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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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7 regions42 stories35 publishers17 countries
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Germany set to become Europe's largest legal cannabis market
ForbesDERegulation
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Biden says cannabis pardons will not extend to those who sold cannabis
Business of CannabisUSRegulation
Europe
10 stories- European Commission to give green light for new German cannabis legislation
zdf.deDERegulation
- Inflammatory bowel disease patients report improvements with medical cannabis
Cannabis HealthMedical
- Hemp could deliver growth in agriculture and boost UK economy
BusinessCannGBHemp & CBD
- Regional council in Calabria approves regional law on dispensing medical cannabis
Cannabis TerapeuticaITMedical
- Medicinal cannabis dispensing on Isle of Man delayed over technical issues
BBCIMMedical
- Dutch growers selected for government cultivation trials delayed
dutchnews.nlNLAdult-use
- High-THC cannabis flower linked to improvements in quality of life and reducing anxiety
Cannabis HealthHealth & Science
- French MP tables amendment to social security bill to relaunch cannabis legalisation debate
lepaysgessien.frFRRegulation
- Growing hemp proves successful in removing harmful chemicals from topsoil and purifying water
HempTodayHemp & CBD
- SynBiotic sees 15% increase in stock price this week
BusinessCannBusiness & Investment
United States
11 stories- Florida hasn't approved deal between Circle K and Green Thumb Industries
washingtonexaminer.comUSBusiness & Investment
- Cannabis leaders and politicians to join forces at Business of Cannabis: New York
cannabisnow.comUSEvents & Industry
- Researchers find CBD contains heavy metals and plastic contaminants
Business of CannabisUSHealth & Science
- ASA issues 2022 Vote Medical Marijuana voter guide
financialregnews.comUSRegulation
- AFC Gamma amends US$100 million credit facility with Acreage Holdings
MarketScreenerUSBusiness & Investment
- Washington DC medical cannabis patient registrations surge since self-certification law
Marijuana MomentUSMedical
- Curaleaf launches Find Cannabis Flower in Massachusetts dispensaries
PR NewswireUSAdult-use
- National animal food group urges Idaho officials to delay hemp animal food ban
HempTodayUSHemp & CBD
- US basketball player Brittney Griner's appeal rejected by Moscow court after cannabis conviction
news.sky.comUSRURegulation
- South Dakota to vote on legalising adult-use cannabis this November
abcnews.go.comUSAdult-use
- Canopy Growth creates holding company to fast-track entry into US market
Investing NewsUSBusiness & Investment
Canada
5 stories- Delta 9 Cannabis wins Manitoba's first cannabis distributor licence from LGCA
ProactiveCABusiness & Investment
- Flora Growth signs definitive agreement to acquire Franchise Global Health
BusinessCannCABusiness & Investment
- CBD company Craft 1861 Global set to go public through merger with BGP Acquisition Corp
New Cannabis VenturesCABusiness & Investment
- High Tide opens third Canna Cabana store in Vancouver, British Columbia
Cannabis Business TimesCABusiness & Investment
- BYND Cannasoft announces agreement with Globus Pharma to distribute medical cannabis
GlobeNewswireBusiness & Investment
LATAM & Caribbean
4 stories- CFM in Brazil temporarily suspends resolution restricting doctor prescribing
El PlanteoBRRegulation
- Argentine security forces trained on cannabis law and therapeutic uses
miradorprovincial.comARRegulation
- Argentine National Service for Agrifood Health holds closed cannabis meeting
argentina.gob.arARRegulation
- Argentina opens tender for 3,000 bottles of cannabidiol for epilepsy
pharmabiz.netARMedical
Africa & Middle East
3 stories- Israeli company grows cannabis with 12 times potency using bioreactor
The Times of IsraelILBusiness & Investment
- ZIDA calls for investor funding into Zimbabwe medicinal cannabis sector
AllAfricaZWBusiness & Investment
- MediCane enrols first patient in dementia symptoms clinical trial
Business WireHealth & Science
APAC
3 stories- Kyung Hee University Medical Centre to study medical cannabis effectiveness
koreabiomed.comKRHealth & Science
- Hong Kong to ban CBD with up to 7 years jail for possession
hongkongfp.comHKRegulation
- Over 1,000 clinics offering cannabis treatments open in Thailand
Bangkok PostTHMedical
Oceania
3 stories- ECS Botanics Holdings Ltd offloads Tasmanian business and assets
Hemp GazetteAUBusiness & Investment
- Cann Group seeks A$10 million to expand manufacturing capabilities
CannabizAUBusiness & Investment
- Wellnex Life raises A$5 million for Australian medical cannabis expansion
StockheadAUBusiness & Investment
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