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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 regions42 stories28 publishers19 countries
Top story
Path to cannabis decriminalisation in London
BusinessCannGBRegulation
- 01
Next wave of US investment in European cannabis firms on horizon
BusinessCannEUBusiness & Investment
- 02
US House of Representatives approves bill to legalise cannabis
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
Europe
8 stories- UK foods regulator takes steps to control edible CBD products
BloombergGBHemp & CBD
- Seventy applications, covering 3,536 cannabis-related products, have been advanced by the FSA.
HempTodayGBHemp & CBD
- Over 340,000 European patients set to benefit from medical cannabis access in 2022
BusinessCannEUMedical
- More than half of Europeans support adult-use legalisation
ReutersEUAdult-use
- Ethypharm launches prescription cannabis extracts in Germany
Apotheke AdhocDEMedical
- Xebra harvests first medical cannabis crop in Netherlands
Cannabis IndustrieNLMedical
- MGC Pharmaceuticals inks distribution deal for European markets
cityam.comEUBusiness & Investment
- UK chronic pain patients to benefit from cannabis treatment
The TelegraphGBMedical
United States
10 stories- New Mexico adult-use cannabis launch sees strong first-day sales
Hemp GazetteUSAdult-use
- New York launches public health education campaign on cannabis
cbsnews.comUSRegulation
- South Carolina House committee discusses medical cannabis legalisation
Marijuana MomentUSMedical
- University of Texas indicates THC and CBD safe with opioid medicines
CannabizUSHealth & Science
- Cannabis sales bounce back in US western and eastern markets
New Cannabis VenturesUSBusiness & Investment
- US House approves research bill to streamline cannabis studies
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
- Harborside Inc. completes acquisition of Loudpack in California
Technical420USBusiness & Investment
- Innovative Industrial Properties announces US$300 million share offering
New Cannabis VenturesUSBusiness & Investment
- TerrAscend subsidiary Gage Cannabis to open Cookies dispensary in Ann Arbor
New Cannabis VenturesUSBusiness & Investment
- Nextleaf Solutions awarded US patent for yield-maximising technology
Yahoo FinanceUSBusiness & Investment
Canada
4 stories- Canadian cannabis processing licence holders no longer need sales application
420 IntelCARegulation
- Canadian cannabis retail stores more than double to 3,138 in a year
Business of CannabisCAAdult-use
- Winnipeg edges closer to imposing rules for medical cannabis grow-ops
winnipegfreepress.comCARegulation
- Canada braced for increased competition as US legalisation edges closer
Financial PostCAUSBusiness & Investment
LATAM & Caribbean
6 stories- Colombia establishes international trade regulations for medical cannabis
HempTodayCORegulation
- Mexican Senate president says no room for prohibitionist cannabis policies
El PlanteoMXRegulation
- Medicinal Cannabis Fair to be held in São Paulo
El PlanteoBREvents & Industry
- NUGL completes acquisition of Kaya LLC
GlobeNewswireBusiness & Investment
- Khiron Life Sciences enters Mexican cannabis market
Technical420MXBusiness & Investment
- Costa Rican entrepreneurs invest over US$300,000 in legalised hemp industry
ticotimes.netCRHemp & CBD
Africa & Middle East
5 stories- Israel medical cannabis patients exceed 112,000 as of end of March 2022
Cannabis Magazine (Israel)ILMedical
- DTIC asks SARS to create cannabis tariff subcategory for South Africa
Cannabiz AfricaZARegulation
- Three nurseries to be set up in Zambia for medicinal cannabis cultivation
Cannabis IndustrieZMBusiness & Investment
- Rwanda grants 134 hectares of land for medicinal cannabis cultivation
Cannabis IndustrieRWBusiness & Investment
- Zimbabwe focuses on cannabis as tobacco industry expected to decline
BNN BloombergZWBusiness & Investment
APAC
2 stories- Thailand hopes to become cannabis tourist destination with US$424 million market
The GuardianTHAdult-use
- South Korea easing regulations on medical cannabis
koreabiomed.comKRRegulation
Oceania
2 stories- Cann Group enters distribution agreement with GSK Consumer Healthcare
The Sydney Morning HeraldAUBusiness & Investment
- New Zealand announces national day of action supporting cannabis law reform
CannabizNZRegulation
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