International Cannabis Weekly: 114

• Ecuador legalises the production and use of medical cannabis.
• One third of the US Senate support the SAFE Banking Act.
• New Zealand’s Criminal Bar Association backs the legalisation of cannabis.
• Stephen Murphy to speak about global cannabis regulations during UN week in New York.

• London mayoral candidate suggests launching a legal cannabis pilot programme.
• Cannbit to buy Tikun Olam’s Israeli-based cannabis operation for US$42 million.
• UK Labour party considering reform on drug policy.
• North Macedonia looks to medical cannabis exports to boost economy.
• Los Angeles company to invest €25 million in Greek cannabis cultivation.
• Luxembourg to tax CBD flowers like tobacco.
• Teva Pharmaceuticals enters Israeli cannabis market through distribution deal.

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• Health Canada suspends licences for Evergreen and CannTrust.
• Bill to remove cannabis from the deportable offences act submitted to US Congress.
• Charlotte’s Web becomes the first company to hold a US hemp strain patent.
• New Hampshire to consider allowing cannabis self-cultivation.
• Three more Canadian cannabis companies receive warning over advertising claims.
• Canada’s legal edibles market is estimated to attract an additional 3 million consumers.
• USDA presents its draft hemp regulation proposal to the White House.
• D.C. Council enacts legislation allowing students to take medical cannabis at school.
• Utah to consider changes to medical cannabis legislature.
• Stephen Murphy to speak at Advertising Week, New York.
• Prohibition Partners to join cannabis leaders at C3 Canna Summit, New York.

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• Bill to legalise recreational cannabis in the ACT to be discussed next week.
• Thailand expects high growth in its cannabis tourism industry.
• MGC Pharma’s patient numbers in Australia continue to grow.
• Hospital in Thailand launches educational course on cannabis self-cultivation.

• Colombia estimates its medical cannabis industry could be worth US$6 billion a year.
• Colombia’s far-right government rejects proposal to legalise cannabis.
• Paraguay to grant cannabis licences to five domestic companies.
• Antigua and Barbuda prepare for influx of cannabis investment.

• UPP party in Ghana pledges to legalise cannabis to boost the local economy.
• Labat continues to upscale cannabis operations in Lesotho.
• Chinese investors eye opportunities in Eastern Cape’s medical cannabis industry.

• Imperial College London partners with EMMAC to study the entourage effect of cannabis.
• Cannabis use associated with increased survival rates following acute heart failure.
• Study suggests cannabis oil increases the effectiveness of antibiotics.

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