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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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7 regions41 stories16 countries
Europe
5 stories- German medical cannabis imports show little growth in early 2020
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- Italy's agriculture undersecretary calls for more clarity on hemp regulations
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- Cantourage begins supplying dronabinol to the German cannabis market
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- Althea Group signs partnership with Nimbus Health to supply the German market
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- North Macedonia seeks Medivie executives over criminal connection allegations
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United States
9 stories- Virginia governor signs bill to regulate hemp-derived CBD in food
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- Essential business status marks an unprecedented turnaround for cannabis
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- Prohibition Partners LIVE announces ProCapital, in partnership with MAZAKALI
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- Denver cannabis advisory group to review social equity and diversity issues
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- Kansas governor says legal medical cannabis remains a possibility in 2020
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- Cannabis wholesale prices fall in Michigan after change in cannabis sales law
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- High Times acquires 13 California dispensaries from Harvest Health & Recreation
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- Cresco Labs pulls out of US$282.5 million acquisition of Tryke
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- US Virgin Islands revises cannabis bill to raise tax revenues amid coronavirus
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Canada
3 stories- CIBC reduces 2020 recreational cannabis sales forecast to US$1.8 billion
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- Saskatchewan begins accepting cannabis retail applications for small communities
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- Canopy Growth to lay off 200 additional workers in latest cost-cutting measure
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LATAM & Caribbean
2 stories- Brazil approves first medical cannabis product under new regulations
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- Tree of Knowledge International begins trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange
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Africa & Middle East
3 stories- Labat Africa to sell 150 million shares to fund medical cannabis expansion
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- Lesotho's Canna-Q seeks investors to launch commercial cannabis project
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- South Africa's health authority unlikely to grant licences during lockdown
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APAC
1 story- MediPharm Labs signs international white-label supply deal with Helius Therapeutics
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Oceania
1 story- Australian government releases proposal to make CBD available over-the-counter
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COVID-19 UPDATES
- Mexico considers cannabis legalisation to boost economy after COVID-19
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- Dutch residents are smoking more cannabis under lockdown, finds preliminary study
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- New Brunswick legal cannabis retailer reports record profits as residents stockpile
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- UK Food Standards Agency will not postpone CBD deadline in light of COVID-19
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- Colombia's Sannabis halts hemp exports to the US amid pandemic delays
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- New Zealand releases final cannabis legislation ahead of referendum
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- Poland's agriculture ministry recommends raising hemp THC levels to 1%
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- DEA lawsuit reveals US cannabis research policy violated international treaties
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Health & Science
- Scientists develop new, long-term method for storing cannabis pollen
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- Meta-study finds cannabis reduces opioid use in chronic pain patients
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- 'No convincing evidence' that smoking cannabis leads to chronic pulmonary disease
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Psychedelics
- Champignon Brands announced as headline partner for PSYCH
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- Oregon psilocybin legalisation campaign begins new signature collection strategy
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- Soap company Dr. Bronner's donates US$1 million to Oregon's psilocybin campaign
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- COMPASS Pathways completes US$80 million Series B investment round
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- Orthogonal Thinker closes US$6 million seed funding round
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- Hollister Biosciences closes acquisition of AlphaMind Brands
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