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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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26 June 2020

6 regions40 stories15 countries

Top story

Health insurance cannabis sales in Germany hit record €15m in March 2020

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March 2020 German cannabis sales surge may reflect COVID-19 prescription redemptions
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Prohibition Partners releases full analysis of German cannabis market data
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Prohibition Partners market analysis available
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7 stories

German cannabinoids sales climb to reach US$16.8 million in March
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Is the CBD bubble about to burst?
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Leading professor says UK medicinal cannabis has reached an impasse on clinical trials
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Swiss lawmakers to consider expanding medical cannabis access
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British cannabis campaigners call on government to improve patient access
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Czech extraction facility receives approval to export full-spectrum hemp extract to Spain
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CBDepot group announces new EU GMP compliant manufacturing site for CBD APIs
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Canopy Growth reaches agreement to amend its deal to purchase Acreage Holdings
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Veterans health commission recommends furthering cannabis and psychedelics research
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Oklahoma Supreme Court clears cannabis legalisation measure for signature gathering
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LA city council gives initial approval to cannabis social equity programme overhaul
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Massachusetts posts lukewarm recreational cannabis sales for first week of reopening
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New Jersey to phase out medical cannabis sales taxes by July 2022
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MedMen loses provisional medical cannabis business licence in Virginia
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Ontario cannabis market surpasses 100 cannabis retail store authorisations
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Cannabis retail sales fall slightly 0.6% in April after stockpiling in March
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Retailers in British Columbia seek approval for cannabis delivery
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Aurora Cannabis to close five facilities and lay off 700 workers during restructuring
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Canopy Growth to target cannabis-infused vapes and drinks in bounce back effort
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Regulators issue cease trade order for Sunniva pending overdue financial statements
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British Virgin Islands projected to make annual US$30 million future cannabis exports
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Colombia's justice minister says cannabis is a financial opportunity post-coronavirus
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Israel's Knesset plenum votes to advance two cannabis legalisation bills
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South Africa cements new down-scheduled status of CBD and cannabis
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Israel's Univo imports cannabis from Lesotho and gains approval for Canadian imports
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Medical cannabis approvals show triple-digit annual growth in Australia
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Australian TGA to review complaints of alleged non-compliant cannabis advertising
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New Zealand's Kāriki Pharma signs agreement paving way for exports to Germany
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Health & Science

Epilepsy patients overwhelmingly prefer plant-derived CBD over synthetic equivalent
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CBD reduces behavioural problems in children with intellectual disabilities, study finds
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Women found to experience same cannabis effects at lower THC dosage than men
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Psychedelics

US military invests US$27 million in developing psychedelics-inspired drugs
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Poll shows 59% of Canadians support legalising psilocybin use for terminally ill
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Iowa rejects psilocybin decriminalisation amendment in floor vote
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Former Canadian health minister joins Red Light Holland advisory board
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MindMed files patent applications for MDMA and LSD dosing screening
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