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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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Cannabis-based epilepsy medicine to be available on NHS from January 6th
www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.orgGBMedical
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Illinois begins legal cannabis sales
MJBizDailyUSAdult-use
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The trends that shaped the cannabis market in 2019
Events & Industrylink no longer available
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US Department of Agriculture approves first state hemp plans following legalisation
Marijuana MomentUSHemp & CBD
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Italy's Supreme Court rules that small-scale domestic cultivation of cannabis is legal
ReutersITAdult-use
Europe
5 stories- UK Ministry of Justice has spent £2.5 billion on cannabis offenders since 2015
The TimesGBRegulation
- Greek minister says new government 'wants economic growth' for cannabis sector
MJBizDailyGRBusiness & Investment
- AgraFlora Organics completes acquisition of Germany's The Good Company GmbH
ProactiveDEBusiness & Investment
- Finland's health watchdog pulls CBD products from health food stores
yle.fiFIRegulation
- Alvit LCS Pharma to begin German cannabis exports in second quarter of 2020
healtheuropa.euDEBusiness & Investment
United States
5 stories- US federal cannabis prosecutions fell by more than a quarter over 2019
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
- Illinois pardons more than 11,000 people with past cannabis possession charges
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
- Nevada issues safety advisory on cannabis products that have failed microbial testing
tax.nv.govUSRegulation
- Poll finds nearly 60% of Florida residents support legalising cannabis
polls.saintleo.eduUSAdult-use
- Origin House shareholders approve potential merger with Cresco Labs
BenzingaUSBusiness & Investment
Canada
1 story- Hexo stock falls 20% as company sells off stock in dilutive financing measure
MarketWatchCABusiness & Investment
LATAM & Caribbean
3 stories- Uruguay's government reports sharp fall in illegal cannabis trafficking since legalisation
riotimesonline.comUYRegulation
- Peruvian university set to study the country's medical cannabis product quality
born2invest.comPEMedical
- Ecuador considers legalising medical cannabis products
elcomercio.comECMedical
Africa & Middle East
4 stories- Isracann enters MOU for European cannabis distribution
GuruFocusILBusiness & Investment
- OurCrowd, Perrigo and BOL win tender for medical cannabis incubator
Business WireILBusiness & Investment
- Tilray exports first-ever commercial shipment of medical cannabis into Israel
Business WireILMedical
- Zimbabwean health organisation links youth unemployment to rising cannabis use rates
newzimbabwe.comZWHealth & Science
APAC
3 stories- Asian Industrial Hemp Investment and Financing Summit set to return to Hong Kong
cbdgworld.comHKEvents & Industry
- Thailand's government considers proposal to grant farmers limited hemp cultivation
khaosodenglish.comTHRegulation
- Thai Health and Justice ministers back efforts to remove cannabis from narcotics list
Bangkok PostTHRegulation
Oceania
2 stories- Cronos Australia and A&S Branding unveil plans for new CBD-based skincare products
Small CapsAUHemp & CBD
- Asterion Cannabis announces plan for 99-acre cannabis cultivation facility in Queensland
Green Market ReportAUBusiness & Investment
Health & Science
- CBD lowers seizure frequency, regardless of adjunct anticonvulsant drug use
ScienceDirectHealth & Science
- Review of clinical trials finds CBD 'safe and effective' for treating refractory epilepsy
ScienceDirectHealth & Science
- Dystonia treatment review finds cannabis 'effective in single cases'
link.springer.comHealth & Science
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