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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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Rhode Island legalises cannabis for recreational use
JD SupraUSAdult-use
- 02
Europe's adult-use THC trial delayed after failing to meet quality standards
BusinessCannEUAdult-use
Europe
8 stories- German Bundestag sends eight PHC members to US for cannabis legalisation insights
NewsweedDERegulation
- 61% of Germans support Traffic Light Coalition's plan to legalise and regulate cannabis
Cannabis IndustrieDERegulation
- Italian politicians Fratoianni and Bonelli present cannabis legalisation proposal
ansa.itITRegulation
- French senator Gilbert-luc Devinaz says legalisation is least bad solution
NewsweedFRRegulation
- UK CBD companies diversifying amid economic decline fears
BusinessCannGBHemp & CBD
- PharmaCielo announces first dried cannabis flower shipment to Czech Republic
Yahoo FinanceCZBusiness & Investment
- Akanda partners with Cookies to bring high THC strains to European customers
Cannabis Business TimesEUBusiness & Investment
- Somai Pharmaceuticals formally opens one of Europe's largest cannabis production facilities
sifted.euEUBusiness & Investment
United States
13 stories- Futura Medical preparing for FDA approval despite stock price dip
BusinessCannUSBusiness & Investment
- US lawmakers call on four government agencies to study environmental impact of cannabis cultivation
Business of CannabisUSRegulation
- USA's National Hemp Growers Cooperative partners with Alabama University on hemp bioplastic potential
Hemp GazetteUSHemp & CBD
- New Jersey regulators approve guidance prohibiting employer penalties based on drugs tests
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
- US Treasury sends White House proposal to collect cannabis business data from banks
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
- Trulieve deposits US$5m into 2024 Florida ballot on cannabis legalisation
Cannabis Business TimesUSAdult-use
- Missouri Appeals court rules recreational cannabis legalisation petition stays on ballot
Marijuana MomentUSAdult-use
- Californian parents who consume cannabis no longer at risk of losing custody
El PlanteoUSRegulation
- Illinois cannabis sales surpassed US$1 billion in 2022
Technical420USBusiness & Investment
- US cannabis sales predicted to reach US$42 billion by 2026
adweek.comUSBusiness & Investment
- Montana legislative committee proposes keeping adult-use dispensaries closed for two years
ktvh.comUSAdult-use
- Medical cannabis sales reach lowest point since legalisation in Colorado
BenzingaUSMedical
- New York cultivators harvest state's first legal adult-use cannabis crop
timesunion.comUSAdult-use
Canada
7 stories- Non-medical cannabis sales in Canada rise 21% in 2022
Seeking AlphaCAAdult-use
- Quebec and Alberta wholesalers distance themselves from Hexo and Tyson 2.0 partnership
Business of CannabisCABusiness & Investment
- Canadian corp receives Delta 9 Cannabis Inc shares for three retail stores
GlobeNewswireCABusiness & Investment
- Ovation Sciences acquires patent for THC and CBD products
NewswireCABusiness & Investment
- Supreme Court of Canada to rule on Quebec's personal cultivation ban constitutionality
cannabislifenetwork.comCARegulation
- Canada's RAMM Pharma Corp purchases HemPoland for C$1.2 million
HempTodayCABusiness & Investment
- EY report says cannabis industry needs government support and change
Investing NewsCAEvents & Industry
LATAM & Caribbean
7 stories- Khiron Life Sciences awarded Best Latin American cannabis company
PR NewswireCOEvents & Industry
- Azucarera El Viejo to build medical cannabis cultivation facility in Costa Rica
El PlanteoCRMedical
- NDMCI and University of Sao Paulo launch panel on medical cannabis use
SechatBRMedical
- Colombia's President Gustavo Petro says market needs reform after six years legalisation
El PaísCORegulation
- Colombia's National university offers genetic testing service for cannabis
InfobaeCOHealth & Science
- Regulation for adult-use cannabis returns to Congress of the Republic in Colombia
InfobaeCORegulation
- Peru regulation promotes cannabis as export platform despite low demand
gestion.pePERegulation
Africa & Middle East
6 stories- Iuvo Therapeutics explores new cannabis sources in Israel ahead of German legalisation
iuvo-therapeutics.comILDEBusiness & Investment
- Israeli media tycoon Yariv Lerner buys 15% of Farmoken cannabis importer
Cannabis Magazine (Israel)ILBusiness & Investment
- South Africa cannabis firm Cilo Cybin set to list on Johannesburg Stock Exchange
dailymaverick.co.zaZABusiness & Investment
- Safricanna executes first export deal and plans US$40m investment to ramp up production
Cannabiz AfricaZABusiness & Investment
- Israel's MoH stops growth of Farmoken's farm next month due to technical issues
Cannabis Magazine (Israel)ILRegulation
- Isracann Biosciences facilitates first cannabis shipment to Israel
GlobeNewswireILBusiness & Investment
APAC
2 stories- Royal Queen Seeds opens cannabis store in Bangkok following Thai decriminalisation
NewsweedTHAdult-use
- Thailand House of Representatives withdraws cannabis and hemp legalisation bill
Bangkok PostTHRegulation
Oceania
4 stories- Listed New Zealand firm Cannasouth raises NZ$3.18 million via rights offer
CannabizNZBusiness & Investment
- AusCann invests A$3.5 million in Eurocann joint venture to expand to Europe
CannabizAUBusiness & Investment
- Greenfern Industries, Hemp Connect and Callaghan Innovation awarded grant for hemp waste research
CannabizNZHemp & CBD
- Research finds most Australians still medicating with illicit cannabis
sydney.edu.auAUMedical
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