International Cannabis Weekly: 357

GERMANY APPROVES FIRST CULTIVATION ASSOCIATION AS APPLICATIONS ROLL IN

The northern state of Lower Saxony, which has the second largest number of applications submitted so far, has now become the first and only state to approve an application.

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ARCHITECT OF PIONEERING CZECH CANNABIS LEGISLATION STEPS DOWN

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U.S. RESCHEDULING DEALT A BLOW AS BILL AIMED AT BLOCKING PROGRESS PASSES

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• First findings from Swiss cannabis pilot show a shift towards safer consumption methods.
• A new centre-left government and the potential for ‘change’ in the UK cannabis landscape.
• Experts question whether Germany can avoid overproduction in its adult-use cannabis market.
• Activists say the rollout of Germany’s adult-use regulations has been hampered by a ‘bureaucratic monster’.
• A study on CBD products in Portugal finds “significant discrepancies” regarding CBD content on their labels.
• 51% of cannabis consumers in Germany plan to grow their own at home, while 44% plan to join clubs.

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• New York’s Cannabis Control Board approves 109 new licences and eases advertising rules.
• A legal campaign to overturn the federal prohibition of cannabis has been dismissed by a US state court.
• Total cannabis sales in Maryland surpass US$1 billion in the first year of its adult-use rollout.
• Libertarian Party of Florida backs ballot measure to legalise adult-use cannabis, with recent poll suggesting passage.
• New Tilray study shows significant pain and sleep improvements with medical cannabis in seniors.
• Delaware to allow existing medical cannabis operators to pivot to adult-use for US$200,000.

• Active Canadian hemp licences declined for the third year in a row, with double-digit permit declines.
• SNDL acquires Delta 9 Cannabis debt for CA$28.1 million and agrees to buy edibles maker Indiva.
• Nova Cannabis is opening a Value Buds-branded store in Edmonton, the company’s 100th location in Canada.
• Purplefarm and Neatleaf AI technology boost cannabis cultivation with innovative Spyder system.
• Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) set to reduce payment processing timelines for Flow-Through products.
• A Calgary cannabis retailer is hosting its third cannabis consumption space at the Badlands Music Festival.

• A government-held Argentine company will make first shipments of hemp to Europe and Australia.
• After getting an export licence, St. Vincent and the Grenadines ships 49.8kg of cannabis to Germany.
• The newly-constituted Cannabis Board of St Kitts and Nevis held its historic first meeting on July 4.
• Government of Antigua and Barbuda to expunge criminal records for cannabis possession offences.

• Cannabis advocates in Thailand march to the Prime Minister’s office to protest expected cannabis ban.
• Cannabis still the most popular illicit drug in Australia, but cocaine use is at near record highs.
• Greensaver Distribution partners with Snoop Dogg to bring the global star’s high-THC product to Australia.
• Cannabis Clinicians Australia (CCA) drafts guidance on prescribing cannabis for patients with substance-use disorder.

• Morocco makes historic first legal cannabis export of low-THC resin to Switzerland.
• Israel might apply import fees on Canadian cannabis after row over low-cost products flooding the market.