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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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New York Cannabis Control Board approves first 36 retail licenses
In historic news for New York, the New York Cannabis Control Board has voted to approve the first 36 retail licenses. The recipients chosen were narrowed down from a group of 903 applicants.
The GuardianUSAdult-use
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Cannabis sceptic set to lead Malta's adult-use reform
BusinessCannMTAdult-use
- 02
French Senate votes for development of hemp industry
NewsweedFRHemp & CBD
Europe
8 stories- Juicy Fields scam may have been part of larger criminal enterprise
BusinessCannBusiness & Investment
- Romania to host international debate on medicinal cannabis
Cannabis HealthROEvents & Industry
- Established medical cannabis companies look to enter Malta's recreational market
MaltaTodayMTBusiness & Investment
- A2W Pharma partners with Reakiro to launch products in Maltese medicinal market
accesswire.comMTBusiness & Investment
- Many UK patients still accessing cannabis through legacy market
Cannabis HealthGBMedical
- Cannabis licences in Portugal quadrupled in three years
SechatPTRegulation
- EIHA responds to Canna Consultants' Novel Foods assessment citing inaccuracies
BusinessCannEUHemp & CBD
- Upcoming European cannabis conference thought to be latest scam targeting industry
BusinessCannEvents & Industry
United States
8 stories- Maryland cannabis workgroup discusses tax options in first meeting since legalisation
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
- Schwazze opens new cannabis dispensary in New Mexico, total reaches 13
Cannabis Business TimesUSBusiness & Investment
- Cannabis sales in Arizona continue to drop but market has room to mature
azmarijuana.comUSBusiness & Investment
- Stand-alone cannabis bill passes Senate, heads to Biden's desk
Business of CannabisUSRegulation
- HFA says Colorado has opportunity to establish hotbed for hemp food production
HempTodayUSHemp & CBD
- Project on recyclability of hemp fibres receives support from Hemp Innovations Foundation
Hemp GazetteUSHemp & CBD
- LIM College and South Bronx Economic Development partner to enhance cannabis opportunities
PR NewswireUSEvents & Industry
- Cannabis workers push to unionise as legal dispensaries open amid job security fears
Business of CannabisUSBusiness & Investment
Canada
6 stories- High Tide becomes top revenue-generating cannabis firm in Canada
Business WireCABusiness & Investment
- Creso Pharma to acquire Health House International
ProactiveCABusiness & Investment
- Tilray launches free medical cannabis resources platform for women
Technical420CAMedical
- Flora Growth completes Flora Lab 4 prescription cannabis facility
Business WireCABusiness & Investment
- Manitoba cannabis edibles surge as consumers seek smoking alternatives
winnipeg.ctvnews.caCAAdult-use
- THC vape pen demand rises in Canada as 28% of users vape
saltwire.comCAAdult-use
LATAM & Caribbean
6 stories- Colombian official reiterates government support for cannabis legalisation bill
Marijuana MomentCORegulation
- Salvador chamber bill proposes municipal cannabis medical policy
SechatBRMedical
- UNPAZ Diploma in Cannabis for Health registration opens in Argentina
diarioefecto.comAREvents & Industry
- ANVISA authorises first importation of Uruguayan cannabis in natura
SechatBRMedical
- General La Madrid becomes first area in Buenos Aires to open legal outdoor cannabis plantation
El PlanteoARAdult-use
- Mexican Health Regulatory Agency ordered to grant cannabis authorisation to Xebra
PR NewswireMXRegulation
Africa & Middle East
7 stories- Cilo Cybin Holdings abandons public offering plans
BNN BloombergBusiness & Investment
- Israel cannabis patients consume 4 tons monthly
Cannabis Magazine (Israel)ILMedical
- Report suggests Univo's cannabis operations will end
Cannabis Magazine (Israel)Business & Investment
- Akanda exits Lesotho after legal dispute with former director
BusinessCannLSBusiness & Investment
- Israeli study confirms cannabis improves quality of life for fibromyalgia patients
BenzingaILHealth & Science
- WeGROW Cannabis Lesotho exports high-quality medical strains to Europe
EIN NewsLSBusiness & Investment
- South African trial tests cannabis for chronic opioid dependency
BenzingaZAMedical
APAC
2 stories- Thailand Association of Researchers supports Cannabis and Hemp Bill
Bangkok PostTHRegulation
- Ayurvedic stakeholders urge Nepal to remove hemp ban
HempTodayNPRegulation
Oceania
4 stories- French Polynesian assembly approves medicinal cannabis law
RNZPFMedical
- Guam DRT releases new cannabis business licence applications
postguam.comGURegulation
- Melbourne study highlights cannabis benefits for children with autism
ABC NewsAUHealth & Science
- Philip Brown appointed chairman of Greenfern Industries
StuffNZBusiness & Investment
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