International Cannabis Weekly: 327
December 1, 2023
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LEAKED DOCUMENTS SUGGEST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES – AND FURTHER DELAYS – TO GERMANY’S CANNABIS ACT
Germany’s traffic light coalition has reportedly agreed on significant changes to the country’s landmark cannabis act, which could now be enacted in two separate parts.
REGULATORS APPROVE LAWSUIT SETTLEMENTS IN NEW YORK LICENSING IMPASSE
JAZZ PHARMA’S EPIDIOLEX RECEIVES AUTHORISATION FROM HEALTH CANADA
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Europe
- Luxembourg’s new coalition government puts adult-use cannabis legalisation on standby.
- Rokshaw unveils Four20 medical cannabis products, now available for private prescription in the UK.
- SOMAÍ Pharmaceuticals to produce EU-GMP-certified extracted cannabis APIs and products for Canna Forest.
- BZAM Ltd. and 4C Labs finalise key distribution partnership, seeing the first shipment of medical flower to the UK.
- Releaf reveals effects of persistent stigma five years since medical cannabis was legalised in the UK.
- Danish medical cannabis company Stenocare enters the Australian medical cannabis market.
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United States
- Two-thirds of voters in Florida are in favour of cannabis legalisation, according to a new poll.
- New Hampshire Governor calls for a 15-store cap on cannabis dispensaries in the state.
- Rapper and Cookies co-founder, Berner, joins Last Prisoner Project to free Air Force veteran.
- MailOrder420 platform is now operational, enabling lawful mail-order distribution of cannabis across the US.
- US Department of Agriculture (USDA) revokes hemp farmers’ licences nationwide amidst legal ambiguities.
- Body and Mind concludes California transaction, retiring 1.65 Million shares to treasury in strategic move.
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New Report
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Canada
- Canadian cannabis market ‘struggling for survival’ just five years after adult-use legalisation.
- Statistics Canada reports dip in September cannabis sales, sliding 4.9% to C$444.0 million.
- Cannabis MSO Joshi Holdings files a shelf prospectus in Canada to raise up to C$600 million.
- Cronos Group, owner of Peace Naturals, sells Clearview Township fability, leasing back a portion to continue operations.
- High Tide set to expand its retail presence with of launch new Canna Cabana store in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- Canadabis Capital, alongside Sub Stigma Grow, reports record fiscal year 2023 with notable gains in revenue and profit.
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Black Friday Sale
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LATAM & The Caribbean
- The National Agricultural Labor Commission in Argentina establishes regulations for medicinal cannabis.
- Chamber public hearing tackles cannabis cultivation regulations in Brazil and discusses enhanced production.
- São Paulo City Council hosts first conference on medicinal cannabis to elevate regulatory discussions.
- PharmaCielo reveals Q3 2023 financial results, reporting net loss of C$2.76 million, down from C$5.18 million in 2022.
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APAC
- Swinburne University researchers discover medicinal cannabis has limited impact on cognitive function.
- Bod Science voluntarily suspended from ASX amid transaction vital to the company’s future prospects.
- A top Tokyo university is disbanding its 83-year-old American football team after players’ cannabis possession charges.
- French Polynesia assembly votes to repeal 2023 cannabis laws, hindering the path to medical cannabis legalisation.
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Africa & The Middle East
- Significant drop in medical cannabis import-export in Israel, with 16 tons imported and just half-a-tonne exported.
- South African cannabis industry faces ‘policy uncertainty, market saturation and poor agricultural processes’.
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