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A new research paper is shining light on the outdated laws and regulations currently hindering the U.K.’s CBD and medicinal cannabis industries. Written by Maple Tree Consultants and Mackrell. Solicitors, the paper is supported by sixteen industry heavyweights including Prohibition Partners and the Primary Care Cannabis Network. Its findings refer to distinct areas of the cannabis industry, including CBD, hemp and medical cannabis. Time To Relax The paper calls on the government to review its restrictive approach to the U.K. cannabis industry, which could be worth billions of pounds and cre...

Not the brains behind the proposed European Super League, that is for sure. Just days after the fanfare and fury of Sunday’s announcement that the continent’s self-appointed top teams would break away from domestic competition to form their own exclusive league, with no promotion and no relegation – yet eye-wateringly lucrative potential TV rights – the plans lay in tatters. So what went wrong? Football fans across Europe were put in the unusual position of agreeing with former Manchester United captain Gary Neville, when his blistering excoriation of the plans on Sky Sports went vira...

Speaking at a Chamber of Digital Commerce panel discussion in late February, City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez noted that his city’s employees, like others, are worried about the “potential devaluation of the dollar,” so he proposed to the Miami City Commission a resolution to allow “our employees to take a percentage of their salaries in Bitcoin if they so desired.” After all, notes Suarez, “The highest-paid player in the National Football League” — Carolina Panthers offensive tackle Russell Okung — won’t be earning the most because he’s the best player in the NFL but ...

Uber’s rights ruling could have implications for UK gig economy Published: Proposed changes to Uber drivers' rights could have wide-reaching effects for the European gig economy. In a development of an ongoing legal battle over its drivers' rights, Uber is fighting to classify its workers as independent contractors rather than employees and appealing to the European Commission to set out more comprehensive regulations for gig workers. Though the UK has now left the European Union, any decisions made in this case could still have a negative i...