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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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Experts discuss cannabis scheduling, new markets, maturation and more
Business of CannabisEvents & Industry
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Spain misses ambitious medical cannabis roll-out targets
BusinessCannESMedical
Europe
8 stories- German parliamentary spokesman wants to advance cannabis legalisation
Pharmazeutische ZeitungDERegulation
- France's Council of State lifts ban on sale of hemp flowers for CBD production
HempTodayFRHemp & CBD
- Illegal UK cannabis startup Dispenseroo reveals medical use among customers
Cannabis HealthGBMedical
- Fyta releases first photos of produced weed and hashish from experiment grower
Cannabis IndustrieNLBusiness & Investment
- Regulatory requirements for cannabis medicinal products in Europe show scattered regionalism
BusinessCannEURegulation
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals sues Teva over cannabis-derived epilepsy drug patent infringement
fiercepharma.comBusiness & Investment
- Royal Queen Seeds launches first-ever F1 hybrid seeds into cannabis market
BusinessCannBusiness & Investment
- Luxembourg Health Minister unsure of cannabis legalisation before end of 2023
NewsweedLURegulation
United States
8 stories- Texas activists submit signatures for cannabis decriminalisation ballot in San Antonio
Marijuana MomentUSAdult-use
- Cannabis sales decreased 2.8% in November compared with October according to BDSA
New Cannabis VenturesUSBusiness & Investment
- Illinois cannabis sales reached record high of more than US$1.5 billion in 2022
Business of CannabisUSBusiness & Investment
- All patients undergoing anaesthetic procedures should be screened for cannabis use
Cannabis HealthHealth & Science
- Jushi Holdings Inc announces Michelle Mosier as Chief Financial Officer
Technical420USBusiness & Investment
- Maryland lawmakers convene for cannabis legalisation workgroup meeting
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
- Iowa's medical cannabis sales reached US$10.2 million despite only five dispensaries
Hemp GazetteUSMedical
- Google to allow hemp and topical CBD advertising in California, Colorado and Puerto Rico
HempTodayUSPRBusiness & Investment
Canada
7 stories- Medical cannabis legalisation in Canada associated with reduction in alcohol sales
NewsweedCAMedical
- Manitoba's cannabis industry entering next phase after five years of growth
winnipeg.ctvnews.caCABusiness & Investment
- Health Canada to study effects of cannabinoids recreating delta-9-THC
NewsweedCAHealth & Science
- Canadian government data shows cannabis legalisation proceeding effectively
Cannabis IndustrieCARegulation
- Aurora Cannabis Inc closes sale of Aurora Polaris facility for C$15m
CBCCABusiness & Investment
- Delta 9 temporarily lays off about 40 employees amid cannabis industry struggles
winnipeg.ctvnews.caCABusiness & Investment
- New TnT strains expand HEXO's top-selling portfolio with fulsome sensory experience
Business WireCABusiness & Investment
LATAM & Caribbean
5 stories- St George could allow Amsterdam-style cannabis coffee shops if Bermuda legalises drug
royalgazette.comBMAdult-use
- Uruguay takes stock of legal cannabis use 10 years after being first country to legalise
Hanf MagazinUYRegulation
- Brazilian Governor Tarcísio must position on release of cannabis-based drugs in SUS
SechatBRMedical
- Colombia includes medical cannabis in list of covered health insurance medications
El PlanteoCOMedical
- Zerenia signs contract with Colombia's largest public insurance company Capital Salud EPS
PR NewswireCOBusiness & Investment
Africa & Middle East
5 stories- Village Farms International announces further progress on cannabis strategy with Israel
Technical420ILBusiness & Investment
- Delta cannabis grower to eventually fill 2.2 million square feet of greenhouse space
delta-optimist.comILBusiness & Investment
- Class action filed for 420 million NIS to return funds to medical cannabis patients in Tel Aviv
Cannabis Magazine (Israel)ILMedical
- Promedis owner promises to return money to patients despite plans to fly to Thailand
Cannabis Magazine (Israel)ILMedical
- Yair Biton enters cannabis business with Bruno Stein in Israel
Cannabis Magazine (Israel)ILBusiness & Investment
Oceania
4 stories- Te Hiku Cannabis founders create roadmap to cannabis decriminalisation in New Zealand
newstalkzb.co.nzNZRegulation
- Australia to get first ever Medicinal Cannabis Awareness Week in February
CannabizAUEvents & Industry
- Australia sees notable shift from illicit cannabis to medically prescribed cannabis
GlobeNewswireAUMedical
- Queensland Labor members call for legalisation of recreational cannabis
CannabizAUAdult-use
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