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Portuguese police bust criminal gang operating as medical cannabis cultivators
Portuguese cultivators have welcomed moves by the country’s police to crack down on a criminal gang using loopholes in its medical cannabis laws to cultivate and illegally export around £15m of product.
Business of CannabisPTRegulation
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Trump's DEA pick refuses to say if he supports cannabis rescheduling
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
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Malta's new cannabis crackdown laws could cost up to €235 in fines
Business of CannabisMTRegulation
Europe
6 stories- UK urged to learn from Germany's thriving medical cannabis sector
- Massive fire destroys 10,000 bales of hemp in Oude Pekela, Netherlands
NLBusiness & Investmentlink no longer available
- Spain bans edibles containing semi-synthetic cannabinoids across the country
ESRegulationlink no longer available
- Ukraine opens hemp processing plant boosting local cannabis industry
UABusiness & Investmentlink no longer available
- Germany issues new tax stamps for hemp flowers in major industry breakthrough
DEHemp & CBDlink no longer available
- One in seven pharmacies in Germany now offers medicinal cannabis as interest grows
DEMedicallink no longer available
United States
7 stories- Utah's medical cannabis program surpasses 100,000 registered patients
Marijuana MomentUSMedical
- Texas medical marijuana bill set to be amended after House approval
Marijuana MomentUSMedical
- Nebraska's medical cannabis body facing funding crisis under governor's plan
Marijuana MomentUSMedical
- California considers allowing cannabis treatments for veterinary patients
Hemp GazetteUSMedical
- White Earth Nation poised to open cannabis stores beyond tribal land
cbsnews.comUSAdult-use
- Minnesota budget deal set to include brand-new tax hike on cannabis products
cbsnews.comUSRegulation
- TerrAscend expands US footprint with new dispensaries in Ohio and New Jersey
MJBizDailyUSBusiness & Investment
Canada
5 stories- Rubicon Organics appoints Glen Ibbott as interim chief financial officer
mg MagazineCABusiness & Investment
- Ontario's 2025 budget outlines new cannabis industry tax changes for market challenges
toronto.citynews.caCARegulation
- Segra International acquires Klonetics Plant Science to expand operations
StratCannCABusiness & Investment
- Punitive taxes blamed for Canada's struggling legal cannabis sector
nationalpost.comCARegulation
- High Tide to open two more Canna Cabana locations in Ontario
Stock TitanCABusiness & Investment
LATAM & Caribbean
4 stories- Brazil delays cannabis cultivation regulations until September 2025
SechatBRRegulation
- Santa Catarina to provide free cannabis-based medicines under new policy
SechatBRMedical
- Ecuador's legal cannabis farms exceed 2,300 hectares, boosting production
quepasamedia.comECBusiness & Investment
- Panama approves regulations to activate medical cannabis programme
CáñamoPARegulation
Africa & Middle East
2 stories- Zimbabwe observing growing interest in cannabis as alternative revenue source
AllAfricaZWBusiness & Investment
- Botswana launches national cannabis association to explore new frontier
businessweekly.co.bwBWEvents & Industry
APAC
1 story- Thailand may require doctor's note for cannabis purchases to curb recreational use
THRegulationlink no longer available
Oceania
3 stories- Australian Cannabis Nurses Association seeks input on new guidelines
CannabizAUEvents & Industry
- Curaleaf launches new range of medical cannabis products in Australia
biospectrumasia.comAUMedical
- Australia's cannabis rules failing to protect vulnerable patients, some say
CannabizAUMedical
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