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Prohibition Partners launches The European Cannabis Report: 5th Edition
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Cannabis experts, politicians and scientists gather in Spain for Cannabis Europa Madrid
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Food Safety Authority claims CBD foods are not properly authorised in the UK
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Massachusetts reports US$445.1 million in recreational cannabis sales over 2019
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Europe
10 stories- Swiss adult-use programme to only allow Swiss-grown organic cannabis
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- Amsterdam looks to bar foreign visitors from buying cannabis
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- Europe emerging market attracting North American cannabis investment
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- Number of CBD products urgently recalled in Ireland after THC detection
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- Polish pharmacies face medical cannabis shortage as demand grows
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- Croatian MP to introduce recreational cannabis legalisation bill
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- CBD oil now available over the counter in some Belgian pharmacies
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- Green party proposes cannabis pilot programme in North Rhine-Westphalia
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- Justin Bieber's manager joins US$22m funding round for German cannabis start-up
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- Cannabis Europa London to take place on 22nd and 23rd June 2020
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United States
3 stories- New report finds nearly 250,000 Americans are working in legal cannabis
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- Virginia gets closer to cannabis decriminalisation as Senate and House pass similar bills
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- Cannabis blank cheque company raises US$150 million in initial public offering
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Canada
4 stories- Many Canadian cannabis companies have less than a year's worth of available liquidity
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- Cannabis vapes to be made available in Alberta within the next few weeks
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- Ontario launches consultation on legal cannabis use in lounges and at outdoor festivals
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- Aurora aiming for a turnaround with new management team
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LATAM & Caribbean
3 stories- St Kitts and Nevis establishes a dedicated Medicinal Cannabis Authority
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- Mexican Justice Committee chair says Senate to vote on legal cannabis this month
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- Lawmakers in Paraguay debate a draft bill on medicinal cannabis use
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Africa & Middle East
2 stories- South Africa's Business Chamber calls for more research into cannabis trade
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- Plans for a cannabis college have been approved in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
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APAC
1 story- Cannabis vape firms expect coronavirus outbreak in China to affect hardware supplies
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Oceania
2 stories- New Zealand cannabis firm Helius raises US$12.8 million
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- Australia expects cannabis prescriptions to more than double in 2020
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Health & Science
- CB2 cannabinoid receptor activation may alleviate septic lung injury
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- Cannabis can increase susceptibility to false memories, study finds
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- Study finds no evidence of withdrawal symptoms after abruptly ceasing CBD use
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Psychedelics
- At least two psychedelics companies are planning to go public in 2020
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- Denver's psilocybin panel meets for the first time since decriminalisation
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