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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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Thai lawmakers fail to pass delayed cannabis bill as they clash over regulation
BloombergTHRegulation
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Canadian wholesale cannabis prices down 40% last year
Business of CannabisCABusiness & Investment
Europe
9 stories- Italian court overturns decree classifying hemp as a narcotic
Cannabis HealthITRegulation
- Amsterdam wants to participate in national experiment to regulate cannabis supply chain for coffeeshops
nltimes.nlNLRegulation
- Catalan parliament passes resolution recognising Cannabis Social Clubs have positive impact
Cannabis IndustrieESAdult-use
- Astrasana launches joint venture for medical cannabis distribution in Czech Republic
BusinessCannCZMedical
- Juicy Fields 'splinter group' claims to be raising funds to refund victims
BusinessCannBusiness & Investment
- Netherlands Ministry of Health and Institute of Medicinal Cannabis organise further training
Cannabis IndustrieNLMedical
- Intercure sues Better to recover loans as acquisition falls through, and Yooma pulls out of Japan
BusinessCannBusiness & Investment
- UK patients can't financially afford cannabis treatments, says doctor Michael Barnes
CannaReporterGBMedical
- Love Hemp bought out of administration by Portillion SPV1 Limited
BusinessCannGBBusiness & Investment
United States
11 stories- South Carolina Senate committee approves bill to legalise medical cannabis
Marijuana MomentUSMedical
- Don Murphy explores ten reasons to be bullish on the SAFE Banking Act
Business of CannabisUSRegulation
- New Jersey police can't be tested for cannabis in most cases, State Attorney General says
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
- Bill to allow Washington State adults to grow cannabis at home clears first legislative hurdle
Business of CannabisUSAdult-use
- Push to make medical cannabis cultivation in Pennsylvania more accessible for farmers
Hemp GazetteUSMedical
- San Diego awarded over US$880,000 for cannabis entrepreneurship equity
10news.comUSBusiness & Investment
- SAVO Cannabis announces genetics-focused cultivation facility development
GlobeNewswireUSBusiness & Investment
- Trulieve Cannabis Corp. opens adult-use dispensary in Bristol, Connecticut
PR NewswireUSAdult-use
- Hawaii Senate approves cannabis legalisation bills; House passes psychedelics research
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
- Verano opens Zen Leaf Clifton Heights, 16th Pennsylvania dispensary
Technical420USBusiness & Investment
- Washington State University research finds CBD may reduce cigarette cravings
Cannabis HealthUSHealth & Science
Canada
6 stories- Canadian cannabis business owners call for federal government help
Business of CannabisCABusiness & Investment
- Canopy Growth agrees sale of up to US$150,000,000 convertible debentures
New Cannabis VenturesCABusiness & Investment
- Greenway receives Health Canada approval for four-acre cultivation expansion
Technical420CARegulation
- Canadian hemp composite producer receives US$7.4 million manufacturing grant
HempTodayCAHemp & CBD
- Ontario Cannabis Store lowers price margins to compete with illicit market
ottawacitizen.comCAAdult-use
- Gaia Grow's Tru Extracts develops new product line with NeutriSci
MarketWatchCABusiness & Investment
LATAM & Caribbean
5 stories- Hempire Paraguay launches hemp cigarette production with export potential
SechatPYHemp & CBD
- First Peruvian cannabis industry emerges in Olmos with 500-hectare projection
agraria.pePEBusiness & Investment
- Brazilian MP Lincoln Tejota proposes free cannabis medicines in Goiás SUS
SechatBRMedical
- Canna Oil Agro signs agreement with INTA to boost Argentine medical cannabis
El PlanteoARMedical
- Costa Rica College of Pharmacists opposes recreational cannabis legalisation bill
larepublica.netCRRegulation
Africa & Middle East
5 stories- Natan Lecht and Ilon Badil purchase Univo cannabis company assets
Cannabis Magazine (Israel)ILBusiness & Investment
- Israel restricts initial cannabis therapy prescription to 20 grams
Hanf MagazinILMedical
- Israeli company Canonics develops products with 23% THC using AI gene selection
The Jerusalem PostILBusiness & Investment
- Panyaza Lesufi's cannabis industry omission raises South African concern
foodformzansi.co.zaZARegulation
- Zimbabwe removes industrial hemp from dangerous drugs list
HempTodayZWRegulation
APAC
1 story- Laos Ministry of Health issues Decision 3789/MOH on hemp medication control
lexology.comLARegulation
Oceania
5 stories- Medicinal cannabis advocates fight for driving rights in Australia
The AgeAURegulation
- Australian Cannabis Nurses Association launches for medicinal cannabis education
ABC NewsAUEvents & Industry
- Lambert Initiative establishes Australasian research body for scientific data sharing
CannabizAUNZHealth & Science
- Drive Change launches crowdfunding with A$5k MedReleaf Australia donation
CannabizAUBusiness & Investment
- ASX-listed Creso Pharma secures A$2 million via share placement
CannabizAUBusiness & Investment
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