Ben Stevens

Oct 31, 2024 | businessofcannabis.com | Ben Stevens

The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Drugs Use has published its interim report into the recommendations of Ireland’s landmark Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use, coming out strongly in favour of decriminalisation. Established earlier this year to further scrutinise the recommendations of the Citizens Assembly, the specialist committee was given until January 2025 to provide a ‘reasoned response’ to each of its 36 recommendations.

Oct 22, 2024 | therealestateconversation.com.au | Ben Stevens

Real estate industry high achiever Ben Stevens has been appointed the new chair of Professionals Group Australia with a mandate to transform the brand. Mr Stevens, 38, becomes the youngest appointee to the role after a meteoric 10-year career that includes three years as a board director and leading the group’s most successful NSW office, Professionals Bathurst.

Oct 11, 2024 | mjbizdaily.com | Ben Stevens |Kevin Huhn

Poland is set to significantly increase the import cap on medical cannabis based on continually expanding demand in what is fast becoming one of Europe’s most exciting markets. According to new documents seen by Business of Cannabis, Poland’s chief pharmaceutical inspectorate – which is tasked with “supervising the manufacture and marketing of medicinal products” – says the estimated annual demand for medical cannabis in Poland has almost doubled.

Oct 8, 2024 | businessofcannabis.com | Ben Stevens

Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has called for nearly $1m in funding to support enforcement of a controversial ban on hemp. Last month, the state’s governor, Mike Parson,’s efforts to ban intoxicating hemp products were largely put on hold or entirely rolled back, with regulators announcing that products containing hemp-derived THC would no longer come under a blanket ban.

Oct 2, 2024 | businessofcannabis.com | Ben Stevens

Ananda Developments Ananda Developments’ CEO has seemingly forced the hand of one of the UK’s most popular investment service providers, AJ Bell, after it decided to cut a raft of smaller-cap companies from its online trading platform. Last week, AJ Bell moved to limit the trading of companies listed on the ‘Access’ segment of the Aquis Stock Exchange, as well as the more senior ‘Apex’ segment reserved for larger companies.