International Cannabis Weekly: 267
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Europe
- The UK Food Standards Agency has rejected a freedom of information request submitted by HempToday.
- A recent UK study shows that cannabis is improving the quality of life in autism patients.
- Sanity Group has raised €37.6 million, with the leading investor being British American Tobacco.
- Cellular Goods reveals plans for £18.6 million RTO deal with UK CBD firm Cannaray Brands.
- An experiment in Belgium where industrial hemp was used to clean contaminated PFAS soil was successful.
- Sante France Cannabis recommends ‘planning the postponement’ of legalising medical cannabis by one year.
- Akanda plans its first shipment of medical cannabis to Germany from its Portugal-based Holigen operation.
- Brains Bioceutical opens the UK’s largest EU-GMP-grade licensed cannabinoid research facility.
- Somai Pharmaceuticals has officially opened its new EU-GMP cannabis facility in Portugal.
- Malta is harnessing non-profit models towards legalisation to ensure an equitable market is supported.
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United States
- Florida regulators are cracking down on several licensed medical cannabis testing labs, citing mistrust as the reason.
- Charlotte’s Web has signed a multi-year distribution agreement with Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits.
- The deadline for requesting Alabama medical cannabis applications will end next month.
- State data shows that medical cannabis sales in Ohio have hit US$1 billion since 2019.
- The National Hemp Growers Co-operative is exploring hemp bioplastic opportunities after university research.
- Medical cannabis in Mississippi brings in US$6 million in application and licensing fees before legal sales start.
- The Arkansas Supreme Court has said that voters will vote on cannabis legalisation in November.
- Oregon State University study has found spent hemp biomass left over from CBD can be used as lamb feed.
- 4Front Ventures announces the launch of its premier California cannabis brand, Island Cannabis Co.
- Greenlane announces the sale of its headquarters, generating US$9.95 million in revenue.
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Canada
- Flora Growth has announced that it has completed its first exports of Colombian grown high-CBD dried cannabis flower.
- Canopy Growth is exiting its cannabis retail operation in Canada, including selling 28 stores.
- The province of Ontario made more than half a billion dollars from cannabis in the last fiscal year.
- TerrAscend has announced that it has entered into an agreement with TRP to introduce Cookies into Pennsylvania.
- High Tide has added two retail cannabis stores in British Columbia, bringing its total to five stores in the area.
- Creso Pharma’s subsidiary Mernova Medicinal has introduced new strains to a range of provincial partners.
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LATAM & The Caribbean
- The Bahamas Agriculture Minister Clay Sweeting says cannabis bill will be put forward this fiscal year.
- Students from the University of Puerto Rico have created the Pro Bono Public Policy and Law on Cannabis.
- Former president Vicente Fox has urged lawmakers to regulate cannabis in Mexico.
- Since legalisation, Uruguay has curbed trafficking, but only 27% of people acquire cannabis legally.
- The Civil Police of Rio have approved a kit developed by the university to differentiate medical from illicit cannabis.
- The government of Grenada has established a Commission on Cannabis Legalisation and Regulation.
- Anvisa webinar addresses clinical research on cannabis sativa and its derivatives.
- Xebra Brands Ltd announces that it is set to receive cannabis authorisations from the COFEPRIS.
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APAC
- Hemp Foods Australia has secured distribution in more than 800 Coles stores nationwide.
- The Australian Green Party has launched the first plan to legalise cannabis nationally.
- MGC Pharmaceuticals has said it faces 23 infringement notices worth A$306,690 for contravening advertising laws.
- The TGA has fined medical cannabis businesses for falsifying claims about their prescription products.
- A Japanese health panel recommends revising tough drug laws to allow imports of approved products.
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Africa & The Middle East
- It has been suggested that Univo rejected a shipment of cannabis weighing 1.6 tons from Tilray.
- Canndoc launches new brand Humboldt – the result of a collaboration with strain developers from California.
- Panaxia has reported to the stock exchange that it intends to sell cannabis in the Czech Republic.
- Isracann Bioscience facilitates the arrival of premium high-THC cannabis genetics in Israel.
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