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International Cannabis Weekly
The week’s global cannabis news, read through the analyst’s lens — one sentence per story, sourced.
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Geneva set to follow Basel and launch cannabis legalisation pilot
letemps.chCHRegulation
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German Federal Finance Minister announces legalisation plans for 2023
Cannabis IndustrieDERegulation
Europe
11 stories- UK Food Standards Agency rejects freedom of information request on hemp
hemptoday-net.cdn.ampproject.orgGBRegulation
- UK study shows cannabis improving quality of life in autism patients
Hemp GazetteGBHealth & Science
- Sanity Group raises €37.6 million with British American Tobacco investment
Apotheke AdhocBusiness & Investment
- Cellular Goods plans £18.6 million RTO deal with Cannaray Brands
BusinessCannGBBusiness & Investment
- Belgian experiment uses industrial hemp to clean PFAS-contaminated soil
Cannabis IndustrieBEHemp & CBD
- Santé France Cannabis recommends postponing medical cannabis legalisation
BusinessCannFRRegulation
- Akanda plans first medical cannabis shipment to Germany from Portugal
- Brains Bioceutical opens UK's largest EU-GMP licensed cannabinoid research facility
GlobeNewswireGBBusiness & Investment
- Somai Pharmaceuticals opens EU-GMP cannabis facility in Portugal
BenzingaPTBusiness & Investment
- Malta harnesses non-profit models towards legalisation for equitable market
talkingdrugs.orgMTRegulation
- Panaxia plans to sell cannabis in Czech Republic
Cannabis Magazine (Israel)CZBusiness & Investment
United States
12 stories- Florida regulators crack down on licensed medical cannabis testing labs
Business of CannabisUSRegulation
- Charlotte's Web signs multi-year distribution agreement with Southern Glazer's
Technical420USBusiness & Investment
- Deadline for Alabama medical cannabis applications ends next month
lexblog.comUSMedical
- Ohio medical cannabis sales hit US$1 billion since 2019
Marijuana MomentUSAdult-use
- National Hemp Growers Co-operative explores hemp bioplastic opportunities
Cannabis Business TimesUSHemp & CBD
- Mississippi medical cannabis brings in US$6 million in fees before sales start
Business of CannabisUSMedical
- Arkansas Supreme Court confirms voters will vote on cannabis legalisation in November
NewsweedUSRegulation
- Oregon State University study finds spent hemp biomass usable as lamb feed
Hemp GazetteUSHemp & CBD
- 4Front Ventures launches Island Cannabis Co brand in California
NewswireUSBusiness & Investment
- Greenlane announces sale of headquarters for US$9.95 million
New Cannabis VenturesUSBusiness & Investment
- TerrAscend enters agreement with TRP to introduce Cookies into Pennsylvania
NewswireUSBusiness & Investment
- University of Puerto Rico students create Pro Bono Public Policy and Law on Cannabis
El PlanteoUSEvents & Industry
Canada
4 stories- Canopy Growth exits Canadian cannabis retail operation, selling 28 stores
NewsweedCABusiness & Investment
- Ontario made over half a billion dollars from cannabis in last fiscal year
CBCCAAdult-use
- High Tide adds two retail stores in British Columbia, bringing total to five
Yahoo FinanceCABusiness & Investment
- Creso Pharma's Mernova introduces new strains to provincial partners
ProactiveCABusiness & Investment
LATAM & Caribbean
8 stories- Flora Growth completes first exports of Colombian high-CBD dried cannabis flower
Business WireCOBusiness & Investment
- Bahamas Agriculture Minister says cannabis bill will be put forward this fiscal year
thenassauguardian.comBSRegulation
- Former Mexican president Vicente Fox urges lawmakers to regulate cannabis
mexiconewsdaily.comMXRegulation
- Uruguay has curbed trafficking since legalisation but only 27% acquire legally
batimes.com.arUYAdult-use
- Rio Civil Police approves university kit to differentiate medical from illicit cannabis
ultimosegundo.ig.com.brBRHealth & Science
- Grenada establishes Commission on Cannabis Legalisation and Regulation
Jamaica ObserverGDRegulation
- Anvisa webinar addresses clinical research on cannabis sativa and derivatives
SechatBRMedical
- Xebra Brands set to receive cannabis authorisations from COFEPRIS
PR NewswireMXRegulation
Africa & Middle East
3 stories- Univo said to have rejected 1.6-ton cannabis shipment from Tilray
Cannabis Magazine (Israel)Business & Investment
- Canndoc launches Humboldt brand from California strain developers
Cannabis Magazine (Israel)Business & Investment
- Isracann Bioscience brings premium high-THC cannabis genetics to Israel
BenzingaILBusiness & Investment
APAC
1 story- Japanese health panel recommends revising drug laws to allow approved product imports
Bangkok PostJPRegulation
Oceania
4 stories- Hemp Foods Australia secures distribution in over 800 Coles stores nationwide
foodmag.com.auAUBusiness & Investment
- Australian Green Party launches first plan to legalise cannabis nationally
CannabizAURegulation
- MGC Pharmaceuticals faces 23 infringement notices worth A$306,690 for advertising breaches
morningstar.co.ukAURegulation
- TGA fines medical cannabis businesses for falsifying prescription product claims
transcontinentaltimes.comAURegulation
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