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The week’s global cannabis news, read through the analyst’s lens — one sentence per story, sourced.
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7 regions34 stories26 publishers12 countries
Europe
5 stories- France begins issuing on-the-spot fines for first cannabis use offences
connexionfrance.comFRRegulation
- Bedrocan products will be temporarily unavailable in Germany due to stocking issues
Apotheke AdhocDEBusiness & Investment
- Germany led EU in both cannabis imports and exports across 2019
cbdtesters.coDEBusiness & Investment
- Irish political parties agree to review medical cannabis use regulations
irishexaminer.comIEMedical
- Spain's Canamedics Labs signs joint venture with Medcann Pharma
plantadoce.comESBusiness & Investment
United States
8 stories- Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands governor signs new hemp bill
mvariety.comUSRegulation
- Nevada pardons more than 15,000 people with past minor cannabis convictions
ForbesUSRegulation
- Louisiana expands medical cannabis coverage to any debilitating condition
Marijuana MomentUSMedical
- Michigan recreational cannabis sales eclipse medical sales for first time
mlive.comUSAdult-use
- New Jersey assembly passes bill to decriminalise cannabis possession
nj.comUSRegulation
- First Big Tobacco company to enter hemp space files for bankruptcy
Hemp Industry DailyUSBusiness & Investment
- MedMen's co-founders step down from company's Board of Directors
Business WireUSBusiness & Investment
- US Virgin Islands governor says cannabis safer pain treatment than opioids
Marijuana MomentUSAdult-use
Canada
6 stories- Canada considers regulatory fee deferral for cannabis firms due to COVID-19
MJBizDailyCARegulation
- Canadian exports of medical cannabis oil jump fivefold in 2019
MJBizDailyCABusiness & Investment
- MP calls on cabinet to decriminalise drugs after fatal overdoses rise in BC
ipolitics.caCARegulation
- Aurora's president to step down amid restructuring as hundreds of jobs cut
Global NewsCABusiness & Investment
- Ontario's Hexo to be dropped from Toronto Stock Exchange
uk.investing.comCABusiness & Investment
- Canopy Growth doubles CEO salary amid mass layoffs
MJBizDailyCABusiness & Investment
LATAM & Caribbean
2 stories- Rio de Janeiro first Brazilian state to allow cultivation by patient groups
born2invest.comBRMedical
- Cannabis arrests fall in Trinidad and Tobago six months on from decriminalisation
Cannabis WireTTRegulation
Africa & Middle East
2 stories- MGC Pharma signs import, sale and distribution agreement for CannEpil in Israel
ProactiveILBusiness & Investment
- Eco Equity announces US$12.7 million loan note offer for Zimbabwe project
ProactiveZWBusiness & Investment
APAC
1 storyOceania
1 story- New Australian law amendment to boost cannabis exports after COVID-19 eases
MJBizDailyAURegulation
Health & Science
- Medical cannabis reduces migraine frequency by >60% and lowers medication intake.
mdpi.com
- Concentrates spike THC levels but don't necessarily get users higher, study finds
cannigma.comHealth & Science
- Research says smoking cannabis does not increase stroke risk
cannigma.comHealth & Science
Psychedelics
- Psychedelics can be safer depression treatments for older adults, experts say
ForbesPsychedelics
- Colorado activists likely to pursue 2022 ballot measure for psilocybin decriminalisation
Marijuana MomentUSPsychedelics
- Psilocybin dulls activity in brain region linked to consciousness, researchers find
psychcongress.comPsychedelics
- MindMed to evaluate therapeutic use of DMT in Phase 1 clinical trial
psychedelicfinance.comUSCAPsychedelics
- Mydecine Innovations signs agreement to acquire Mindleap Health's telehealth platform
psychedelicfinance.comCAPsychedelics
- GreenStar Biosciences signs non-binding LOI to acquire Eleusian Biosciences
themarketherald.caUSPsychedelics
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