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International Cannabis Weekly
The week’s global cannabis news, read through the analyst’s lens — one sentence per story, sourced.
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UK updates import rules to facilitate faster access to cannabis medicines
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UN vote on the classification of cannabis has been delayed to December
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FDA sends CBD enforcement update to Congress
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Mexican Senate commissions approve adult-use cannabis legalisation bill
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Alabama Senate committee approves new medical cannabis legalisation bill
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Europe
9 stories- German politicians ask for medical cannabis production quota to be raised to 50 tonnes
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- New Dutch drug statistics reveal steep rise in annual cannabis use rates
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- Cannabis Europa London 2020 announces key themes and topics
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- Scottish Drugs Forum launches online cannabis education course for frontline workers
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- Watch highlights from Cannabis Europa Madrid
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- Lack of clarity remains following EIHA defence of hemp foods in Germany
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- IMN and Prohibition Partners announce IC3 Europe cannabis investment conference
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- IC3 conferences provide a meeting place for investors to deploy capital or learn more
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United States
4 stories- Hawaii Senate passes bill to stop low-level drug possession resulting in felony charges
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- Recreational cannabis sales in Maine to begin in June
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- Utah opens its first medical cannabis dispensary
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- Washington State reports US$395.5 million in legal cannabis revenue in 2019
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Canada
2 stories- Ontario receives 450 applications during first day of new retail store authorisations
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- Canopy Growth closes two Canadian facilities, cutting around 500 jobs
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LATAM & Caribbean
4 stories- Medical cannabis prices in Brazil are set to halve next week under new rules
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- Jamaican representative raises cannabis reform at the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
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- Colombia's Minister of Justice holds a meeting addressing cannabis access issues
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- Motion to legalise medicinal cannabis passed its first debate in Panama
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Africa & Middle East
3 stories- CannaTech Tel Aviv and PsyTech Summit postponed over coronavirus spread concerns
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- Uganda's cabinet struggles to make progress in talks over cannabis licensing
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- Univo Pharmaceuticals signs import & processing agreement with Canopy Growth
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APAC
1 story- Former Nepalese law minister introduces bill to legalise cannabis cultivation
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Oceania
6 stories- Cannabis Oceania arrives in Melbourne on March 23-24, 2020
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- New Zealand's cannabis licensing fees are prohibiting Māori from joining industry
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- Doctors are being urged to attend New Zealand's first medical cannabis summit
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- Cannabis Oceania takes place during Australian Medical Cannabis Conference 2020
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- Cannabis Oceania will present a half-day stream at the conference on day two
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Health & Science
- Preliminary study compares the effects of 'artisanal' CBD versus pharmaceutical CBD
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- Trial finds low-dosage CBD reduces convulsive seizure frequency in Dravet Syndrome
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- Colorado's first cannabis R&D firm announces plans for Alzheimer's study
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Psychedelics
- MindMed becomes the first publicly listed psychedelics company
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- Psychedelics-enhanced psychotherapy centre opens in Toronto
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- Oakland, California holds discussions on legalising the use and sale of psychedelics
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- Preclinical research reveals long-lasting antidepressant effects of psilocybin and LSD
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