International Cannabis Weekly: 106

• French government edges towards cannabis reform.
• Guernsey legalises use of medical cannabis.
• Thailand’s Public Health Minister orders revision of cannabis prescription regulations.

• Sativex to be partially reimbursed by the state in Portugal.
• First Scottish prescription for medical cannabis issued.
• Soma Pharmaceuticals plans to enter Irish medical cannabis market.
• UK hemp farm could lose £200,000 after uncertainty over cultivation licence.
• Dutch exports of medical cannabis flower to Germany will increase this year.
• GCC Pharma receives medical cannabis cultivation licences in Greece.
• British drinks giant Diageo ‘watching and tracking’ developments in cannabis industry.
• Luxembourg considering Canadian model for medical cannabis regulations.

• Argentina’s Ministry of Public Health highlights need for domestic cultivation.
• Legalisation of medical cannabis reducing drug violence in Mexico.
• Antioquia introduces rules for public cannabis consumption.

• Concerns raised about New Zealand’s approach to prescribing medical cannabis.
• Althea Group targets Canadian and UK cannabis markets.
• New Zealand GPs want to be able to prescribe cannabis.
• New Zealand government prepares for next year’s referendum.

• Thailand to begin production of medical cannabis oil for patients.
• New Delhi High Court examining plea to decriminalise cannabis.
• Together Pharma to enter the Chinese CBD market.
• Majority of Thais doubt the government’s ability to manage legal cannabis.

• Ghanaian government encouraged to consider decriminalising cannabis.
• South African university receives permit to study cannabis.
• Eastern Cape government highlights commercial opportunities of cannabis.
• Medical cannabis cultivation gets green light in KwaZulu-Natal.

• US cannabis ‘mega-merger’ creates major new player.
• Hawaii’s ‘Out-of-State Patient Programme’ has a slow start.
• Possession charges are being dropped in Texas.
• US states promoting sustainable methods of cannabis cultivation.
• Ohio legalises the sale of CBD products and cultivation of hemp.
• Banking system for cannabis industry to be launched in Nevada.
• Cannabis legalisation bills filed in Congress.
• New Jersey’s medical cannabis programme patient numbers triple in 18 months.

• Study shows that specific cannabis extracts can kill and suppress certain cancer cells.
• Scientists continue to explore the pain-relief potential of cannabis.
• The Academy of Medical Cannabis launches portal to aid healthcare professionals.
• Cannabis reduces insulin levels in overweight and obese type 2 diabetics.
• Israeli researchers turn to the power of terpenes to optimise cannabis medication.

Last month one of France’s most influential think-tanks, the Conseil d’analyse économique (CAE), recommended not only that France legalise recreational cannabis use, but also that the government form a monopoly to control distribution.

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