International Cannabis Weekly: 123

• Cannabis stocks rebound as US Congressional committee passes the MORE Act.
• Cannabis Europa launches thought leadership conference in Madrid.
• Liberal Democrats’ manifesto pledges to legalise cannabis in the UK.
• Australian Senate launches inquiry to address patient barriers to medical cannabis.
• Thai health minister pushes for home-cultivation.

• Aurora halts construction on Denmark facility to stem losses.
• Germany aligns with EU CBD ruling on ‘Novel Food’.
• MEP for Malta calls for standardised EU medical cannabis regulations.
• Khiron Life Sciences signs supply deal for medical cannabis study in the UK.
• University-backed programme in Somerset researches medical cannabis.
• Majority of Northern Irish students in favour of legalising medical cannabis.
• Britons can face deportation in the US if they consume cannabis, even in legal states.

• Global cannabis leaders gather for Cannabis Europa Toronto and New York.
• The worst is over for Canopy according to Bank of America.
• Aurora announces that CA$216 million of debentures have been converted to stock.
• Joe Biden calls for more research before backing cannabis legalisation.
• US cannabis deals are falling apart.
• Ontario to move towards private-sector distribution model.
• Report shows 44% of Florida’s patients prefer smoking medical cannabis.
• Health Canada officials overwhelmed with cultivation applications and site amendments.

• Over 50 Maori leaders call for NZ cannabis reforms to honour indigenous Maori rights.
• ANTG cannabis strain listed on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods.
• Government of Odisha rejects cannabis cultivation proposals in India.

• UK’s Eco-Equity receives medical cannabis licence in Antigua and Barbuda.
• MGC Pharma products to be sold in Brazil via financial service provider BrasilInvest.
• Both of Uruguay’s presidential candidates support current cannabis laws.
• Colombian cannabis producers struggling to meet pharmaceutical standards.

• Together Pharma seeks to import cannabis to Israel from its Ugandan facilities.
• Prohibition Partners’ Co-Founder, Stephen Murphy, to speak at Canntech Cape Town.
• Israel poised to bring technological expertise to Africa’s cannabis economy.

• UCLA awarded US$3.5 million grant to study cannabis as a treatment for pain.
• Research suggests daily cannabis use lowers odds of using opioids for chronic pain.
• Royal College of Psychiatrists says cannabis industry must fund further trials.
• Nearly 40% of US patients with rheumatic diseases use cannabis to treat symptoms.
• One in eight Australian women use cannabis to treat symptoms of endometriosis.

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