International Cannabis Weekly: 266
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NEW YORK ASSEMBLY LEADER JOINS US IN NEW YORK ON 3 NOVEMBER
With just 6 short weeks until Business of Cannabis: New York, we are delighted to announce that Assemblymember Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes will be joining us on 3 November.
Peoples-Stokes passed a law to decriminalize cannabis possession, as well as the expungement of minor cannabis convictions from New Yorkers’ criminal records and pushed through The Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act (MRTA) in March 2021. She will be joining the most influential thought leaders in the cannabis space.
Secure your ticket for Business of Cannabis: New York today to join 400+ leaders focused on creating the most successful cannabis market in the US.
NEW YORK REGULATORS VOTE TO LET CANNABIS PATIENTS GROW THEIR OWN PLANTS
UK STUDY AIMS TO SHOW HOW CANNABIS COULD COME TO THE NHS AT A NET-ZERO COST
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Europe
- Germany still needs to resolve issues surrounding the international status of cannabis.
- The Scottish Medicines Consortium have approved cannabis-based medicine Sativex.
- In Belgium the Flemish Liberal and Democrats are united in their favour of legalising cannabis.
- Members of right-wing parties in Italy have started to reconsider their position on cannabis legalisation.
- German and French researchers are studying new ways to extract cellulose from waste hemp fibres.
- Bulgarian firm CBD Seed Europe says they will deliver record levels of cannabidiol for two of its genetics.
- Drug co-ordinators from 27 EU member states meet in Prague to discuss cannabis legalisation.
- Target Healthcare is now ready to start producing medicinal cannabis oil from Bedrocan in the United Kingdom.
- KUBO have been selected to deliver a state-of-the-art greenhouse for Glass Pharms facility.
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United States
- New York Cannabis Control Board Chair says she is focused on creating ‘the most inclusive cannabis industry possible’.
- From November, Idaho bans CBD and other hemp products intended for pets and farm animals.
- The Oneida Nation is set to join the New York cannabis industry by creating a 50,000 square-foot cannabis facility.
- A Minnesota medical cannabis company is suing the state in order to sell THC edible to adults over 21.
- BIOPHIL Natural Fibers of Pennsylvania says it will invest US $10.9million in a North Carolina fiber factory.
- TREES Corporation expands into Colorado by signing an agreement to acquire Green Tree dispensaries.
- The University of Kentucky is home to a new UK centre that will advance research on medical cannabis.
- A new poll reveals that the majority of Texans continue to support cannabis legalisation.
- Terrayn launches HyperPerformance, a new suite of business intelligence tools for cannabis dispensaries.
- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is still committed to cannabis banking reform.
- Florida authorities have cleared the temporary dosage and supply limits for medical cannabis.
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Canada
- Aurora Cannabis Q4 revenue was flat sequentially from the previous quarter at C$50.2 million.
- High Tide Closes C$9 million non-dilutive credit facility with connectFirst credit union.
- Dan Darrah, a Toronto-based journalist says that labor publications haven’t paid attention to the cannabis industry.
- Cannara Biotech Inc. have announced their entry into the British Columbia market.
- Flora Growth drew on the Colombian Misak Tribe’s licensing agreement for the distribution of cannabis.
- CannMart is set to expand Roilty Sales in Ontario and Alberta with new product categories.
- The federal government has launched a review on how legalising cannabis has affected the health of Canadians.
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Upcoming Event
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LATAM & The Caribbean
- The legalisation of cannabis in Uruguay has helped to take drug traffickers out of the market.
- Mama Cultiva Argentina has presented its accompaniment guide on cannabis for health.
- Rastafarian Elder Ras Iyah V, a cannabis advocate, says he is not optimistic for small cannabis farmers in Jamaica.
- The Chamber of Industrial Hemp of Paraguay announced they will have the first dispensary in the country.
- Clever Leaves announces a partnership with House of Kush to be their exclusive global grower and distributor.
- The Rio Gallegos Argentina Movement of United Cannabicultors held a day of visibility for cannabis.
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APAC
- Cook Island Secretary of Health says there is no urgency to push ahead with cannabis legalisation.
- Dr Brian Walker has launched a campaign to get medical cannabis listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
- Helius Therapeutics has become New Zealand’s first company to gain approval for locally grown plants.
- The Thai Hemp Association has signed a cooperation agreement with 12 manufacturing industries.
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Africa & The Middle East
- Canonic launches its second-generation medical cannabis products with high THC.
- High competition and excess regulation are causing Israeli cannabis companies to fail.
- The CEO of Ball Pharma has said that he will donate 5% of all revenues in favour of the fight for legalisation in Israel.
- The South African North West Department of Agriculture has reaffirmed its commitment to commercialise cannabis.
- The South African firm Fields of Green announced they are planning a lawsuit to decriminalise personal use cannabis.
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