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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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Two cannabis-based medicines approved by the NHS
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Thailand fast-tracking legal changes to improve access to medical cannabis
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Cannabis Europa launches The Leaders Summit in New York
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Prohibition Partners to host exclusive CBD event with Protein Agency in London
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Europe
12 stories- Jersey to issue first high-THC cultivation licences early next year
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- Proposal to export cannabis flower blocked in North Macedonia
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- Estonia's Social Affairs Committee has no plans to legalise recreational cannabis
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- In the UK, 1.4 million people use cannabis to help treat chronic health conditions
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- Melbourne-based Althea signs agreement with German distributor
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- Only 122 cannabis prescriptions have been issued in the UK
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- Cannabis self-cultivation laws under scrutiny in Malta
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- Slovenian NGO launches campaign to protect medical cannabis users
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- Prohibition Partners' co-founder Stephen Murphy to speak at Medcann World Forum
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- IC3 Frankfurt brings investment and finance leaders to Europe's largest cannabis market
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- IC3 conferences provide meeting place for cannabis investors and service providers
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- Buy tickets for cannabis industry conference
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United States
6 stories- FDA approves human trials to study efficacy of cannabis-based medicine
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- Massachusetts quarantines cannabis oil vaporisers
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- Georgia to begin issuing cannabis cultivation and retail licences
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- Florida's medical cannabis programme reaches 400,000 patients
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- New Illinois bill to give cannabis businesses access to banking services
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- 14 dispensaries in Illinois receive 'same-site' licences to sell recreational cannabis
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Canada
2 stories- Alberta introduces new taxes for commercial cannabis cultivators
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- Cannabis New Brunswick moving towards privatisation after first-year losses
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LATAM & Caribbean
2 stories- Jamaica plans to overhaul cannabis regulations by March 2020
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- Medical cannabis companies appear in Peru, despite lack of regulation
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Africa & Middle East
3 stories- Majority of licence holders in Zimbabwe remain unknown
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- Israel launches ministry report promoting its domestic cannabis industry
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- Together Pharma to cultivate five tonnes of medical cannabis in Israel
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APAC
2 stories- China rejects cannabis but continues to invest in hemp
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- Advocates in India continue to push for cannabis legalisation
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Oceania
2 stories- GPs in Western Australia receive green light to prescribe medicinal cannabis
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- Patient access to Australia's medical cannabis programme grows 23% in October 2019
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Health & Science
- Close to 40% of patients with rheumatic diseases use cannabis to treat their symptoms
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- One in eight women in Australia use cannabis to treat symptoms of endometriosis
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- Recent study shows that CBD promotes apoptosis in gastric cancer cells
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The New Normal
- Prohibition Partners hosting invite-only event to launch The New Normal Report
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- The New Normal Report documents rise of CBD goods and cannabis across industries
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- The New Normal Report explores changing behaviours across emerging industries
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- Request an invite to The New Normal Report launch event
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