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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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First speakers announced for Business of Cannabis: New York
The first wave of speakers has been announced for our second event of Business of Cannabis: New York on 3 November.
Business of CannabisEvents & Industry
- 01
UK patients still turning to illicit cannabis market despite 17,000 prescriptions
metro.co.ukGBMedical
- 02
Curaleaf takes majority stake in Germany's Four 20 Pharma in €20m deal
BusinessCannDEBusiness & Investment
Europe
11 stories- YouGov data reveals Britons not in favour of criminalising drug users
yougov.co.ukGBRegulation
- Switzerland relaxes medical cannabis access and could soon export high-quality flower
BusinessCannCHRegulation
- UK APPG on CBD suggests farmers could grow hemp on 220,000 hectares to generate £5 billion
HempTodayGBHemp & CBD
- Spanish General Council of Physicians plans to train doctors in cannabis
redaccionmedica.comESMedical
- Sanity Group launches recipe innovation for cannabis therapy possibilities
finanznachrichten.deDEHealth & Science
- Akanda Corp to supply Cansativa with premium indoor cannabis from Portugal facility
BenzingaPTBusiness & Investment
- Stenocare expands offering as stock price jumps to double digits
BusinessCannDKBusiness & Investment
- Slovenia's Dr Dusan Nolimal asks government to pass cannabis reform
El PlanteoSIRegulation
- Pharmasimple takes 5% stake in Swiss CBD specialist Phytocann Group
actusnews.comCHBusiness & Investment
- Germany's CC Pharma founds subsidiary 1 4 U Pharma for medical cannabis
Apotheke AdhocDEBusiness & Investment
- Khiron Life Sciences completes acquisition of Pharmadrug Production GmbH
Cannabis IndustrieDEBusiness & Investment
United States
10 stories- House Subcommittee on Horticulture examines Farm Bill's effect on CBD producers
MondaqUSRegulation
- Cannabis study opportunities opening as jurisdictions legalise the plant
Business of CannabisUSHealth & Science
- New study shows increasing medical cannabis use among US women for menopause
Hemp GazetteUSHealth & Science
- Acreage Holdings reports Q2 2022 revenue increased 39% year-on-year
Technical420USBusiness & Investment
- Glass House Brands acquires remaining equity of Los Angeles dispensary The Pottery
Cannabis Business TimesUSBusiness & Investment
- Oglala Sioux Tribe embraces recreational cannabis sales whilst alcohol prohibited
khn.orgUSAdult-use
- One in four Los Angeles cannabis retailers raising prices amid inflation
PR NewswireUSAdult-use
- New Mexico's Cannabis Control Division reports record US$40 million sales for July
kvia.comUSAdult-use
- Medical cannabis edging closer in Alabama with 12 cultivator licences offered
montgomeryadvertiser.comUSMedical
- Illinois begins issuing adult-use dispensary licences focusing on social equity groups
New Cannabis VenturesUSAdult-use
Canada
6 stories- Ontario Cannabis Store suspends deliveries after cyberattack on distributor
Business of CannabisCABusiness & Investment
- Cronos Group Q2 revenue decreased 8% to C$23.1 million
New Cannabis VenturesCABusiness & Investment
- Village Farms acquires Netherlands-based cannabis cultivator Leli Holland
BenzingaCANLBusiness & Investment
- Veterans Affairs Canada set to spend C$200 million on cannabis for veterans
CBCCAMedical
- Canopy Growth Q1 revenue fell 1.5% to C$110.1 million
New Cannabis VenturesCABusiness & Investment
- Canadian health committee calls on government to support CBD studies and research
HempTodayCAHemp & CBD
LATAM & Caribbean
5 stories- Guyana passes legislation allowing industrial hemp cultivation with 0.3% concentrate
newssourcegy.comGYRegulation
- Cannabis legalisation project in Belize on hold due to banking community concerns
El PlanteoBZRegulation
- Khiron Life Sciences opens Brazil's first Zerenia clinic in Rio de Janeiro
Technical420BRMedical
- Paraguay progresses with cannabis legalisation while Colombia regulates adult-use market
SechatPYCORegulation
- Dominica's PM Roosevelt Skerrit wants to decriminalise local cannabis purchase
NewsweedDMRegulation
Africa & Middle East
3 stories- Mental Health Authority hails Supreme Court ruling on cannabis cultivation
graphic.com.ghGHRegulation
- Tel Aviv Cannabis Index set to cease to exist
BusinessCannILBusiness & Investment
- Medical cannabis patient numbers increasing again in Israel
Cannabis Magazine (Israel)ILMedical
APAC
2 stories- Support growing for parliamentary bill to legalise medical cannabis in Philippines
El PlanteoPHRegulation
- HempStreet partners with Amrita School of Ayurveda
biospectrumindia.comINBusiness & Investment
Oceania
2 stories- Fiji hemp industry can get underway after recent legislation passing
Hemp GazetteFJRegulation
- Medical cannabis could help thousands with neuropathic pain in New Zealand
nzdoctor.co.nzNZMedical
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