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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
Using real world evidence in medical cannabis
By Mike Morgan-Giles, CEO, Cannabis Industry Council The challenges of developing extensive clinical trials for cannabis are well known within the industry, but perhaps less so among policy makers, regulators, and even doctors on the periphery. A range of factors contribute to this, including high start-up costs, complex and somewhat
Running a sustainable cannabis business
By MedCan, CIC member If you haven’t heard of MedCan, we’re a producer of medical cannabis in South Africa. Our claim to fame is that we were the first South African company to be granted a licence to export high THC flower. More than commercial success though, we’re focused on
Political posturing on cannabis must end
Mike Morgan-Giles, CEO, Cannabis Industry Council. The recently published opinion column in the Daily Mail by David Sidwick (‘Cannabis is now as dangerous as heroin and crack. A liberal approach is not progress – it’s madness’) is a scientifically and medically misguided piece of political posturing. Mr Sidwick’s position is
Innovation funding in the cannabis sector
By Alex Thomson, Director of Operations, The Tax Credit Company Innovation requires investment, and businesses are not always aware of the financial assistance available in the form of Research & Development (R&D) tax relief, Capital Allowances and Grants. No matter where your organisation sits in the supply chain, from production,
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
