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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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6 regions33 stories25 publishers15 countries
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Colorado announces record US$1.75 billion in cannabis sales for 2019
CNNUSBusiness & Investment
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German political parties support recreational cannabis reform
MJBizDailyDERegulation
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Key insights from The European Cannabis Report: 5th Edition
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Europe
9 stories- Croatian minister proposes adult-use legalisation bill before parliamentary debate
GanjapreneurHRAdult-use
- International cannabis industry convenes in Madrid to discuss Spanish regulations
El PaísESEvents & Industry
- Keir Starmer backs police forces that avoid arrests for cannabis possession
huffingtonpost.co.ukGBAdult-use
- Swiss CBD light to avoid tobacco taxes
lematin.chCHHemp & CBD
- The Medical Cannabis Clinics launches in Birmingham
birminghammail.co.ukGBMedical
- Goodbody Botanicals inks retail deal with WH Smith Travel
ProactiveGBBusiness & Investment
- Scotland prepares to open the nation's first private cannabis clinic in Aberdeen
The TimesGBMedical
- Cannabis Europa London to take place on 22 – 23 June 2020
events.bizzabo.comGBEvents & Industry
- EMMAC's Portuguese facility exports 400kg of medical cannabis to Israel
emmac.comPTILBusiness & Investment
United States
6 stories- Mike Bloomberg calls for cannabis decriminalisation in new plan
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
- Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee approves medical cannabis bill
Marijuana MomentUSMedical
- US Department of Transportation says drivers and pilots will not be tested for CBD
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
- Wholesale cannabis prices rise in Colorado after industry consolidation
MJBizDailyUSBusiness & Investment
- Nevada announces first appointments to new Cannabis Compliance Board
TwitterUSRegulation
- SHECANN women's cannabis summit takes place on 5 March 2020
shecannsummit.comEvents & Industry
LATAM & Caribbean
3 stories- St Kitts and Nevis passes medical cannabis regulations and expands decriminalisation
caribbeannationalweekly.comKNRegulation
- Bahamian cannabis regulators plan national survey on cannabis
ewnews.comBSEvents & Industry
- St Lucia minister says national agencies favour cannabis decriminalisation
loopslu.comLCRegulation
Africa & Middle East
2 stories- South Africa's President outlines new cannabis plan in State of the Nation Address
IOLZARegulation
- Agri SA warns South Africa must avoid cannabis farming interfering with food security
The South AfricanZARegulation
APAC
2 stories- Former UN drug policy chief joins Thai cannabis company as president
MJBizDailyTHBusiness & Investment
- Activists push for medical cannabis access in Indonesia
thejakartapost.comIDMedical
Oceania
3 stories- Support for recreational cannabis legalisation falls in New Zealand according to new poll
StuffNZAdult-use
- Cannabis Oceania to take place in Melbourne on 23–24 March 2020
cannabis-europa.comAUEvents & Industry
- New Zealand hosts medical cannabis workshops for aboriginal and industry groups
MJBizDailyNZMedical
Health & Science
- Study finds THC and CBD inhibit growth factor expression in lung cancer cells
journals.plos.orgHealth & Science
- Adjunct Dronabinol treatment found to reduce opioid consumption after traumatic injury
tsaco.bmj.comHealth & Science
Psychedelics
- Washington, DC approves ballot measure language for psychedelics decriminalisation
Marijuana MomentUSPsychedelics
- New study will trial effects of CBD and psilocybin on PTSD and traumatic brain injury
physician-news.umiamihealth.orgPsychedelics
- Psilocybin may increase emotional and brain plasticity, finds new study
NaturePsychedelics
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