and Maple Tree are Giving Patients a Voice in the Medical Cannabis Industry
The medical cannabis industry has grown rapidly over the past few years, with even more growth predicted in the coming years as more patients begin to access this treatment. But while the industry continues to grow, one thing that’s been patchy, at best, is patient engagement. Volteface, along with partner
Meet Executive Committee Member, Jamie Bartley
In 2019, Jamie Bartley founded the Unyte Group with two business partners; its divisions covering energy, waste, investment, cultivation and medical uses. Jamie now chairs the CIC’s Hemp Working Group. Jamie first discovered the wonders of the hemp plant while investigating its potential to assist brownfield remediation in construction. “I
Meet CIC Vice Chair Elisabetta Faenza
Elisabetta Faenza is the Council’s Vice-Chair and Chair of the Standards Working Group. Elisabetta is also on the board of Medical Cannabis Industry Australia (MCIA), which acts as the voice for the country’s licensed medicinal cannabis sector. Through her work with the Standards Group, Elisabetta has identified three key areas
