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International Cannabis Weekly
The week’s global cannabis news, read through the analyst’s lens — one sentence per story, sourced.
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7 regions48 stories31 publishers23 countries
Europe
10 stories- US giant Cookies is set to open its first European cannabis shops in London and Vienna in the first quarter of 2022.
- European cannabis businesses expected to benefit from capital influx in 2022
BusinessCannEUBusiness & Investment
- Humboldt Seed Organization separates from Dinafem and establishes new operation in Austria
Cannabis IndustrieATBusiness & Investment
- Italy launches state initiative to establish national hemp centre
Canapa IndustrialeITHemp & CBD
- Czech Republic moves to e-prescriptions for medical cannabis
expats.czCZMedical
- Cannabis possession prosecutions almost halved in Ireland as cautions replace arrest
independent.ieIERegulation
- French CBD industry responds as government plans to outlaw CBD flower sales
BusinessCannFRRegulation
- Independent panel finds Jersey medical cannabis cultivation legislation not robust enough
BBCGBRegulation
- German cannabis start-ups invest in infrastructure ahead of adult-use legalisation
The New York TimesDEAdult-use
- North Macedonia receives 'largest ever recorded' legal international cannabis delivery
The GrowthOpMKBusiness & Investment
United States
12 stories- Curaleaf increases US retail footprint to 128 stores with Bloom Dispensaries acquisition
New Cannabis VenturesUSBusiness & Investment
- December marked monthly record for cannabis sales in Illinois with US$137.9 million
Marijuana MomentUSAdult-use
- Trulieve CEO believes cannabis industry will grow with or without federal reform
Business of CannabisUSBusiness & Investment
- Legal cannabis sales have started in Montana, allowing residents aged over 20 to purchase up to 28 grams of flower.
NewsweedUSAdult-use
- Department of Agriculture approves New York's hemp programme, 800 growers reapply
HempTodayUSRegulation
- US CBD biomass prices stable in December but down a third year-on-year
Hemp GazetteUSHemp & CBD
- MariMed agrees to acquire Kind Therapeutics in US$20 million deal
New Cannabis VenturesUSBusiness & Investment
- Louisiana patients now able to purchase cannabis flower instead of edibles or oils
NewsweedUSMedical
- North Dakota State University confirms two European hemp varieties top trial performers
HempTodayUSHealth & Science
- Greenrose Holding Company completes US$57.6 million True Harvest acquisition in Arizona
New Cannabis VenturesUSBusiness & Investment
- Proposed changes to Connecticut medical cannabis lab testing trigger public comment period
Hemp GazetteUSRegulation
- Despite slowing, Oklahoma's medical cannabis programme still seeing good levels of new patient applications
Hemp GazetteUSMedical
Canada
5 stories- Health Canada releases key findings from 2021 Canadian Cannabis Survey
muskoka411.comCAHealth & Science
- Canadian cannabis stocks continued to plummet in last quarter of 2021, falling 13.5% in December alone
New Cannabis VenturesCABusiness & Investment
- Aurora and 22nd Century Group grant biosynthesis IP to Cronos Group for R&D
Cannabis IndustrieCABusiness & Investment
- Canopy Growth stock price fell 4% since October 2017 and reaches lowest since then
New Cannabis VenturesCABusiness & Investment
- Aleafia Health closed $19 million credit facility to enable growth of adult-use and medical cannabis sales
Technical420CABusiness & Investment
LATAM & Caribbean
7 stories- Antigua cannabis market to establish dispensaries for consumers
antiguaobserver.comAGAdult-use
- University of Quilmes opens cannabis lab for public policy development
El PlanteoARHealth & Science
- Buzios becomes first city in Brazil to include medical cannabis in Municipal list of Essential Medicines
SechatBRMedical
- Brazilian chambers to vote on medical cannabis cultivation
SechatBRRegulation
- Drop in cannabis prices could present cultivation opportunity for Paraguay
batimes.com.arPYBusiness & Investment
- Colombian insurers mandated to cover THC medical cannabis prescriptions
MarketScreenerCOMedical
- Leafy launches high-end cannabis accessories store in Argentina
El PlanteoARBusiness & Investment
Africa & Middle East
3 stories- UAE drug laws change to limit criminal action for cannabis extract products
thenationalnews.comAERegulation
- Major study to examine cannabis as opioid replacement for pain management in South Africa
Cannabiz AfricaZAHealth & Science
- Aurora Cannabis delivers US$10 million medical cannabis shipment to Israel
Yahoo FinanceILBusiness & Investment
APAC
4 stories- First Polynesian Hemp Syndicate made official by High Commission on 24 December 2021
Hemp.imEvents & Industry
- MPX International pledges C$22 million cannabis facility in Chiang Mai, Thailand
pressreader.comTHBusiness & Investment
- Pakistan's Federal Minister confirms first state-planted fibre hemp crop completed
Cannabis IndustriePKHemp & CBD
- The Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine plans to have local cannabis strains as a national heritage.
Bangkok PostTHRegulation
Oceania
3 stories- Rua Bioscience names E3C as first local cultivation partner in New Zealand
gisborneherald.co.nzNZBusiness & Investment
- New Zealand patients access affordable cannabis after industry regulations finalised
ScoopNZMedical
- Western Australian pharmacy fined AU$40,000 for advertising medical cannabis on Facebook
CannabizAURegulation
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