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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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Prohibition Partners examines reasons behind global cannabis market slump
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Michigan celebrates first day of legal recreational cannabis sales
LeaflyUSAdult-use
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Brazil's pharmaceutical regulator approves use of cannabis-based medicines
uk.reuters.comBRMedical
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Report uncovers truth behind global cannabis industry slump
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Prohibition Partners examines global cannabis market downturn as 2019 nears end
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Europe
7 stories- Lyphe Group signs UK medicinal cannabis import agreement with Avicanna
Investing NewsGBMedical
- Up to five European cannabis firms could go public in 2020
ReutersEUBusiness & Investment
- UK Food Standards Agency considers crackdown on cannabis-infused foods
The TimesGBRegulation
- Aurora products temporarily unavailable in Germany pending health authority review
MJBizDailyDERegulation
- Ireland approves use of two medicinal cannabis products under new access programme
thejournal.ieIEMedical
- Czech Ministry of Health proposes amendments to improve medical cannabis access
mzcr.czCZRegulation
- Düsseldorf's Administrative Court allows driving under the influence of medical cannabis
www1.wdr.deDERegulation
United States
3 stories- US DEA plans to cultivate more than three tonnes of cannabis for research in 2020
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
- Enrolment in New Mexico's medical cannabis programme nears 80,000 patients
azmarijuana.comUSMedical
- NOBL and Prohibition Partners to attend MjBizCon next week in Las Vegas
mjbizconference.comEvents & Industry
Canada
2 stories- Five major Canadian companies have now reduced production
The Motley FoolCABusiness & Investment
- Aphria secures US$80 million in financing for new Aphria Diamond growing facility
New Cannabis VenturesCABusiness & Investment
LATAM & Caribbean
3 stories- Jamaican cannabis company sends 10kg shipment of legal cannabis to Canada
Jamaica ObserverJMCABusiness & Investment
- Brazil blocks proposal for domestic medical cannabis cultivation
channelnewsasia.comBRRegulation
- Patient advocates in Brazil criticise new medical cannabis legislation
Cannabis WireBRMedical
Africa & Middle East
2 stories- South Africa's medical cannabis cultivation licence to cost farmers R23,000
IOLZARegulation
- Together Pharma files request to import medical cannabis from Uganda
calcalistech.comILUGMedical
APAC
2 stories- Thai minister proposes plans to allow individual farmers to grow medicinal cannabis
Bangkok PostTHRegulation
- Leaked papers raise questions over Hong Kong-funded cannabis farms in Cameroon
South China Morning PostHKCMBusiness & Investment
Oceania
2 stories- Australian government fast-tracks new medicinal cannabis farm in Queensland
9news.com.auAURegulation
- New Zealand releases draft cannabis legislation ahead of referendum on legal cannabis
beehive.govt.nzNZRegulation
Health & Science
- University of Alberta signs research agreement with Edmonton-based cannabis firm
Global NewsCAHealth & Science
- Health Canada green lights Brock University for two new cannabis research projects
thoroldnews.comCAHealth & Science
- Study finds link between daily cannabis smoking and increased testicular cancer risk
insider.comHealth & Science
- Cannabis use during pregnancy linked to increased risk of poor foetal health outcomes
romper.comHealth & Science
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