International Cannabis Weekly: 352

THC LIMITS FOR DRIVERS AND CULTIVATION REGULATIONS UPDATED IN GERMANY

The German Bundestag has voted to pass a string of amendments to its landmark cannabis act, just two months after it was officially implemented.

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JAPAN PUBLISHES DETAILS OF PROPOSED THC LIMITS FOR INCOMING CANNABIS MARKET

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ITALIAN HEMP ASSOCIATIONS CALL FOR EU INTERVENTION ON PROPOSED CBD FLOWER BAN

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• Cannabis regulation and THC driving limits under scrutiny in Bundestag hearings ahead of important vote.
• Chill Brands CEO reinstated as directors ousted, plus Voyager sees second deal fall through.
• The majority of earnings from illicit cannabis sales in the Netherlands (€1.4 billion) remains in the Dutch economy.
• Recently published data shows significant growth for the medical cannabis market in Poland since 2017.
• Luxembourg will post a tender for an official medical cannabis supplier this year due to ongoing supply shortages.
• A new UK task force will set out the country’s first comprehensive strategy for cannabinoid R&D.

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• Green Thumb Industries confirms recent rumours it has pitched a merger with Boston Brewery.
• Adult-use cannabis legalisation is set to go to the ballot box for the third time in South Dakota this November.
• Ohio’s medical cannabis sales fall across the board as the state prepares for its adult-use rollout.
• Florida governor could become unlikely saviour of the state’s hemp industry as reports say he will veto controversial bill.
• Adult-use cannabis sales in Illinois were down 2.9% sequentially to US$144.5 million in April this year.
• New Hampshire House lawmakers offer senators a cannabis legalisation compromise at committee meeting.

• Canopy Growth doubles down on its USA strategy, announcing exercise of Acreage Holdings options.
• Health Canada issues a recall for cannabis products containing undeclared intoxicating cannabinoid, HHC.
• Canadian cannabis retail chain Four20 Premium Markets has announced plans to file for bankruptcy.
• Bill 34 passes in Manitoba, meaning adults will soon be allowed to cultivate up to four plants at home.
• Village Farms announces it has increased its ownership of Quebec-based Rose LifeScience Inc. to 80%.
• Just 845 people have been pardoned for cannabis crimes in Canada since 2019, despite the federal forecast being 10,000.

• The first female president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, advocates for the decriminalisation of adult-use cannabis.
• While doctors in Barbados can prescribe medical cannabis, there’s still a stringent legal process.
• Governor of Corrientes in Argentina confirms the first export of medical cannabis flower to Switzerland.
• Specialists in Argentina have designed quick-release energy storage devices using medical cannabis industry waste.

• Greens pledge to press on with the bill to legalise adult-use cannabis in Australia despite senate committee rejection.
• Tasmanian Botanics, Kind Medical, and Biortica Agrimed win big at the Cannabiz Awards 2024 in Australia.
• Investors will ‘lose millions’ if Thailand backtracks on industrial hemp and cannabis, trade group says.
• Pharma Hemp maintains positive outlook on CBD opportunities in APAC’s beauty market despite regulatory fluctuations.

• The African country of Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, has introduced legislation to legalise medical cannabis.
• IM Cannabis Corp. announces significant growth in its EU-GMP German subsidiary, Adjupharm GmbH.