International Cannabis Weekly: 135

• Colorado announces a record US$1.75 billion in cannabis sales for 2019.
• A majority of German political parties now support recreational cannabis reform.
• Key insights from The European Cannabis Report: 5th Edition.

• Croatian minister proposes adult-use legalisation bill before parliamentary debate.
• International cannabis industry convenes in Madrid to discuss Spanish regulations.
• Keir Starmer backs police forces that avoid arrests for cannabis possession.
• Swiss CBD light to avoid tobacco taxes.
• The Medical Cannabis Clinics launches in Birmingham.
• Goodbody Botanicals inks retail deal with WH Smith Travel.
• Scotland prepares to open the nation’s first private cannabis clinic in Aberdeen.
• Cannabis Europa London to take place on 22 – 23 June 2020.

• Mike Bloomberg calls for cannabis decriminalisation in new plan.
• Alabama’s Senate Judiciary Committee approves state bill to legalise medical cannabis.
• US Department of Transportation says that drivers and pilots will not be tested for CBD.
• Wholesale cannabis prices rise in Colorado after industry consolidation.
• Nevada announces the first appointments to its new Cannabis Compliance Board.
• SHECANN, a cannabis summit for women, takes place on 5 March 2020.

• Support for recreational cannabis legalisation falls in New Zealand according to new poll.
• Cannabis Oceania to take place in Melbourne on March 23 – 24, 2020.
• Former UN drug policy chief joins Thai cannabis company as new president.
• New Zealand hosts medical cannabis workshops for aboriginal and industry groups.
• Activists are pushing for medical cannabis access in Indonesia.

• St Kitts and Nevis passes medical cannabis regulations and expands decriminalisation.
• A national survey on cannabis is being planned by Bahamian cannabis regulators.
• St Lucia minister says that many national agencies favour cannabis decriminalisation.

• South Africa’s President outlines new cannabis plan in his State of the Nation Address.
• Agri SA says South Africa must avoid cannabis farming interfering with food security.
• EMMAC’s Portuguese facility exports 400kg of medical cannabis to Israel.

• Study finds THC and CBD inhibit the expression of growth factor in lung cancer cells.
• Adjunct Dronabinol treatment found to reduce opioid consumption after traumatic injury.

• Washington, DC approves ballot measure language for psychedelics decriminalisation.
• A new study will trial the effects of CBD and psilocybin on PTSD & traumatic brain injury.
• Psilocybin ‘may increase emotional and brain plasticity’, finds new study.

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