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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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First legal sales of adult-use cannabis took place in Switzerland this week
NewsweedCHAdult-use
- 02
Lawsuit continues to delay opening of retail dispensaries in New York
MJBizDailyUSRegulation
Europe
8 stories- Malta announces new guidelines for adult-use cannabis market
BusinessCannMTAdult-use
- New lobbying group formed in Germany for leisure cannabis cultivation
Hanf MagazinDEBusiness & Investment
- 15% of European consumers have tried CBD but progress limited by user turnover
BusinessCannEUHemp & CBD
- French MP says cannabis legalisation will be 'a long battle'
NewsweedFRRegulation
- Semi-synthetic THC alternative HHC could trigger European hemp flower regulatory crackdown
BusinessCannEURegulation
- First pharmaceutical cannabis production plant opens in Greece
keeptalkinggreece.comGRMedical
- Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority seeks new leader of closed coffee shop chain experiment
Cannabis IndustrieNLRegulation
- CBD now one of most popular wellness products in UK and Europe
Cannabis HealthGBEUHemp & CBD
United States
8 stories- Senate Majority Leader Schumer meets key Democrat senators on cannabis legislation
Business of CannabisUSRegulation
- Cannabis vaping brand Ispire Technology to raise US$42 million through Nasdaq IPO
Business of CannabisUSBusiness & Investment
- Sen. Cory Booker calls banking issues under prohibition a 'cannabis crisis'
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
- MSO Ayr Wellness Inc. backs out of US$55 million acquisition of Gentle Ventures
New Cannabis VenturesUSBusiness & Investment
- Rhode Island judicial official releases guidance on expunging cannabis records
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
- Virginia lawmakers advance bills for adult-use cannabis sales and tax reductions
Marijuana MomentUSAdult-use
- Mississippi begins first day of medical cannabis sales on 25 January
High TimesUSMedical
- Businesses in legal cannabis states adapt to changing laws and regulations
Business of CannabisUSBusiness & Investment
Canada
6 stories- Organigram Holdings Inc. has until July to reach minimum Nasdaq trading value
CannaReporterCABusiness & Investment
- Health Canada requires cannabis companies to stop selling incorrectly labelled products
BenzingaCARegulation
- High Tide releases audited 2022 financial results featuring record fourth quarter revenue of C$108.2 million
New Cannabis VenturesCABusiness & Investment
- HEXO Corp. announces election of eight director nominees
montrealgazette.comCABusiness & Investment
- In British Columbia, Canada’s drug decriminalisation policy takes effect – but advocates say it doesn’t go far enough.
Marijuana MomentCARegulation
- Village Farms International completes approximately US$25 million registered direct offering
Yahoo FinanceCABusiness & Investment
LATAM & Caribbean
4 stories- Costa Rican government prepares alternative bill for adult-use cannabis legalisation
NewsweedCRRegulation
- Ease Labs Pharma receives regulatory approval from Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency
NewswireBRMedical
- Argentina launches new government agency to boost medical cannabis and hemp industry
NewsweedARBusiness & Investment
- Health experts gather in Ecuador to discuss cannabis and medical applications
El PlanteoECHealth & Science
Africa & Middle East
3 stories- Israeli Ministry of Health states CBD is only legal if synthetic
Cannabis Magazine (Israel)ILRegulation
- Cannabis industry in South Africa could aid ailing economy
mg.co.zaZABusiness & Investment
- IM Cannabis Corp. closes third tranche of non-brokered private placement
BenzingaILBusiness & Investment
APAC
2 stories- CBD to be regarded as 'dangerous drug' and banned in Hong Kong from 1 February
BenzingaHKRegulation
- Malaysian government ministry examines medicinal potential of cannabis
malaymail.comMYMedical
Oceania
3 stories- Legalising cannabis in Australia could generate A$28 billion in tax revenues over 10 years
CannabizAURegulation
- Creso Pharma records FY22 unaudited revenue and key profitability milestones
theaustralian.com.auAUBusiness & Investment
- French and Polish hemp varieties stand out in Australian cultivation trials
HempTodayAUHemp & CBD
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