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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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US cannabis companies begin investing in Europe
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US cannabis players including Curaleaf enter European market
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Cannabis deal values exceed US$600 million as US companies expand to Europe
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Europe
8 stories- UK Government blocks cannabis bill allowing GPs to prescribe through NHS
CanexGBMedical
- Santé Publique France launches campaign to destigmatise cannabis use
NewsweedFRHealth & Science
- Cooperative Canapa del Sud says laws are stifling Italy's hemp industry
HempTodayITHemp & CBD
- Spanish cannabis guild founded to unify industry and promote regulation
El PlanteoESRegulation
- 4C LABS announces it will open cannabis clinics in Guernsey after securing cultivation and specialist clinic licences.
BusinessCannGGMedical
- German cannabis companies see stock price rise ahead of adult-use legalisation
BusinessCannDEAdult-use
- Dutch coffeeshops see revenue rise but face potential tourist sales ban
CanexNLAdult-use
- Dermapharm acquires C³ to expand European medical cannabis operations
BusinessCannEUBusiness & Investment
United States
8 stories- Rhode Island prepares adult-use cannabis market for early 2022 launch
Marijuana MomentUSAdult-use
- New Hampshire introduces adult-use cannabis bills expected to be voted down
vnews.comUSAdult-use
- Innovative Industrial acquires cannabis dispensary and facility leases
New Cannabis VenturesUSBusiness & Investment
- Curaleaf borrows US$425 million to refinance existing debt
New Cannabis VenturesUSBusiness & Investment
- Glass House Brands secures US$100 million for SoCal cultivation facility retrofit
New Cannabis VenturesUSBusiness & Investment
- Former Massachusetts cannabis regulator publishes social equity paper
Marijuana MomentUSEvents & Industry
- Cresco Labs acquires Pennsylvania operator Laurel Harvest for US$80 million
New Cannabis VenturesUSBusiness & Investment
- Kanabo's CBD and nicotine inhalable product patent accepted in US, UK and EU
voxmarkets.co.ukUSGBEUBusiness & Investment
Canada
7 stories- CTC becomes designated trainer for Canada's national cannabis producers association
420 IntelCAEvents & Industry
- The Valens Company lists successfully on NASDAQ
Cannabis IndustrieCABusiness & Investment
- Aurora licenses biosynthesis intellectual property to Cronos Group
NewswireCABusiness & Investment
- Indiva signs manufacturing agreement with US brand Grön for Canadian market
New Cannabis VenturesCABusiness & Investment
- Health Canada approves dried cannabis sales licence for Radient
StockhouseCAMedical
- Fire & Flower secures C$30 million loan from Alimentation Couche-Tard
New Cannabis VenturesCABusiness & Investment
- Hexo outlines strategic plan after C$117 million loss in first quarter
Business of CannabisCABusiness & Investment
LATAM & Caribbean
7 stories- Apollon Formularies plans to lead regional production with Jamaican facility
ProactiveJMBusiness & Investment
- Brazilian bill regulating SUS CBD medicine supply is vetoed
SechatBRRegulation
- YVY Sciences receives cannabis cultivation licence in Uruguay
HempTodayUYRegulation
- Elea Laboratory promises accessible pricing for Argentinian Kanbis epilepsy product
El PlanteoARMedical
- Colombian cannabis associations warn against bill 640
caracol.com.coCORegulation
- Brazil's Anvisa approves nine cannabis-based medicines
SechatBRMedical
- Breedco Biopharma's cannabis flowers and seeds to reach multiple markets
forbes.coCOBusiness & Investment
Africa & Middle East
3 stories- Israeli legislation prevents hospital doctors giving cannabis licences in private clinics
Cannabis Magazine (Israel)ILRegulation
- Labat Africa obtains US investment after Frankfurt Stock Exchange listing
Cannabiz AfricaZABusiness & Investment
- Israel allows organic labelling for cannabis products under new cultivation rules
Cannabis Magazine (Israel)ILRegulation
APAC
2 stories- Thai cabinet bill to clarify medical and research cannabis licensing processes
globalcompliancenews.comTHRegulation
- Thailand legalises self-cultivation of cannabis with less than 0.2% THC
Hemp GazetteTHRegulation
Oceania
4 stories- Cann Global shareholders displeased over founder-related commercial relationships
CannabizAUBusiness & Investment
- UK's Dragonfly seeks Australian investment citing longer growing season
CannabizAUBusiness & Investment
- Australian chicken farmers receive cannabis cultivation licence
CannabizAUBusiness & Investment
- Fiji's president looks to industrial hemp for economic recovery
Hemp GazetteFJHemp & CBD
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