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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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6 regions36 stories14 countries
Europe
6 stories- The Netherlands to begin accepting cultivation applications from next month
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- French cannabis startup raises US$1.13 million to launch two new brands
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- The Netherlands appears to be limiting exports to German wholesalers
- Deadline to apply for German cannabis distribution contract extended for a third time
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- Calls for cannabis legalisation in Spain as post-COVID recession nears
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- First Irish-based cannabis fund launches in Dublin
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United States
5 stories- Columbia Care sued for US$50 million over alleged fraudulent licensing scheme
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- Iowa Senate passes controversial medical cannabis bill reducing allowable THC content
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- Acreage Holdings pulls out of Iowa medical cannabis market
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- Nebraska cannabis legalisation campaign delivers nearly 50,000 petition signatures
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- Multiplatinum artist Kelis to present at Prohibition Partners LIVE
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Canada
5 stories- Canadian businesses exported a record amount of dried cannabis in 2019
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- Organigram enters 3,000-kilo cannabis supply agreement with Israeli firm Canndoc
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- New lawsuit alleges Tilray execs misled investors and engaged in insider stock sales
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- Labelling errors see Alberta issue Canada's first cannabis beverage recall
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- Bonify resumes selling cannabis in Canada after licence suspension
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LATAM & Caribbean
4 stories- Bermuda seeks public feedback on cannabis legalisation proposal
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- Work begins on Peru's first medicinal cannabis pharmacy chain
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- Cannabis could tackle economic recession in Latin America, says Uruguayan professor
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- Uruguay plans to become world's largest exporter of medical cannabis in 2020
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Africa & Middle East
4 stories- Israeli government announces plan to advance cannabis legalisation reforms
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- Malawian firms await implementation of new cannabis farming laws
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- Wuhan General Group signs distribution agreement with Medigrow Africa
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- Panaxia Israel announces receipt of EU-GMP certification, advancing EU export
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Oceania
4 stories- NSW data shows indigenous people disproportionately prosecuted for cannabis
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- NZ advertising authority receives complaints over Drug Foundations' referendum adverts
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- Auckland University of Technology will offer a course on medicinal cannabis from July
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- Medical cannabis firm Equalis endorses voting 'no' in upcoming cannabis referendum
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Health & Science
- Study concludes inaccuracies in CBD product labelling appear to be the norm
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- No evidence cannabis legalisation impacts adolescent use, finds study
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- CBD shows potential in treating psychiatric and neurologic conditions
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Psychedelics
- Potential of psychedelics in treating depression cannot be ignored, says professor
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- Terminally ill Canadians appeal to health minister for compassionate psilocybin use
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- Numinus amends Health Canada licence to produce and extract psilocybin
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- Mydecine Innovations Group to acquire NeuroPharm Inc
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- Cambridge scientists identify brain phenomena that may explain ketamine side effects
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