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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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5 regions29 stories24 publishers13 countries
Europe
4 stories- Switzerland authorises cultivation of medical cannabis for domestic use and export
NewsweedCHRegulation
- Britain's largest private cannabis clinic network pivots to online consultations
themedicalcannabisclinics.comGBMedical
- New German cannabis association set up to ensure quality assurance
HempTodayDEEvents & Industry
- Irish campaigner pleads to maintain access for medical cannabis patients
irishexaminer.comIEMedical
United States
4 stories- Florida's Surgeon General opens digital consultations for medical cannabis patients
floridapolitics.comUSMedical
- Netflix to debut six-episode cannabis-based cookery competition on 20 April
foodandwine.comEvents & Industry
- Total medical cannabis sales in Arkansas surpass US$50 million
katv.comUSMedical
- Female leaders in US cannabis space speak on equality and inclusion
BenzingaUSEvents & Industry
LATAM & Caribbean
3 stories- Mexican hemp stakeholders criticise proposed cannabis law as too restrictive
HempTodayMXHemp & CBD
- Bolivian lawmakers investigate legalising cannabis for medical purposes
eju.tvBOMedical
- Colombian officials ask companies to adequately fill cannabis cultivation quotas
diariojuridico.comCORegulation
Africa & Middle East
3 stories- Israel welcomes first medical cannabis imports from United States
GlobeNewswireILMedical
- Cannabis Expo Cape Town 2020 postponed indefinitely
IOLZAEvents & Industry
- South African advocates ask employers to rethink zero-tolerance cannabis policies
engineeringnews.co.zaZARegulation
Oceania
3 stories- Australia's MediPharm Labs signs supply agreement with Compass Clinics Australia
biospace.comAUBusiness & Investment
- ECS Botanics granted special industrial hemp licence by Tasmanian government
Hemp GazetteAURegulation
- Western Australia begins in-state hemp seed production
Hemp GazetteAUHemp & CBD
COVID-19 UPDATES
- How coronavirus is impacting cannabis consumer behaviour
Events & Industrylink no longer available
- Netherlands reports cannabis bulk-buying as residents prepare for lockdown
The TelegraphNLAdult-use
- Cannabis users should avoid sharing joints due to coronavirus health concerns
France 24Health & Science
- San Francisco reverses dispensary closure decision to protect patient access
ktvu.comUSMedical
- Cannabis dispensaries seeing surge in home deliveries amid outbreak
abcnews.go.comUSAdult-use
- US advocacy group asks governors to protect medical cannabis access amid shutdowns
Marijuana MomentUSMedical
- Dutch cannabis coffeeshops told to remain open despite national lockdown
MJBizDailyNLRegulation
- Canopy Growth temporarily closes all physical retail outlets in Canada
PR NewswireCABusiness & Investment
Health & Science
- AOAC International calls for cannabis-edible testing methods submissions
Analytical CannabisHealth & Science
Psychedelics
- Key insights from PSYCH: The Psychedelics as Medicine Report
Psychedelicslink no longer available
- Hawaiian lawmakers introduce legislation to explore therapeutic psychedelics
Marijuana MomentUSPsychedelics
- Native American churches ask for peyote to be excluded from decriminalisation
psymposia.comUSPsychedelics
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