International Cannabis Weekly: 127

The Prohibition Partner team would like to wish our readers a very happy holiday. As another fascinating year in the cannabis industry comes to an end, our team of experts, analysts and consultants review the trends that have shaped the market in 2019.

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• The trends that shaped the cannabis market in 2019.
• Zambia approves cultivation and export of medical cannabis.
• Italy’s legalisation of low-potency cannabis blocked by Senate.
• Trinidad and Tobago’s cannabis decriminalisation bill goes to the President for approval.

• Italy expected to triple domestic medical cannabis production in 2020.
• Germany’s drug commissioner calls for more uniform cannabis possession laws.
• Despite slow growth, opportunities are increasing steadily in the UK market.
• The Home Office stance on hemp continues to inhibit UK farmers.
• European CBD producer Brains Bioceutical raises $30 million.
• London to host Cannabis Private Investment Summit in March.

• Delays expected as cannabis edibles hit the shelves in Canada.
• Numerous cannabis provisions stripped from US congressional spending bill.
  
• US Department of Agriculture extends public comment period on new hemp rules.
• Ontario removes cap on retail cannabis stores and pre-qualification rules.
• Health Canada fails to test the health effects of vaping as new products hit the market.
• New Jersey lawmakers confirm recreational cannabis referendum for 2020.
• Green Growth Brands terminates $310 million bid for Moxie.
• Bermuda’s Attorney General opens public consultation on draft medical cannabis bill.

• New Zealand’s cabinet passes regulations to enable a medical cannabis scheme.
• Beijing Wanfang Investment Holding Group announces new CBD production project.
• Thai Prime Minister uses medical cannabis at cannabis education event.

• Peru begins legal sales of medical cannabis oil.
• Patients push Ecuador’s government to put legal medical cannabis bill into effect.
• Deputy in Guatemala proposes bill to legalise the production of medical cannabis.

• Lesotho continues to invest in cannabis cultivation.
• Cann Global forms joint venture to produce and distribute cannabis in South Africa.

• The number of teenagers vaping cannabis has risen dramatically, finds two new studies.
• New study investigates ideal lighting conditions for high-yield cannabis cultivation.
• Regular cannabis use could affect the structure of the heart, finds new research.
• More research links legal cannabis to drop off in opioid prescriptions.

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