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Greece issues first medical cannabis prescriptions after seven-year battle
It follows a seven-year battle to make medical cannabis readily available in Greece, after becoming one of Europe’s first countries to reschedule medical cannabis in 2017.
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Adult-use cannabis to be outlawed in Thailand by year-end
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Canada's tax agency escalates excise cash recovery efforts
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Europe
7 stories- Glass Pharms achieves world's first carbon-neutral cannabis production
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- Belgian former judge and MEP candidate wants cannabis removed from criminal law
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- UK patients can now arrange cannabis consultation and prescription via app
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- Stenocare regains sole provider position under Danish Pilot Programme
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- British Cannabis acquires Goodbody Botanicals expanding FSA-listed products
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- SOMAÍ Pharmaceuticals acquires RPK Biopharma from AKANDA Corp
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United States
6 stories- Florida THC potency cap bill deemed dead for session by GOP sponsor
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- California's cannabis tax rises nearly 15% to over US$300 million since December 2022
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- Dozens of US law enforcement leaders back cannabis rescheduling
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- New York collected just US$22,500 of US$25 million in unlicensed store fines
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- U.S. Cannabis Council accepts donations at Curaleaf for policy lobbying
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- Nevada's first legal cannabis consumption lounge opens
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Canada
6 stories- Canada's adult-use cannabis sales top CA$5 billion in 2023
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- House of Commons recommends change to cannabis excise tax application
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- Organigram and Aurora increasingly attractive as Canopy Growth struggles
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- Heritage Cannabis boosts gross margin over 50% in 2023
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- Asia Green Biotechnology agrees to acquire Burton Growers and Green Sight Agri-Holdings
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- Canadian Cannabis Exchange facilitates Ogen production facility sale
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LATAM & Caribbean
4 stories- First legal export of cannabis-derived THC products from Jamaica to United States occurs
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- Brazil's justice minister requests debate on medicinal and industrial cannabis use
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- Uncertainty grows around Argentina's Reprocann program over self-cultivation ban
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- Colombia resolution could extend cannabis transport time limit for licensees
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Africa & Middle East
2 stories- Cannabis for Private Purpose Bill passed in South Africa, awaiting signature
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- Morama Holdings pioneers organic cannabis at 45-hectare Lesotho facility
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APAC
1 story- Pakistan government announces new law establishing cannabis regulatory body
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Oceania
3 stories- ECS Botanics raises AU$4 million from shareholders to increase growing capacity
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- Australian study indicates distinct demographic preferences between THC and CBD products
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- German legalisation to open opportunities for Australian cannabis firms
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