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International Cannabis Weekly
The week’s global cannabis news, read through the analyst’s lens — one sentence per story, sourced.
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Cannabis Europa opens with appeal for increased UK cannabis patient access
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Europe
13 stories- Maltese PM expects medical cannabis exports to generate €900 million
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- Swiss government opens comment period for legalisation of medical cannabis
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- UK receives bulk supply of medical cannabis oil from Tilray
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- Supreme Cannabis launches London-based investment platform Supreme Heights
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- Irish minister discusses semi-state Bord na Móna supplying Ireland's medical cannabis
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- Charlotte Caldwell challenges prescribing restrictions in UK in Belfast High Court
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- ECH announces demerger to ensure integrity and independence
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- EMCDDA releases new cannabis report on the European black market
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- Scottish mum who smuggled cannabis oil for 6-year-old son faces police investigation
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- UK consumer goods market for CBD is attracting foreign investment
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- European Cannabis Week inaugural festival explored medical cannabis, CBD and politics
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- IC3 Europe event offered learning opportunity from leading voices in cannabis capital
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- Learn more about future events
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United States
6 stories- Vireo Health moves into Puerto Rico with dispensary deal
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- Illinois becomes the 11th state to legalise adult-use cannabis
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- New York expands decriminalisation and approves expungement of minor convictions
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- CannTrust expands into the US market with US$20 million investment
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- US House Committee holds hearing to discuss cannabis and the role of small business
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- 800,000 cannabis users could clear criminal records under new Illinois rules
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Canada
2 stories- Molson ready for Canada's legislation change on edibles with cannabis beverage lineup
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- Large Canadian cannabis growers enter the US hemp market
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LATAM & Caribbean
3 stories- Colombia's Clever Leaves launches ESENIA CBD products for women in the UK
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- Director of Jamaican Cannabis Authority urges Europe to bolster cannabis reform
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- MMJ and Jamaican university develop cannabis education and cultivation programme
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Africa & Middle East
5 stories- Nigerian state governor pushes for cannabis cultivation
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- Zambian court rejects appeal for medical cannabis reform
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- Lack of legislative clarity on cannabis punishing South Africa's most disadvantaged
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- Beauty products broaden the appeal of legal cannabis investment in South Africa
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- Israel fears it could lose out on the emerging cannabis industry
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APAC
3 stories- Thailand's first medical cannabis clinic reaches patient limit in first week
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- Thai FDA denies new licensing and advertising regulations favour international firms
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- CBD cosmetics market is developing in Asia
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Oceania
3 stories- NZ's medical cannabis legislation delayed by a further three months
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- Vanuatu PM says no decision made yet on partnership with private company
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- Australian biotech Alchemia to enter hemp sector in reverse takeover
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Rest of world
1 story- The global cannabis industry is in need of CSR standards
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Health & Science
- Australian study finds CBD has an antibiotic effect
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- Israeli study to determine whether cannabis can treat painful gynaecological condition
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- Cannabis playing increasing role in end-of-life care
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