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Table 3 Summary of case conditions

From: Regulatory sandboxes as an innovative platform for testing Cannabis edibles in Germany

 

New Cannabis Product/ Service

New Policy

RS Implementation

Outcome

Brazil

Medical Cannabis Products

Setting guidelines for the production and distribution of Cannabidiol-based medications

An RS was implemented and monitored for a small sample.

Solved the problem for ill people to receive cannabis and paved the way for an incremental legalization.

Arizona

Payment service for Cannabis Businesses

Set the standard for financial technology solutions geared to the cannabis sector’s specific demands

An RS was implemented and monitored for a group of cannabis businesses in Arizona.

Promoted economic growth while assuring adherence to regulations.

Thailand

Recreational Cannabis

Setting regulations to allow individuals over 20 years of age to use cannabis for recreational purposes and allow tourists to access cannabis products

An RS implementation was scrapped out at the last minute and a full legalization was enacted.

Reported boosted tourism in an unstable regulatory framework.

  1. Source: Authors’ accumulation of case data