Italy’s Hemp Documentation Gap: Why “EU Compliant” Isn’t a Due Diligence Checklist
In late July, Italy's Guardia di Finanza raided a hemp operation in Lucca. The operation involved an agricultural company that had previously held authorisation to cultivate so-called canapa light. The Guardia di Finanza's Nucleo Mobile confirmed that those...
Cannabis Localization in Europe: 27 Regulatory Vocabularies
A CBD product page translated correctly into German, French, and Spanish can still be non-compliant in two of those three markets. The words are right. The regulatory category behind them is not. Cannabis localization in Europe gets treated as a language problem —...
Spain’s Medical Cannabis Channel: What It Actually Restricts
In October 2025, Spain approved Real Decreto 903/2025, its first specific regulatory framework for standardised cannabis preparations. Nine months later, brands are still describing it the way they would describe Germany's or the Netherlands' framework — as a market...
The Cannabis Translation Gap Generalist Agencies Can’t Close
Large, generalist language service providers rarely explain why they stay out of cannabis. They just don’t build the service line. We track the agencies that could plausibly move into this space. None has yet built cannabis into a strategic specialisation. Not...
Cannabis Labeling in Europe: What the 2026 Drug Report Means for Your Brand
The European Union Drug Agency (EUDA) published its European Drug Report 2026 on 9 June, and the cannabis section confirms what most people working in this sector already feel day to day: the market isn’t just present, it’s expanding — in users, in product...
Medical Cannabis Translation in Europe: Why Germany and Spain Speak Different Regulatory Languages
Germany and Spain now have medical cannabis laws — but the regulatory language is completely different. Here’s what that means for your content.
What Spannabis Taught Me About Cannabis Translation
I wasn’t expecting the surprise on people’s faces. I went to Spannabis Bilbao ready to listen, to observe, to understand where the cannabis sector is right now. What I wasn’t prepared for was how many people reacted to my work with genuine...
Medical cannabis prescriptions in Europe: why your home-market model won’t travel
Consider, for example, a UK clinic preparing to enter the Spanish market. The team has done the work: website localised into Spanish, products cleared for import, a compliance officer embedded in the operational structure. They've translated the intake forms, the...
CBD Compliance in Spain vs. the UK: What Every Cannabis Brand Needs to Know in 2026
⚠️ Update — May 2026 This article was published in March 2026. On 8 May 2026, the Spanish Supreme Court issued ruling STS 1993/2026, which materially changes the legal landscape for CBD flower products in Spain. The ruling establishes that hemp flowers can be...
From Wine to Cannabis: The 3 Lessons Nobody Sees
This parallel is exactly why quality cannabis translation services require the same depth of specialisation. Reading time: 5 minutes There's something similar between opening a bottle of Château Margaux and examining a premium CBD jar. Both, for example, require...