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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 regions39 stories29 publishers18 countries
Europe
6 stories- UK CBD businesses await release of FSA approved cannabinoid products list
HempTodayGBHemp & CBD
- France's highest court suspends government efforts to outlaw CBD flowers
BusinessCannFRRegulation
- UK Food Standards Agency sets deadline for CBD Novel Food applications data
BusinessCannGBHemp & CBD
- Albanian prime minister asks public opinion on medical cannabis legalisation
albaniandailynews.comALMedical
- Demecan receives EU-GMP certification for production site near Dresden, Saxony
NewsweedDERegulation
- Regulators need more understanding of hemp and CBD industry to avoid isolate route
BusinessCannEURegulation
United States
10 stories- Live Verdure signs deal with TruLife Distribution to enter US market
CannabizUSBusiness & Investment
- South Dakota Senate passes medical cannabis bills despite House Republican opposition
ca.news.yahoo.comUSRegulation
- New York State expands medical cannabis eligibility criteria
Hemp GazetteUSMedical
- Agrify Corporation enters security purchase agreement for over 4m shares
New Cannabis VenturesUSBusiness & Investment
- California Department of Cannabis Control grants funds to San Diego division
patch.comUSRegulation
- Mississippi lawmakers to vote on medical cannabis programme
sacbee.comUSRegulation
- Massachusetts cannabis tax revenue exceeds alcohol for first time
Business of CannabisUSAdult-use
- University of Chicago finds CBD blocks COVID-19 infection in human cells
BenzingaUSHealth & Science
- Arizona cannabis sales generated US$196 million in tax revenue in 2021
cronkitenews.azpbs.orgUSAdult-use
- Pennsylvania senators introduce bill allowing medical cannabis home cultivation
Marijuana MomentUSMedical
Canada
6 stories- Statistics Canada reveal November 2021 retail cannabis sales increased 36% year-on-year
New Cannabis VenturesCABusiness & Investment
- Canada has total of 813 licensed cannabis growers, processors and sellers
Cannabis IndustrieCARegulation
- High Tide's Canna Cabana retail store begins selling recreational cannabis
Technical420CAAdult-use
- Navaya Inc. receives sales licence from Health Canada for dried cannabis products
thesuburban.comCAMedical
- Cannabis extraction market offers investors strategic and profitable gateway
Investing NewsCABusiness & Investment
- Biomed granted licence by overseas government to cultivate medical cannabis
PR NewswireRegulation
LATAM & Caribbean
4 stories- Costa Rican government to resolve industrial hemp and medicinal cannabis legislation
dataexport.com.gtCRRegulation
- Tarkus Pharma Lab plans to double production and workforce targeting Europe, US and Brazil
larepublica.coBRBusiness & Investment
- First-ever Flipex camp arrives in Argentina focusing on cannabis and green issues
aweederia.comAREvents & Industry
- Amor Perfecto awaits government legislation to launch CBD coffee range
larepublica.coCOHemp & CBD
Africa & Middle East
6 stories- Israel halts medical cannabis licence issuance due to supplier problems
Cannabis Magazine (Israel)ILMedical
- Panaxia exports cannabis tablets for French medical cannabis experiment
NewsweedILFRMedical
- Israel Ministry of Health allows PGR use for medical cannabis cultivation
Cannabis Magazine (Israel)ILRegulation
- Zambian Green Party to meet government over cannabis medicinal export
lusakatimes.comZMRegulation
- South Africa's cannabis industry makes strides as major players plan expansion
IOLZABusiness & Investment
- King Kong Organics invests US$10 million in African cannabis research hub in Zimbabwe
Cannabiz AfricaZWBusiness & Investment
APAC
1 storyOceania
6 stories- Western Australian Government grants Hemp Squared alternative hemp building manufacturer
Hemp GazetteAUHemp & CBD
- Two of New Zealand's medical cannabis giants join forces for overseas expansion
Hemp GazetteNZBusiness & Investment
- Rua Bioscience partnership with major Australian player benefits Maori growers
waateanews.comNZBusiness & Investment
- Ora Pharm becomes first New Zealand cannabis company to export product internationally
ScoopNZBusiness & Investment
- Althea records record month for medical cannabis sales at AU$1.2 million
CannabizAUBusiness & Investment
- Little Green Pharma strikes three-year deal to sell medicinal cannabis oils in Germany
CannabizAUBusiness & Investment
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