International Cannabis Weekly: 354

DUTCH CANNABIS EXPERIMENT EXPANDED TO EIGHT NEW CITIES COUNTRYWIDE 

Initially launched last year in the municipalities of Tilburg and Breda the country’s four-year cannabis experiment has entered its next stage.

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U.S. CANNABIS SALES COULD SURPASS FOODSTUFFS LIKE BEEF THIS YEAR

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MARYLAND GOVERNOR PARDONS 175,000+ PEOPLE WITH CANNABIS CONVICTIONS

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• Countdown to Cannabis Europa: World’s largest cannabis companies to descend on London on 25-26 June.
• Curaleaf International’s strategic moves in Europe: Exclusive insights from head, Juan Martinez.
• The door is now open for cannabis companies on the Isle of Man as it seeks to home 10 businesses this year.
• Prohibition Partners to launch new bespoke data and analysis packages at Cannabis Europa.
• Dutch Minister announces expansion of medicinal cannabis policy with amendment to Opium Act.
• Script Assist launches SaaS offering for its platform announcing Jersey’s MediCann as first partner.

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• ‘Hemp killing’ amendment would not ban all hemp cannabinoids, says U.S. Congressional Research Service (CRS).
• Prohibitionist group founded by former Attorney General urges DEA to extend public comment period for rescheduling.
• Pennsylvania lawmakers announce cannabis legalisation bill as neighbouring Ohio readies market launch.
• California event in July will be the first U.S. state fair to feature on-site cannabis dispensaries and competitions.
• Texas House candidate leads push to put marijuana decriminalisation on yet another local ballot.
• Colorado’s attorney general is suing Gee Distributor for allegedly selling cannabis marketed as industrial hemp.

• Village Farms targets the Dutch market and plans to begin production in the Netherlands by Q4 2024.
• Nova Scotia judge rejects constitutional arguments from defendants for Indigenous cannabis shops.
• Melodiol Global Health property valued at up to CA$12m as convertible note deal is secured.
• Tether celebrates third anniversary with back-to-back industry events in partnership with StratCann.
• Canadian edibles manufacturer, Indiva Limited, announces it has officially received creditor protection.
• High Tide eyes disciplined growth in the thick of further Canadian cannabis industry shakeout.

• Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS) in Mexico authorises hemp cultivation.
• Colombian industry faces serious challenges with 40% of companies closing in the last seven years.
• The Plenary of the Federal Supreme Court in Brazil to make a judgement on criminalisation of cannabis possession.
• The second hemp licence has been granted in Mexico, but a law establishing regulations is still not in place.

• Tilray Medical announces the launch of Broken Coast EU-GMP certified medical cannabis products in Australia.
• Endoca to start distributing products in Australia next month, nine months after it split from local partner.
• In Polynesia, a father has been acquitted for treating his son with medical cannabis for severe epilepsy.
• Tasmanian government working to simplify things for hemp producers after a review of state’s Industrial Hemp Act.

• South African medicinal cannabis startup Cilo Cybin Holdings (Cilo) seeks JSE and Nasdaq listings.
• The Nigerian Customs Service has seized a container of cannabis from Canada worth ₦3 billion.