International Cannabis Weekly: 255

UK FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY PUBLISHES FINAL LIST OF ALMOST 12,000 CBD PRODUCTS PERMITTED FOR SALE

In March, the UK’s Food Standard Agency (FSA) published a list of CBD products permitted for sale, containing some 3,500 companies. That number has since increased to 12,000 through further requests to have products put on the public list – a ‘milestone’ for the CBD industry in England and Wales.

Steve Moore, founder of the Association for the Cannabinoid Industry (ACI), said that the most recent developments are ‘an indication that the UK is moving faster than the EU and US at advancing safety regulation.’

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US ARMY LOOKS TO HEMP FABRIC FOR NEW SNIPER UNIFORMS

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ALBANIAN PRIME MINISTER TO ALLOW CANNABIS CULTIVATION FOR EXPORT

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• The German government holds cannabis hearings to create policies in preparation for adult-use cannabis legalisation.
• The Italian government has drawn up a report that explores decriminalising cannabis.
• CBD companies will be required to undertake human trials to apply for European Novel Foods approval.
• German pharmacies look into dispensing adult-use cannabis, though it may increase criminal activity in coffee shops.
• Bill allowing the self-cultivation of up to four cannabis plants to be debated in the lower house of the Italian parliament.
• Bosnia’s government to regulate medical cannabis due to CND’s decision to take cannabis off the prohibited substance list.
• GrowLab receives the Isle of Man’s first export licence in the crown dependency’s bid to bolster its cannabis industry.
• Belgian hemp farmers open CBX Foundation to educate the public on the benefits of cannabis.

EXCLUSIVE: EUROPEAN CANNABIS INDUSTRY UPDATE

Conor O’Brien, Lead Analyst at Prohibition Partners and author of The European Cannabis Report: 7th Edition, took to the stage at Cannabis Europa last week to review some of the report’s key findings, and to provide an industry update since the report’s publication earlier this year.

The key message to delegates at Cannabis Europa was to recognise the ‘size of the opportunity to help millions of patients around the continent, and the immediacy of this opportunity’.

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• Texan university receives US$3.7 million grant from US Department of Energy to 3D print buildings using hempcrete.
• Minnesota legalises low-dose cannabis edibles containing delta-9 THC, though the compound remains illegal in the state.
• A Kentucky medical cannabis advisory committee of experts is formed to advise governor on medical cannabis access.
• North Carolina legalises hemp as agricultural crop, after industry was operating under legal exception since 2017.
• A Pennsylvanian bill protecting banks and insurers working with medical cannabis businesses to be signed by governor.
• BioHarvest Sciences announces 99% growth in Q2 of 2022 when compared to the same quarter 2021.
• Congressional lawmakers file amendments to the NDAA to improve medical cannabis access for veterans.

• Bill aimed at reducing incarcerations for cannabis offences would expunge 250,000 criminal records.
• Manitoba-based TobaRolling Syndicate creates new cannabis jobs and localises supply chain opportunities.
• Canopy Growth enters into exchange agreements with holders of approximately US$198 million of convertible notes.
• Health Canada releases report outlining inclusivity and equity suggestions for diverse communities in cannabis.
• Auxly makes C$6 million after selling its Nova Scotia-based cannabis cultivation facility.
• The Half Circle becomes first fully integrated, immediate delivery online cannabis platform in Canada.

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The conference will feature a unique blend of cannabis policy, advocacy, industry, and networking. In addition to the Berlin B2B event, the International Cannabis Business Conference will also offer a one-day Global Investment Forum on July 18th.

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• A Brazilian bill to regulate the cultivation of cannabis for medical and scientific purposes is presented to parliament.
• The Brazilian Parliamentary Front invites specialists to public hearing discussing the potential of the industrial hemp industry.
• Brazilian Association for Medical Cannabis and university to research cannabis production and extraction methods.
• Argentina legalises the sale of cannabis seeds for cultivation for research and medicinal purposes.

• ECS Botanics makes its first shipment of medical cannabis flower to New Zealand’s largest cannabis distributor, Nubu.
• Ora Pharm awarded grant to develop environmentally friendly technology for medical cannabis cultivation.
• A Thai business association proposes making Khaosan Road in Bangkok a cannabis hub to increase tourism.
• An Indonesian mother calls for legalisation of medical cannabis in order to treat her child with cerebral palsy.
• Three more cannabis strains made available under prescription to patients in New Zealand.

• Israeli cannabis companies petition government to revoke ‘non-contact’ importation and brokerage licences.
• Ultra-Orthodox senior rabbis in Israel contradict previous positions on cannabis, prohibiting its use.

• Israeli cannabis political party Green Leaf announces it will run in Israel’s upcoming elections.

• Kenyan presidential candidate’s claims on economic benefits of cannabis ‘incorrect or misleading’.