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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 regions29 stories28 publishers18 countries
Europe
6 stories- Malta faces medical cannabis shortages leaving patients without treatment
MaltaTodayMTMedical
- Netherlands announces municipalities taking part in national cannabis experiment
EuronewsNLRegulation
- France begins on-the-spot fines for drug consumption to battle drug trafficking
rfi.frFRRegulation
- German cannabis advocacy group rejects CBD narcotic classification
vca-deutschland.deDEHemp & CBD
- UK researchers find CBD effective to treat memory related disorders
medicaldialogues.inGBHealth & Science
- MediPharm enters Danish medical cannabis market with white-label supply agreements
medipharmlabs.comDKBusiness & Investment
United States
6 stories- Analysis shows cannabis studies predominantly funded to research negative side effects
science.sciencemag.orgUSHealth & Science
- California session approves measures to reform cannabis taxes but fails to regulate CBD
Marijuana MomentUSRegulation
- USDA grants federal approval to Missouri's industrial hemp programme
agriculture.mo.govUSHemp & CBD
- Recent survey shows Mississippi's voters support medical cannabis
yallpolitics.comUSRegulation
- Federal judge orders California to provide cannabis licence records to DEA
law.comUSRegulation
- Oregon cannabis sales reach US$106 million in July
thelundreport.orgUSAdult-use
Canada
5 stories- Canadian household spending on adult-use cannabis reaches CA$648 million in Q2 2020
leaderpost.comCAAdult-use
- Canopy Growth plans to open 10 cannabis retail stores in Alberta
Global NewsCABusiness & Investment
- Aurora faces lawsuit over sublingual-strip licensing agreement by CTT Pharma
Technical420CABusiness & Investment
- Ontario regulator commits to issue 20 cannabis retail store licences per month
agco.caCARegulation
- New data show Canada has not imported any commercial medical cannabis
MJBizDailyCAMedical
LATAM & Caribbean
4 stories- Chilean health authority warns of counterfeit CBD products
ispch.clCLHemp & CBD
- Uruguay authorises over 50,000 people to access cannabis legally
baenegocios.comUYAdult-use
- Jamaica's Cannabis Licensing Authority aims for 100th licence before 2021
Jamaica ObserverJMRegulation
- MediPharm enters supply agreement for cannabis extract with Cann Farm Peru
GlobeNewswirePEBusiness & Investment
Africa & Middle East
3 stories- South African firm announces cannabis strain agreement with Puregene
EIN NewsZABusiness & Investment
- CanBreed uses gene editing tools to sell uniform cannabis seeds
The Times of IsraelILBusiness & Investment
- Drone drops one kilogram of free cannabis bags on Tel Aviv streets
Marijuana MomentILAdult-use
APAC
2 stories- Thailand set to review new medical cannabis bill allowing home cultivation
Bangkok PostTHRegulation
- Pakistan cabinet approves domestication and commercialisation of medical hemp
profit.pakistantoday.com.pkPKRegulation
Oceania
3 stories- Medicinal cannabis company Greenfern launches NZ$4 million crowdfunding round
NZ HeraldNZBusiness & Investment
- New Zealand voters split on cannabis legalisation referendum
The GuardianNZAdult-use
- Zenabis announces first packaged medical-cannabis flower shipment to Australia
zenabis.comAUBusiness & Investment
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