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The week’s global cannabis news, read through the analyst’s lens — one sentence per story, sourced.
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7 regions35 stories15 countries
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NOBL Group launches with international portfolio of industry-leading brands
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Cannabis legalisation 2.0 in Canada will be hindered due to lack of legal retailers
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CannTrust to destroy CAD$77 million worth of cannabis stock to restore licences
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Medical cannabis sector in Germany expected to be worth up to €7.7 billion by 2028
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Europe
8 stories- Switzerland's medical cannabis programme could take three years to be implemented
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- Scottish National Party looks to decriminalise possession and consumption of all drugs
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- Committee behind France's medical cannabis pilot programme is revealed
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- Medical cannabis shows potential in tackling UK's opioid crisis
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- Town in Denmark plans to set up CO2-neutral medical cannabis cultivation facility
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- UK addiction expert suggests introducing standard units to measure cannabis potency
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- Finland's Supreme Court relaxes cannabis-related DUI regulations
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- Prohibition Partners set to speak at The Central European Cannabis Forum
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United States
4 stories- Cannabis legalisation bill introduced in Pennsylvania
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- Oklahoma's registered medical cannabis patients exceed 200,000
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- California introduces several new cannabis laws
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- Puerto Rico looks to amend medical cannabis legislation
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Canada
3 stories- Canadian Arthritis Society lobbies to improve access to medical cannabis
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- Quebec to offer legal cannabis at CAD$4.49 per gram
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- Alberta likely to reach 500 cannabis dispensaries by 2021
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LATAM & Caribbean
4 stories- Paraguay to begin producing and selling medical cannabis
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- Doctors and pharmacists in Bermuda join forces to promote medical cannabis
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- Over 400 people rally to show support for medical cannabis reform in Argentina
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- Mexican senate receives proposed law to regulate recreational cannabis
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Africa & Middle East
3 stories- Zimbabwe's Industrial Hemp Trust begins hemp cultivation operations
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- South African small-scale farmers fear being left out of nascent legal cannabis industry
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- Decline in demand for cash crops is a driving factor of cannabis reform in South Africa
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APAC
3 stories- Thai university to offer course on medical cannabis by 2020
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- MGC Pharmaceuticals triples medical cannabis patient numbers
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- Thailand hosts first international cannabis expo in Bangkok
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Oceania
3 stories- Australian government pressures ACT to show evidence for legalising cannabis
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- Australian state to expand medical cannabis programme for children
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- Research shows that 42% of Australians support cannabis legalisation
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Health & Science
- New drug may reduce the detrimental effects of prenatal THC exposure
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- UK institutions to study effectiveness of CBD in treating Parkinson's-related psychosis
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- Study suggests medical cannabis can help stop patients from taking benzodiazepines
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