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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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The Prohibition Partners team reviews trends shaping the cannabis market in 2019
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The trends that shaped the cannabis market in 2019
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Zambia approves cultivation and export of medical cannabis
ReutersZMRegulation
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Italy's legalisation of low-potency cannabis blocked by Senate
thelocal.itITRegulation
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Trinidad and Tobago's cannabis decriminalisation bill goes to President for approval
newsday.co.ttTTAdult-use
Europe
6 stories- Italy expected to triple domestic medical cannabis production in 2020
MJBizDailyITMedical
- Germany's drug commissioner calls for more uniform cannabis possession laws
DWDERegulation
- Despite slow growth, opportunities are increasing steadily in the UK market
GBBusiness & Investmentlink no longer available
- The Home Office stance on hemp continues to inhibit UK farmers
The TimesGBHemp & CBD
- European CBD producer Brains Bioceutical raises $30 million
New Cannabis VenturesEUBusiness & Investment
- London to host Cannabis Private Investment Summit in March
cannabrunch.netGBEvents & Industry
United States
4 stories- Numerous cannabis provisions stripped from US congressional spending bill
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
- US Department of Agriculture extends public comment period on new hemp rules
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
- New Jersey lawmakers confirm recreational cannabis referendum for 2020
time.comUSAdult-use
- Green Growth Brands terminates $310 million bid for Moxie
GrizzleUSBusiness & Investment
Canada
3 stories- Delays expected as cannabis edibles hit shelves in Canada
CTV NewsCAAdult-use
- Ontario removes cap on retail cannabis stores and pre-qualification rules
Global NewsCAAdult-use
- Health Canada fails to test health effects of vaping as new products hit market
CBCCAHealth & Science
LATAM & Caribbean
4 stories- Bermuda's Attorney General opens public consultation on draft medical cannabis bill
bernews.comBMRegulation
- Peru begins legal sales of medical cannabis oil
diariovoces.com.pePEMedical
- Patients push Ecuador's government to put legal medical cannabis bill into effect
startribune.comECMedical
- Deputy in Guatemala proposes bill to legalise production of medical cannabis
prensalibre.comGTRegulation
Africa & Middle East
2 stories- Lesotho continues to invest in cannabis cultivation
businesslive.co.zaLSBusiness & Investment
- Cann Global forms joint venture to produce and distribute cannabis in South Africa
StockheadZABusiness & Investment
APAC
2 stories- Beijing Wanfang Investment Holding Group announces new CBD production project
kaixian.tvCNHemp & CBD
- Thai Prime Minister uses medical cannabis at cannabis education event
Marijuana MomentTHMedical
Oceania
1 story- New Zealand's cabinet passes regulations to enable a medical cannabis scheme
health.govt.nzNZMedical
Health & Science
- Number of teenagers vaping cannabis has risen dramatically, finds two new studies
Analytical CannabisHealth & Science
- New study investigates ideal lighting conditions for high-yield cannabis cultivation
acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.comHealth & Science
- Regular cannabis use could affect structure of the heart, finds new research
CTV NewsHealth & Science
- More research links legal cannabis to drop off in opioid prescriptions
Marijuana MomentHealth & Science
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