Joe Clarke

Joe Clarke writes about US and European cannabis policy for The Cannigma. His work explores how regulation shapes emerging markets, drawing on experience across hemp, education, the music industry and AI. He is currently completing an MSc in International Policy at the London School of Economics.

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Policy & Analysis
Old Blighty and Uncle Sam take on semi-synthetic cannabinoids

Britain and America are both moving against HHC, THCA and other cannabinoids made from surplus CBD, but with very different...

Nov 10, 2026
7 min
Policy & Analysis
Crop or drug? Europe and America part ways on hemp

EU governments want hemp flowers treated as a farm product, while Washington is about to treat most intoxicating hemp products...

Oct 26, 2026
8 min
Policy & Analysis
Ireland’s new ‘health-led’ drugs strategy. Plus: Kratom, and the Netherlands’ state-licensed supply chain

Ireland has accepted its citizens’ call for a ‘health-led’ response to drug possession, while keeping possession a crime. I look...

Oct 24, 2026
8 min
Policy & Analysis
Keep it, share it, but don’t sell it: what Massachusetts’ Question 8 would actually do

Massachusetts votes next month on whether to close its licensed adult-use cannabis market, and the ballot text is stranger than...

Oct 12, 2026
6 min
Policy & Analysis
What Lies Ahead for America’s Hemp Industry?

Congress has rewritten the legal definition of hemp, and the changes take effect in November and December. The aim was...

Aug 18, 2026
9 min