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The week’s global cannabis news, read through the analyst’s lens — one sentence per story, sourced.
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7 regions53 stories41 publishers22 countries
Europe
14 stories- Malta on the verge of allowing home-grown cannabis
High TimesMTAdult-use
- Spanish cannabis clubs demand to be allowed to reopen
cannabismagazine.netESAdult-use
- UK Novel Food deadline slips as over a third of CBD applications fail
BusinessCannGBHemp & CBD
- Spanish parliamentary group proposes cannabis regulation for adults
lavanguardia.comESRegulation
- UK's former chief drug advisor says prisons should trial free cannabis
The GuardianGBRegulation
- Richard Branson calls for global cannabis policy reform
virgin.comRegulation
- Medical cannabis project planned for areas in Portugal devastated by 2017 fires
CannaReporterPTMedical
- Polish hemp company plans to launch a medical cannabis plantation
strefainwestorow.plPLMedical
- Clearing bureaucracy would let the dynamic Polish hemp sector grow even faster
HempTodayPLRegulation
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- Cannabis Europa and Prohibition Partners roundtable discussion on European cannabis opportunities
TwitterEUEvents & Industry
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hopin.comEvents & Industry
- Portugal and Brazil debate the reclassification of cannabis by the UN
CannaReporterPTBRRegulation
- Tenerife councils preparing legislation to allow cannabis production and decriminalisation
laopinionaustral.com.arESRegulation
United States
13 stories- Canadian company CordovaCann acquires cannabis extraction operation in Washington
Yahoo FinanceUSBusiness & Investment
- Virginia legislature passes bill to legalise adult-use cannabis
cannabisdispensarymag.comUSAdult-use
- Mississippi Senate overruled as medical cannabis programme is approved
Marijuana MomentUSMedical
- Pennsylvania governor approves cannabis pardons
High TimesUSRegulation
- Minnesota Senate moves to expand the state's medical cannabis programme
minnpost.comUSMedical
- Wyoming lawmakers introduce bill to legalise cannabis
cannabisindustryjournal.comUSAdult-use
- Mayor of Washington, D.C. introduces bill to create regulated cannabis market
Marijuana MomentUSAdult-use
- US Department of Agriculture aims to expand hemp production
HempTodayUSHemp & CBD
- Study approved to examine use of cannabis for PTSD treatment
ForbesUSHealth & Science
- Jay-Z's cannabis brand challenges hypocrisy of cannabis regulations
adage.comUSBusiness & Investment
- Minnesota to consider legalising adult-use cannabis as bill passes House Committee
JD SupraUSAdult-use
- Las Vegas city council approves drive-through service for cannabis dispensaries
lasvegassun.comUSAdult-use
- Lawmakers move forward with bill that would legalise cannabis sales in Hawaii
Marijuana MomentUSAdult-use
Canada
8 stories- Canadian Rockies Hemp announces C$14m investment to restart hemp processing facility
HempTodayCABusiness & Investment
- Heritage Cannabis reports first-year revenue of C$9.3m despite COVID-19 impact
ProactiveCABusiness & Investment
- Tilray announces turn of profit as Canopy Growth and Aurora struggle
The Motley FoolCABusiness & Investment
- WeedMD announces closing of bought deal equity financing deal
weedmd.comCABusiness & Investment
- Valens signs development deal with Rubicon Organics
ProactiveCABusiness & Investment
- Supreme Cannabis launches C$30.0 million ATM financing
thedeepdive.caCABusiness & Investment
- Premier urged to press pause on Cannabis NB decision in 11th-hour letter
CBCCARegulation
- Avicanna closes non-brokered private placement and raises C$5.6 million
GlobeNewswireCABusiness & Investment
LATAM & Caribbean
7 stories- Argentinian president announces project to boost country's cannabis production
clarin.comARBusiness & Investment
- Argentinian province passes decree allowing cultivation of cannabis for medicinal use
unidiversidad.com.arARMedical
- Brazilian government agency looking to block cannabis growth for medicinal purposes
SechatBRMedical
- Cannabis laws criminalise indigenous Mexicans, warn directors of National Cannabis Council
noticiascbd.comMXRegulation
- Government's attempts to bring a regulated cannabis industry to Bermuda unsuccessful
royalgazette.comBMRegulation
- Barbados to promote domestic medical cannabis industry by rejecting multinationals
Cannabiz AfricaBBMedical
- Growth of Mexican cannabis market highlighted by increase of cannabis trademarks
noticiascbd.comMXBusiness & Investment
Africa & Middle East
6 stories- Isracan signs import agreement with Israeli cannabis medical manufacturer
GlobeNewswireILBusiness & Investment
- 38% of Israeli medical cannabis strains contain less than 15% THC
Cannabis Magazine (Israel)ILHealth & Science
- Moroccan government postpones debate on cannabis legalisation bill
Morocco World NewsMARegulation
- Algerian media attack Morocco over cannabis legalisation debate
Morocco World NewsMADZRegulation
- IMC becomes first Israeli cannabis company to be listed on NASDAQ
Cannabis Magazine (Israel)ILBusiness & Investment
- Zambia introduces bill to legalise the cultivation of cannabis
peoples-gazette.comZMRegulation
APAC
2 stories- Economist believes cannabis could generate 8 billion Bahts for Thailand
Hemp.imTHBusiness & Investment
- Uzbekistan allows medicinal cannabis production
Hanf MagazinUZRegulation
Oceania
3 stories- Acting Vice Chancellor of Fiji says medicinal cannabis could aid economic recovery
fijitimes.comFJMedical
- Australia suffers from medicinal cannabis flower shortage
CannabizAUMedical
- New Zealand's medical cannabis programme being undermined by unregulated imports
Hemp GazetteNZMedical
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