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The week’s global cannabis news, read through the analyst’s lens — one sentence per story, sourced.
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Top story
Cannabis telemedicine industry under pressure from German and Australian regulators
The cannabis telemedicine industry, namely the flood of online healthcare businesses offering prescriptions virtually across global medical cannabis markets, has provided the greatest boom to the industry since the ‘green rush’ of 2018 in recent years.
Business of CannabisDEAURegulation
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Final nail in the coffin of cannabis rescheduling as budget bill blocks reform
Business of CannabisUSRegulation
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Turkey officially launches medicinal cannabis programme
NewsweedTRMedical
Europe
8 stories- German health minister has proposed stricter access to medical cannabis in the country
Hanf MagazinDEMedical
- Analysis: Why Europe's medical cannabis sector keeps looking to Germany and its industry
Hanf MagazinEUBusiness & Investment
- How British firm Releaf is tackling prescriber recruitment and retention challenges
Cannabis HealthGBMedical
- EU lawmakers are currently calling for 0.5% THC cap to protect the hemp industry
NewsweedEURegulation
- Grow Group's acquisition of Avida has marked a significant UK milestone
Business of CannabisGBBusiness & Investment
- UK cannabis company Celadon is now set to delist from AIM amid wider exit trend
Business of CannabisGBBusiness & Investment
- Avida deal signals UK cannabis distribution transformation by Grow Group
Business of CannabisGBBusiness & Investment
- BrewDog co-founder plans £20m investment in medical cannabis company Waterside Pharmaceuticals
GBBusiness & Investmentlink no longer available
United States
9 stories- Glass House Brands has been raided by ICE, sparking a huge industry backlash response
Business of CannabisUSRegulation
- New THC-CBD trial is currently exploring easing dementia-related agitation at end of life
Cannabis HealthUSMedical
- Bipartisan push has reignited cannabis legalisation efforts in the state of Pennsylvania
Business of CannabisUSRegulation
- New Jersey approves first cannabis consumption lounges
Marijuana MomentUSAdult-use
- Houses in legal cannabis states worth more and grow faster, study finds
Marijuana MomentUSBusiness & Investment
- Omaha Tribe adopts cannabis regulatory code for first time
wowt.comUSRegulation
- Kentucky observes arrival of first medical cannabis inventory
wsaz.comUSMedical
- US cannabis market crashed from $37bn to $4bn in three years, report finds
newsbreak.comUSBusiness & Investment
- IM Cannabis submits foreign issuer report with USA regulators
Stock TitanUSBusiness & Investment
Canada
6 stories- Canadian cannabis growers shift focus from grain to CBD flowers
HempTodayCAHemp & CBD
- Aurora earns EU GMP status for dedicated distribution centre
mg MagazineCAEUBusiness & Investment
- HYTN wins cannabis drug licence for prescription cannabinoid medicines
Cannabis Business TimesCAMedical
- Pure Sunfarms publishes findings on cannabis potency variation
Cannabis Business TimesCAHealth & Science
- Canadian military veterans account for over $1bn in medical cannabis registrations
StratCannCAMedical
- THC levels varying significantly in dried flower, Canadian study finds
StratCannCAHealth & Science
LATAM & Caribbean
4 stories- Dominica takes steps to regulate and develop medical cannabis framework
Hemp GazetteDMRegulation
- Uruguay reflects on decade of legalisation in 10-year report
High TimesUYAdult-use
- Blis Pharma gains traction in medical cannabis development
El PlanteoBRMedical
- Argentina's ANMAT bans certain cannabis oils and injectable beauty product
InfobaeARRegulation
Africa & Middle East
3 stories- Syqe Medical lays off 50 of 154 employees in Tel Aviv
calcalistech.comILBusiness & Investment
- Lebanon eyes economic recovery through regulated cannabis industry
lbcgroup.tvLBRegulation
- Agri-tech turbo-charges South Africa's cannabis production boom
techfinancials.co.zaZABusiness & Investment
APAC
1 story- Thailand restricts cannabis use to medical purposes, hitting local growers
BloombergTHRegulation
Oceania
3 stories- Fully legalised cannabis market could add $10bn to Victoria's economy
CannabizAUAdult-use
- Australia's medical bodies review doctor regulation on cannabis prescribing
Hemp GazetteAUMedical
- New Zealand cannabis firms look towards Europe for export partnerships
thepost.co.nzNZBusiness & Investment
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