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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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7 regions26 stories1 publisher14 countries
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International cannabis industry says UK laws are deterring investment
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Israel approves seven new cannabis growers to meet market demand
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US DEA to expand its medical cannabis research programme
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Europe
5 stories- UK medical advisory body deems Epidiolex too expensive to prescribe on NHS
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- Slovenian government grants MGC Pharma medical cannabis research licence
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- Netherlands names ten municipalities set to take part in cannabis trial programme
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- Hemp cultivation licence applications have tripled in Ireland in 2019
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- Prohibition Partners' Stephen Murphy set to speak at Cannabis Finance Forum London
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United States
3 stories- Washington State bans the sale of CBD-infused food and drink
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- US cannabis legalisation is sparking policy changes abroad
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- Prohibition Partners' Alexandra Curley set to speak at MJBizCon INT'L next week
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Canada
2 stories- Black market offsetting legal cannabis sales in large Canadian cities
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- Albertans are the biggest spenders on cannabis since legalisation
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LATAM & Caribbean
4 stories- Jamaican government to open plant-based medicine research centre
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- Medical cannabis programme evaluations to begin in September in Jamaica
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- Trinidad and Tobago Association of Psychologists endorse move to regulate cannabis
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- Number of permits to import medical cannabis surpasses 10,000 mark in Brazil
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Africa & Middle East
3 stories- New medical cannabis guidelines pose problems for Israeli patients
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- South African government sets October deadline for cannabis and hemp plans
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- Felbridge becomes fourth company in SA to hold medical cannabis trading licence
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APAC
2 stories- Thai authorities to create medical products from seized black-market cannabis
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- Cannabis education programme for schools in development in Thailand
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Oceania
2 stories- Former mayor plans to build South Island's first medical cannabis facility in New Zealand
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- First medical cannabis production facility in Australia to begin supplying patients
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Health & Science
- Initial study suggests cannabis use may cause epigenetic alterations in men
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- New breathalyser measures the amount of THC in a user's breath
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