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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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European medical cannabis market to be worth €2.15 billion by 2027
EUBusiness & Investmentlink no longer available
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Medical cannabis could be legalised in France 'by mid-2024'
NewsweedFRRegulation
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Italy's 50,000 medical cannabis patients faced with supply issue
Business of CannabisITMedical
Europe
7 stories- France's medical cannabis trial faces stock shortage of prescribed product
NewsweedFRMedical
- EMCDDA report says HHC has spread across Europe and poses health risk
HempTodayEUHealth & Science
- Long-awaited plans for state-controlled cannabis sales in Luxembourg expected imminently
Business of CannabisLURegulation
- Dutch firm MYCB1 to bring GMP-certified Bedrocan extracts to German market
Cannabis IndustrieDEBusiness & Investment
- European stocks review: Deepverge falls 60% and Yooma Wellness faces cease trade order
Business of CannabisBusiness & Investment
- UK should lead world in 'compassionate clinical trials', says medical cannabis clinic founder
Business of CannabisGBMedical
- Swiss Research Institute for Organic Farming seeks better hemp cultivation techniques
Hanf MagazinCHHemp & CBD
United States
8 stories- Maine lawmaker files bill to allow interstate cannabis commerce with legalised states
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
- Silicon Valley Bank takeover by First Citizens Bank could help hemp companies in multiple states
HempTodayUSBusiness & Investment
- Minnesota House of Representatives began debating legalisation bill this week
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
- US House Committee Chair claims FDA's failure to regulate CBD is threat to consumers' health
HempTodayUSHemp & CBD
- Virginia bill a signature away from banning delta-8 THC and setting tight hemp food limits
Hemp GazetteUSRegulation
- New study concludes no significant association between cannabis use and psychosis
Cannabis HealthHealth & Science
- Schwazze to expand with US$38 million acquisition of Everest dispensaries
New Cannabis VenturesUSBusiness & Investment
- Two brothers and mother open first independent black-owned cannabis dispensary in Chicago
face2faceafrica.comUSBusiness & Investment
Canada
8 stories- SNDL delivers transformational year with record net revenue in Q4 2022 and 10x growth
fintel.ioCABusiness & Investment
- Cannabis sales in Canada up 17.9% last year and 13.5% so far in 2023 despite February dip
Business of CannabisCABusiness & Investment
- Dutch Minister of Health visits Canada to learn about cannabis legalisation
Cannabis IndustrieCARegulation
- Decibel Cannabis Company announces record fourth quarter C$25.8 million net revenue
Technical420CABusiness & Investment
- Indigenous cannabis companies to benefit from C$2.3 million BC government funding
Global NewsCABusiness & Investment
- Ben and Jerry's co-founder starts non-profit cannabis company
o.canada.comCABusiness & Investment
- Village Farms International to announce first quarter financial results on 10 May
investorsobserver.comCABusiness & Investment
- TerrAscend enters five-year agreement with Cookies for cultivation
Business InsiderCABusiness & Investment
LATAM & Caribbean
4 stories- Legislative act to regulate adult-use cannabis in Colombia experiences further delays
cambiocolombia.comCORegulation
- 4/20 celebrations held across Chile as social stigma recedes
El PlanteoCLEvents & Industry
- Cannabis legalisation across South America currently in flux and constantly evolving
Hanf MagazinRegulation
- Argentinian parliament resolution backs cannabis research for patient access
boletinoficial.gob.arARRegulation
Africa & Middle East
4 stories- Officials blamed for Israel's cannabis industry crash with stocks down 90%
calcalist.co.ilILBusiness & Investment
- Givol founders file lawsuit against majority shareholders Intercure
Cannabis Magazine (Israel)ILBusiness & Investment
- Only 100 doctors licensed to prescribe medical cannabis in Israel
nocamels.comILMedical
- Cannabis licensing in Lesotho remains problematic six years after legalisation
cannavigia.comLSRegulation
APAC
1 story- Man executed in Singapore for conspiring to smuggle 1kg of cannabis into country
Cannabis HealthSGRegulation
Oceania
3 stories- ECS Botanics reports sharp rise in customer receipts and explores growing season extension
CannabizAUBusiness & Investment
- Australian world-first trial set to study medical cannabis as treatment for endometriosis
Cannabis HealthAUMedical
- Medical Cannabis Australia launches first medicinal cannabis range
CannabizAUMedical
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