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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 regions31 stories29 publishers15 countries
Europe
4 stories- Dutch government publishes Q&A to ease doubts about adult-use cannabis programme
rijksoverheid.nlNLAdult-use
- Major new CBD consumer report launched by Prohibition Partners
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- Sativa Wellness starts trading on Aquis Exchange following Stillcanna merger
ProactiveGBBusiness & Investment
- German approved medical cannabis insurance applications reach 100,000
MJBizDailyDEMedical
United States
9 stories- Bod Australia and China's H&H group join forces to launch CBD products in the US
foodnavigator-asia.comUSHemp & CBD
- More than a quarter of cannabis retailers in Portland could face disqualification
pressherald.comUSRegulation
- Acreage Holdings raises US$33 million loan to repay short-term debt
investors.acreageholdings.comUSBusiness & Investment
- Rise in SPACs provides cannabis companies with investment and IPO opportunities
MJBizDailyUSBusiness & Investment
- Hawaii governor signs legislation allowing sale of medical cannabis edibles
NORMLUSMedical
- Oregon cannabis sales continue to increase following COVID-19
Marijuana MomentUSAdult-use
- New Jersey governor supports cannabis legalisation for November ballot
TwitterUSAdult-use
- Colorado governor grants 2,732 pardons for people convicted of cannabis possession
cannabisdispensarymag.comUSRegulation
- Utah's medical cannabis programme exceeds 10,000 patients
deseret.comUSMedical
Canada
5 stories- Ontario doubles cannabis store authorisations, issuing 10 licences weekly
agco.caCARegulation
- B.C. municipalities urge provincial government to share cannabis-related revenues
BNN BloombergCARegulation
- Christina Lake Cannabis announces commencement of trading on CSE
GlobeNewswireCABusiness & Investment
- SpeakEasy harvests one of largest legal outdoor cannabis crops in North America
CBCCAAdult-use
- Ontario government cannabis prices undercut illicit market prices
ocswholesale.caCAAdult-use
LATAM & Caribbean
5 stories- Khiron sells medical CBD in Peru and surpasses 3,000 prescriptions in Colombia
PR NewswirePECOBusiness & Investment
- Argentinian cannabis advocacy group CCC obtains legal status
SechatARRegulation
- Ecuador assesses hemp grain to replace corn in feed for shrimp
Hemp Industry DailyECHemp & CBD
- Mamá Cultiva Argentina launches therapeutic cannabis training programmes
lalicuadoratdf.com.arAREvents & Industry
- Argentinian council debates municipal registry for medical cannabis crops
pagina12.com.arARRegulation
Africa & Middle East
3 stories- Legal cannabis in South Africa could generate R8 billion but experts have doubts
foodformzansi.co.zaZABusiness & Investment
- Lebanon hopes cannabis will help country's economic turmoil
Los Angeles TimesLBBusiness & Investment
- Israeli legislators consult Colorado district attorney on cannabis legislation
patch.comILRegulation
APAC
1 story- Thailand farmers hope to grow and export cannabis by 2021
thethaiger.comTHBusiness & Investment
Oceania
4 stories- Roughly 80 percent of New Zealanders over age 21 have used cannabis
The New York TimesNZHealth & Science
- Australian medicinal cannabis patient numbers increase as Australians stay at home
Small CapsAUMedical
- New Zealand drug foundation warns global competitors may undercut domestic growers
RNZNZRegulation
- Poll suggests support for cannabis legalisation in New Zealand is shrinking
NZ HeraldNZAdult-use
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