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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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Switzerland set to legalise medical cannabis on 1 August
ForbesCHRegulation
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US Judiciary subcommittee senators meet to discuss cannabis reform
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
Europe
9 stories- OCT considers mergers and acquisitions ahead of second funding round
BusinessCannBusiness & Investment
- Dutch MCS submits WOO request for cannabis legislation insight
Cannabis IndustrieNLRegulation
- BusinessCann reviews chronology of Juicy Fields collapse
BusinessCannBusiness & Investment
- Technology and transparency could make cannabis regulatory standards obsolete
BusinessCannRegulation
- APPG for CBD presents recommendations for regulated industry
BusinessCannGBRegulation
- Linneo Health expands medicinal cannabis offerings with industrial derivatives
GlobeNewswireMedical
- UK research into high-THC cannabis could inform global regulation
CannabizGBHealth & Science
- DuroBast project develops hemp and flax-based bioplastics in Germany
El PlanteoDEHemp & CBD
- First entire district of hemp-built houses completed in Netherlands
Cannabis IndustrieNLHemp & CBD
United States
6 stories- Illinois Governor touts large increase in cannabis tax revenue for 2022
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
- XS Financial provides US$15 million CAPEX lease facility to Green Dragon/Eaze
New Cannabis VenturesUSBusiness & Investment
- Jushi Holdings opens third Virginia cannabis dispensary, 34 stores nationwide
Technical420USAdult-use
- Medicine Woman cannabis dispensary co-owned by Ice-T approved in Jersey City
nj.comUSAdult-use
- Unity Rd opens South Dakota's first medical cannabis establishment in Hartford
Yahoo FinanceUSMedical
- Body and Mind awarded two conditional licences in Chicago area
Technical420USAdult-use
Canada
9 stories- Delta 9 Cannabis expects strong revenue figures for first half of 2022
ProactiveCABusiness & Investment
- Canadian federal agencies make millions available for cannabis industry expansion
El PlanteoCABusiness & Investment
- Pure Sunfarms set to enter Yukon, Northwest Territories and New Brunswick
Technical420CABusiness & Investment
- Canada House Wellness Group enters share exchange agreement for MTL acquisition
Yahoo FinanceCABusiness & Investment
- New Hexo CEO discusses deepening cuts and cost structure reset
BNN BloombergCABusiness & Investment
- Sugarbud Craft Growers receives initial purchase order from AGLC
Technical420CABusiness & Investment
- Flowr Corporation closes sale of R&D facility to Hawthorne Canada
GlobeNewswireCABusiness & Investment
- Tilray expected to turn loss in fiscal fourth quarter
MarketWatchCABusiness & Investment
- Recreational cannabis spending grew 23% in Q1 2022 as illicit sales dropped
Business of CannabisCAAdult-use
LATAM & Caribbean
8 stories- Patient from Nova Friburgo obtains injunction for cannabidiol treatment
SechatBRMedical
- Argentina to plant feminised cannabis seeds next spring
El PlanteoARRegulation
- Colombia carrying out first exports of dried flowers, shifting half a million kilos in one month
El PlanteoCOBusiness & Investment
- Flora Growth CEO meets Colombian senator as recreational legalisation bill introduced
Business WireCORegulation
- CORFO encourages hemp research in Chile
SechatCLHemp & CBD
- Paraguay National Congress debates cannabis cultivation legalisation
El PlanteoPYRegulation
- Patagonian National Centre trains growers and health professionals from Tierra del Fuego
El PlanteoAREvents & Industry
- Clever Leaves to export high-THC cannabis to Israel
ForbesCOILBusiness & Investment
Africa & Middle East
3 stories- Medicines Control of Zimbabwe opens cannabis and hemp producer applications
businessdailyafrica.comZWRegulation
- Israeli cannabis market grows as more strains become available to patients
Technical420ILMedical
- South African construction industry adopts hemp for building due to material shortage
Hanf MagazinZAHemp & CBD
APAC
2 stories- Cannabis businesses in Thailand cash in on CBD-infused desserts and bubble tea
ABC NewsTHHemp & CBD
- Malaysia Ministry of Health welcomes clinical trials on cannabis extract products
bernama.comMYMedical
Oceania
5 stories- Hydroponic farmer purchases Queensland land for cannabis facility
CannabizAUBusiness & Investment
- ECS Botanics secures A$2 million loan and agrees to sell hemp business to Ecofibre
CannabizAUBusiness & Investment
- Sierra Sage Herbs secures private label agreement with Health-E Commerce
StockheadAUBusiness & Investment
- Incannex receives ethics approval for phase one CBD anti-inflammatory trial
CannabizAUHealth & Science
- BOD Australia progresses clinical trial pipeline for CBD formulations
MarketScreenerAUHealth & Science
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