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Launch of Cannabis Industry Council is significant and positive milestone for UK
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A NEW UK Cannabis Industry Council is being created with the aim of providing a platform for the industry to speak with a unified voice. It is being driven initially by industry expert Professor Mike Barnes – Chairman of the Medical Cannabis Clinicians Society – and aims to unite 100 companies in the initial stage.
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UK emerging as European leader, says Prohibition Partners co-founder
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Europe
8 stories- Stephen Murphy says Ireland's medicinal cannabis framework disservice to patients
businesspost.ieIEMedical
- German government commits to cannabinoid research by funding CBD company
Hanf MagazinDEHemp & CBD
- Scottish CBD company closes £874,000 crowdfunding round early
insider.co.ukGBBusiness & Investment
- German company launches tool for easier cannabinoid therapy access
ProactiveDEMedical
- Ukraine approves two cannabis-based medicines and acknowledges health benefits
112.internationalUAMedical
- Full Moon Investments spends €6 million on Europe's largest medical cannabis greenhouse
eleconomista.esEUBusiness & Investment
- Irish CBD start-up raises €4.5 million for banking options in CBD and hemp sector
siliconrepublic.comIEBusiness & Investment
- Ireland's leading politicians not going far enough with medical cannabis reform
Cannabis HealthIEMedical
United States
11 stories- Glass House becomes California's largest cannabis operator after US$1 billion deal
thcnet.comUSBusiness & Investment
- New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission holds first meeting
MondaqUSRegulation
- Idaho close to becoming final US state to legalise industrial hemp
hempgrower.comUSHemp & CBD
- Virginia brings forward cannabis legalisation plans by three years
Cannabis Business TimesUSAdult-use
- Minnesota cannabis legalisation bill advances through fifth House committee
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
- Department of Agriculture invests US$500,000 in first hemp seed bank
HempTodayUSHemp & CBD
- New law signals Montana's intentions to lead in hemp production
HempTodayUSHemp & CBD
- Proposed bill seeks to allow cannabis home cultivation in Washington State
JD SupraUSAdult-use
- Cannabis sales in Michigan reach record US$115.4 million in March
MJBizDailyUSBusiness & Investment
- CBD and cannabinoid products approved by the UFC
Hemp.imUSHemp & CBD
- Senate poised to advance federal cannabis legislation bill
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
Canada
7 stories- HEXO develops cannabis-infused beverages to meet consumer needs
Technical420CAAdult-use
- Canopy Growth considers local growers for first Quebec-exclusive cannabis brand
Technical420CABusiness & Investment
- Namaste Technologies propels CannMart with new supplier agreements
ProactiveCABusiness & Investment
- COVID-19 could impact Aphria's Tilray merger as sales decline
420 IntelCABusiness & Investment
- United Weed Workers sets countrywide campaign for improved working conditions
CBCCAEvents & Industry
- Medical cannabis growers could lose licences under strict new Canadian rules
The GrowthOpCAMedical
- Aphria hopes to grow beyond cannabis by acquiring consumer products brands
CNBCCABusiness & Investment
LATAM & Caribbean
10 stories- Argentinian governor encourages tobacco producers to switch to cannabis
batimes.com.arARBusiness & Investment
- Virtudes and Jamaican luxury skincare company announce partnership
jamaica-gleaner.comJMBusiness & Investment
- Colombia to export non-psychoactive cannabis seeds to UK
agronegocios.coCOGBBusiness & Investment
- Bill on medicinal cannabis use advances in Argentinian congress
enlineanoticias.com.arARRegulation
- Mexican foundation urges government to provide medical cannabis
elsoldetijuana.com.mxMXMedical
- Argentina progresses with medical cannabis laws discussion
legislaturacba.gob.arARRegulation
- Argentinian organisations draft law to address cannabis regulation shortcomings
El PlanteoARRegulation
- Clever Leaves expands to Brazil and Peru
Cannabis IndustrieBRPEBusiness & Investment
- MediPharm Labs completes first high-THC cannabis oil export to Peru
themarketherald.caPEBusiness & Investment
- Brazilian health regulator authorises two new cannabis products
SechatBRMedical
Africa & Middle East
6 stories- Malawi regulator allows medicinal and industrial hemp crops
AllAfricaMWRegulation
- Israeli medical cannabis patient growth continues with 3,000 new prescriptions
Cannabis Magazine (Israel)ILMedical
- Laprophan Laboratories partners with Moroccan university on medical cannabis research
Morocco World NewsMAHealth & Science
- South African students develop new high-tech cannabis growing technique
The South AfricanZABusiness & Investment
- Creso Pharma strengthens African presence with Cannabis Queen agreement
ProactiveZABusiness & Investment
- New South African cannabis regulations to be introduced within two years
BusinessTechZARegulation
Oceania
8 stories- Australian biotech Avecho makes cannabis progress as human trials approved
StockheadAUHealth & Science
- Small Marlborough company ready to harvest New Zealand's largest medicinal crop
tvnz.co.nzNZMedical
- New Zealand's largest medicinal cannabis farm begins harvest proving organic practice
StuffNZMedical
- New Zealand company Medical Kiwi denied listing on the NZX
CannabizNZBusiness & Investment
- Australian medicinal cannabis facility to create 1,000 jobs with AU$400 million grant
manmonthly.com.auAUMedical
- Asterion and ANTG create largest renewables-powered medical cannabis facility
Hemp GazetteAUBusiness & Investment
- ECS Botanics seeks to make Tasmania global epicentre of medical cannabis production
StockheadAUBusiness & Investment
- Cann Global to research medical cannabis use to slow MS progression
CannabizAUHealth & Science
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