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British MPs claim recreational cannabis could be legal in 5–10 years
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Epidiolex receives market approval from the European Medicines Agency
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New York state decriminalises cannabis
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Europe
8 stories- Swiss CBD prices in free-fall three years post-legalisation
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- The cannabis industry can help boost UK employment
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- Flowr Corporation to begin medical cannabis cultivation in Portugal
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- German pharmacies need more information on medical cannabis
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- Regulation and research needed to professionalise the UK CBD market
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- Pricing and policing are key to Malta's medical cannabis market
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- Germany is underestimating demand for medical cannabis
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- Coca Cola heir launches cannabis bank and cryptocurrency in Switzerland
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United States
5 stories- US Democratic presidential candidates clash over cannabis legislation stance
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- US DEA failing to respond to medical cannabis research applications
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- Alaskan government ends hemp pilot programme due to lack of an existing industry
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- US tennis champion John Isner signs deal with CBD company Defy
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- US institute receives US$40 million to study anti-microbial potential in cannabis
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Canada
1 story- Canadians can now apply for free cannabis possession pardons
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LATAM & Caribbean
3 stories- Uruguay has granted 19 cannabis cultivation licences
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- Aphria receives licence to open its first dispensary in Kingston, Jamaica
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- Saint Kitts and Nevis and Dominica reiterate commitment to decriminalising cannabis
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Africa & Middle East
6 stories- Cannabis cultivation gets green light in South African province
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- British firm to open CBD extraction facility in Lesotho
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- Medical cannabis legalisation picks up momentum in Kenya
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- Namibian government calls for more science to consider medical cannabis legislation
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- Chinese investor delegation examines South African cannabis industry
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- Israel's Health Minister to subsidise medical cannabis for autistic children and adults
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APAC
4 stories- Thailand will commercialise cannabis if the medical programme succeeds
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- New Delhi High Court dismisses petition to legalise cannabis for medical purposes
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- Thailand's Minister of Justice warns farmers over cannabis cultivation
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- Indonesia resistant to medical cannabis legislation
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Oceania
3 stories- Bill enabling 2020 cannabis referendum introduced in New Zealand's parliament
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- Australian cannabis industry could significantly boost the Northern Territory economy
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- Issues raised in NZ regarding proposed regulation of medical cannabis
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Health & Science
- CBN, another non-psychoactive cannabinoid, offers therapeutic benefits
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- Spanish researchers suggest cannabis causes inflammation of parts of the brain
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- Study suggests that CBD can reduce aggression induced by social isolation
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